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Yesterday | The Free Lance-Star

Ferry Farm Discovery Helps Stafford Sell License Tags Here & There

County and want the rest of the world to know it's where George Washington grew up? For just $10, you can do that with a special Virginia license tag that's bright red, says Stafford County, and is emblazoned ...

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

WCAV

Four Charged in Weekend Mob Assault

Culpeper police charged four Stafford County men with assault by mob after a melee erupted in Culpeper early Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Culpeper, VA

The Free Lance-Star

Stafford Killing Case Still Open

Stafford County authorities have still not completed their investigation into last month's fatal shooting of a county resident by a deputy.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Violent Crime

Tue Jul 22, 2008

WFVA-AM Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg woman and two others, face drug charges

A 19-year old Fredericksburg woman being served an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court now faces drug and other charges.

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Related Topix: Fredericksburg, VA, Drugs

Fredericksburg.com

Four Stafford men charged in Culpeper attack Saturday

Culpeper town police officer Matt Borders described what he encountered near The Depot early Saturday morning in two words: "total chaos." Borders, Officers Holly Hill and William Barnes, Sgt.

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Related Topix: Culpeper, VA, Stafford County, VA

The Free Lance-Star

Stafford Graduates Citizens Police Academy

The Stafford County Sheriff's Office recently graduated the eighth session of its Citizens Police Academy.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Woman accused of pretending to be Red Cross aide

A Madison County woman accused of passing herself off as a Red Cross worker has been charged with obtaining goods by false pretenses.

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Related Topix: Culpeper, VA, Fredericksburg, VA

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Gladwin County Record

Two-vehicle accident results in injuries

" A head-on collision on M-61 at Hockaday Road resulted in six injuries on Thursday, July 3 around 11 a.m. The driver of a 2004 Chevy Impala, Traci Lynn Olbon, 39, of Stafford, Virginia was traveling eastbound ...

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Rise in crime outpacing area's growth: Population growth, societal...

Rise in crime outpacing area's growth: Population growth, societal changes blamed for nearly 250 percent increase in area's rate of violent crime... Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul.

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Related Topix: Northern (Montana State University System), Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA

The Free Lance-Star

Stafford Investing To Woo Germanna New Germanna Vp Sets Sights On Role In Regional Economy

Germanna Community College's plans to establish a new campus in Stafford County took a step forward last week in the form of a $300,000 grant.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Spotsylvania, VA, Orange, VA, Fredericksburg, VA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Man faces child-abuse charges

A man who served time for his role in the fatal beating of a 2-year-old girl in 1999 is once again accused of harming a child.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Fredericksburg, VA

The Free Lance-Star

Sic semper tyrannis, in Stafford County?

On July 1, Supervisors George Schwartz, Harry Crisp, and Robert Woodson chose the side of tyranny in passing the harshest, most indiscriminate, and un-American form of taxation, the Business and Professional ...

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

WJLA-TV Arlington

Local Woman's Double-Lung Transplant Documented on 'Hopkins'

A double-lung transplant is a potentially fatal surgery which, in itself, if daunting, but a Stafford woman, who underwent the operation in 2007, had the added pressure of being followed through the process by ...

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Related Topix: Offbeat

The Free Lance-Star

Man admits robbing store that sacked him Man pleads guilty to robbing ...

A young Stafford County man admitted yesterday that he robbed a restaurant from which he was fired only hours earlier.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Agency Seeks Jobs For Disabled

Goodwill's main mission is to help people with disabilities find employment. But only one-fifth of the people who use Rappahannock Goodwill's job-help centers have a disability.

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Related Topix: Spotsylvania, VA, Fredericksburg, VA, Medicaid, Health, Medicare, Social Security, Personal Finance

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Mom charged after salon ruckus Dispute over child's behavior leads to fight, arrest

A dispute about her child's behavior landed a salon customer in jail Sunday, police said.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA

The Free Lance-Star

Shooting wounds Culpeper man A shooting has left a Culpeper man...

A Saturday night shooting has left the Culpeper County victim seriously wounded and the alleged shooter hospitalized for unexplained reasons.

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Related Topix: Culpeper County, VA, Culpeper, VA, Stafford County, VA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Fredericksburg.com

Ready for Takeoff More Info

Economic development staff and airport officials think a lower tax rate will fill empty hangars at Stafford Regional and attract business.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Leesburg, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Spotsylvania, VA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Gunman Attacks Jogger at Umw this Morning, Police Say.

Parts of campus closed down after reported assault this morning. Fredericksburg-area police are looking for a gunman who attacked a woman jogger at a UMW track off Hanover Street early this morning, authorities ...

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Related Topix: Fredericksburg, VA

The Free Lance-Star

We need turf fields, with lights, in Stafford

This is regarding the June 18 article titled "Parks and roads votes possible." I wish to address just the fields issue.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Prince William County, VA

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Stafford, Virginia is located in Stafford County. Zip codes in Stafford, VA include 22554, 22556, and 22555.

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