Fairview Beach News

HEN it's summertime and you're going about your normal routine, the average rumbling thunderstorm is not that much of a problem.

Linda Fellers hopes to be released from the hospital tomorrow, one week after being attacked on her deck by what's believed to be a copperhead snake.

It's a day-long musical celebration of the life of former Fredericksburg resident and musician Bill "DooDah" Robinson, who died in December of complications from an accident.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

Several boaters at festival on the Potomac River had to be rescued Sunday after waves washed over and toppled their boats, authorities said.

A tugboat attempts to free a boat that ran aground during a sudden storm at Fairview Beach.

The latest swimming advisory at Fairview Beach has been lifted. The warning--the sixth of the season--was posted Tuesday after water tests indicated higher-than-allowable bacteria levels in the Potomac River.

A Virginia Department of Health test indicated unacceptably high levels of bacteria in water along Fairview Beach in King George.

Warren Veazey of Seament Shoreline Systems inspects concrete 'hex box' breakwaters installed yesterday to halt erosion at Fairview Beach.

Only one Virginia beach is on the "impaired" list this year, compared with five that were on the list two years ago, the state Department of Environmental Quality announced today.

ODAY I update several columns, ranging from the mystery of the abandoned ring to a new sensation at the Wildlife Center of Virginia and superintendent changes at a local national park.

IMPLY put, they're doing it for DooDah, putting on a tribute concert at Fairview Beach in August to honor a friend and fellow musician.

Jeannette Brady wasn't overly concerned when her 16-month-old son wandered away briefly last week.