Falmouth News

540/775-7369. Summer Saturday Garden Tours, today, 9-11 a.m., Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth.

Jared Thomas Covington, a Boy Scout with Troop 218 in Falmouth, earned his Eagle rank at a recent Court of Honor.

540/898-0021. Bethlehem Baptist Church, in Massaponax, will hold Achievement Day for Youth tomorrow at 3 p.m. Lunch will be served at 2 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Jonathan Clark, a liver-transplant recipient and recent graduate of Hampton University.

Three years and four jobs after college graduation, Hunter Willis realized he wasn't happy in the corporate environment.

Should all of Stafford's fire and rescue vehicles be red? BY JONAS BEALS At a Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting two weeks ago, Supervisor Paul Milde made a motion for staff to look into a seemingly innocuous issue: the color of the county's firetrucks.

I was surprised to read in the paper that Mark Osborn, who ran as the Republican candidate in the last election and was defeated by Democrat George Schwartz, has now decided to run again, but this time as an independent ["Plenty of choices for Stafford board," June 11]. Why does he think switching from the Republican Party to run as an independent ...

A 34-star U.S. flag, similar to the one carried by Union forces in the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, is on exhibit at the Stafford County Administration building.

Man, 43, missing for three-plus weeks STAFFORD - The Stafford County Sheriff's Office is looking for local resident Shawn Michael O'Malley, missing since the end of May.

Duff McDuff Green Jr. died Sunday night at his home, Little Falls Farm in Stafford County.

Former Stafford County Supervisor Mark Osborn has announced that he will seek the Falmouth District seat on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

When I learned that Lars Larsen was a candidate for the Falmouth District School Board seat, I was delighted ["Stafford School Board will have a new look," June 11]. The people of that district should be, too.

Chester and Muriel Rodgers are celebrating 62 years of marriage today, June 21, 2009.

Three years and four jobs after college graduation, Hunter Willis realized he wasn't happy in the corporate environment.

In 1921, there wasn't quite the activity along Butler Road in Falmouth that there is today.

Yes, you read that correctly. Butler Road in Stafford is shutting down to ALL traffic Friday night at 8 p.m. and will not re-open until around noon Sunday.

One potential candidate is still being verified by the registrar's office, but the four Stafford County supervisors' races are otherwise set.

According to the State Board of Elections website, this is what Stafford can look forward to in November: Hartwood: Joe Brito * Gary Snellings Sean Goss Falmouth: Doug Filler Susan Stimpson Mark Osborn Aquia: Paul Milde * Paul Ortiz Irene Egan Garrisonville: Mark Dudenhefer * Laura Sellers * = Incumbent Perma-link: ...

Woman reports sexual assault STAFFORD - Stafford County deputies responded to a report of a sexual assault in the Vista Woods neighborhood in Stafford, shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday.

Three of the four Stafford County School Board seats up for election in November will be contested.

Jonas Beals reports that Stafford County officials are concerned that they could be losing tax payments to Fredericksburg because businesses in the county that have Fredericksburg in their mailing address are getting confused.