Dahlgren News

Dreda Newman has been captivated by books since she was old enough to read. If anyone wrote one about her, it might be titled: "There's Something Endearing About Dreda." Newman is a media aide at Sealston Elementary School, where she puts materials on shelves, sets up TVs and DVDs for teachers and wipes off books to stop the spread of flu.

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Ayeshah McDonald and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Darwin Reyes from Naval Support Activity South Potomac load Christmas gifts donated by military personnel and civilian employees at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren for needy families in the area.

Gary and Frances Haga of Hiwassee, Va., formerly of King George County , are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Helene Haga, to Matthew Scott Gore, son of Carroll and Susan Gore of Stafford County .

In a year when many people are tightening their belts because of the economy, King George County residents are reaching out to help more of their neighbors.

'Rails to trails' could be called 'Quiet to noise' On the first day of firearms deer season, I experienced the negative impacts that the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail can have on adjoining landowners.

A $134 billion spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes $476.1 million for military construction projects in Virginia.

Commuters displaced when a southern Stafford County Walmart put a stop to informal carpool and vanpool parking in its lot could have new meeting places soon.

Edward S. Bailey of Dahlgren died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital.

Residents of the James Monroe District will vote at a new polling place this year: the old King George High School.

Two issues continue to haunt the King George Board of Supervisors: the infrastructure of Chatham Village subdivision and the status of fire and rescue volunteers.

I REMEMBER the elephant tusks mounted on a wall in the bungalow down the street.

DAHLGREN, Va: The first Littoral Combat Ship Surface Warfare Gun Mission Module structural test firing on USS Freedom was successfully conducted Sept.

Navy warfighters aboard USS Benfold , USS Oscar Austin and USS Donald Cook are also using this capability in real world operations after months of testing the system with civilian engineers.

Children don't usually cheer over dictionaries, but Tuesday's distribution of books at King George Elementary School brought out thunderous applause.

I am writing in reference to the proposed work to be done on the Harry W. Nice Bridge , which connects Charles County, Md., to King George County ["Public speaks on Nice Bridge proposal," Sept.

Commuters who meet their carpool or vanpool at the Walmart parking lot in Stafford's Washington Square Plaza on State Route 3 will have to find a new place to park after Friday, Oct.

The Pennsylvania Military Museum has finished a 10-year quest, thanks to the Dahlgren Navy base.

Ballistic missile defense and a key Navy shipbuilding program will bring more work to the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.

The Harry Nice Bridge, spanning the Potomac River near Dahlgren, links Virginia and Maryland and is the last river crossing before the Woodrow Wilson Bridge some 40 miles upstream.

On Sept. 5 at the Fredericksburg Country Club, amid showers of love and appreciation from his extended family and fishing and hunting buddies, Leon Lysher celebrated his 80th birthday.