Spotsylvania News

Spotsylvania Sheriff Howard Smith remembers the day his county became part of the Beltway Sniper case.

If you don't pay your personal property taxes, you might lose your vehicle until the bill is paid in full.

Earlier incident creates lock down at school in Spotsylvania. Frank Hammon WFLS News Date published: 11/6/2009 A robbery at a Fredericksburg inn lead police to lockdown three schools and a daycare center this morning.

Some ache for revenge, others simply for justice. There is frustration, too, and defiance.

The two pro-Virginia Railway Express incumbents won re-election to the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors last night, ensuring the county's membership to the commuter rail service.

Spotsylvania County is about to lose its only Civil War museum. Terry Thomann, director of the Civil War Life museum, said yesterday that he plans to close the attraction in the Southpoint I center and in two weeks open a store at 829 Caroline St., in Fredericksburg to sell Civil War-related books, souvenirs, T-shirts and gifts.

Stafford, defeated Independent Green candidate Craig Ennis for the 28th House of Delegates seat, with 75 percent of the vote.

The two pro-Virginia Railway Express incumbents won re-election to the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors last night, ensuring the county's membership to the commuter rail service.

The director of the Civil War Life Museum, Terry Thomann, said today that he will be leaving the location in Spotsylvania County at the I-95 visitors center to move to Fredericksburg.

Schools in Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg will get their first doses of the H1N1 vaccine this week, though the only type of vaccine available will be FluMist, a nasal spray.

One of the men charged with murder by mob following the death of a teenager at a Sweet 16 party in Caroline County pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor.

Spotsylvania County scrapped its original H1N1 vaccination plans yesterday and instead will follow Stafford County 's example by administering shots at one location per day once the vaccine becomes available.

Two men were charged with robbery after they held up a man in a Walmart parking lot late Thursday before going inside the store to shop, police said.

Two men robbed a 7-Eleven clerk who was on break, police say. A convenience store clerk was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday while taking a break outside his store, police said.

Fitz Johnson's Oct. 22 op-ed expresses with clarity the need to embrace VRE, public transportation alternatives, and the benefits of offering interested businesses transportation alternatives in the I-95 corridor ["How can Republicans be trying to derail VRE?"]. Arguments to the contrary hinge on excuses about subsidizing commuters, inability to ...

The new emergency room in Spotsylvania County has doctors, nurses, exam rooms and parking for ambulances out back.

Next week's elections will give Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg voters a chance to cast ballots for both state and local offices.

Mary Washington Hospital opened its new Freestanding Emergency Department this morning.

Spotsylvania Crime Solvers is seeking information on the following crimes: At 4:30 a.m. Oct.

The Spotsylvania County school division recently recognized the success of its students on Standards of Learning tests for the last school year.