Dahlgren News

The Navy came very, very close to losing its futuristic gun that shoots bullets with a giant electric charge.

The fourth quarter of 2011 was the best for taxable sales locally since the third quarter of 2006.

Sales tax collections hit a four-year high in the Fredericksburg area in December, a sign of a strengthening local economy.

Charles K. Sparks Sr., 87, of King George County went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb.

It's a weapon right out of science fiction, and one that is in the works at Dahlgren in King George.

The Dahlgren History Team gathers around 5- and 8-inch guided projectiles. From left are Wayne Harman, Brad Johnson, Robin Staton, Stacia Courtney, Jim Poynor, Karen Lauterbach, Amelia Toms and Greggory DiSalvo.

Welcome to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. The history of this unique naval installation dates to 1918 when the "Lower Station" of the Naval Powder Factory at Indian Head, Md., was established in Virginia's Northern Neck on 4,000 acres bounded by the Potomac River and Machodoc Creek in King George County.

The University of Mary Washington's new Dahlgren Campus Center for Education and Research will be dedicated during a ceremony at 4 p.m. Feb.

A theoretical dream for decades, the futuristic railgun -- which uses magnets to shoot bullets for hundreds of miles at speeds of up to Mach 7 -- just took another step toward reality.

STAR Cleydael, the historic home in King George Coun ty, was sold at auction in October, but the bank hold ing the note never accepted the deal.

James Sloop, whose farm is on Mathias Point in the Dahlgren area, and the Emory family, who run Poplar Ridge Farm off State Route 3, received the Clean Water/Bay Friendly Farm Award for 2011.

Frank Palo has been hearing a lot of booming in the last few days and wonders what's going on.