Caroline County News

We picked up everything from food wrappers to broken glass, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, newspapers, food, paper cups, cigarette butts and packs, cigar butts, old clothes, diapers, used drug paraphernalia, cardboard, bags of trash you name it.

Caroline County is marking the one-year anniversary of its visitors center this weekend with a holiday display and extended hours.

Babies tend to get a lot of "oohs" and "aahs," but when the newborn happens to be the youngest member of five living generations in her family, she's automatically the center of attention.

The Stafford County Fire and Rescue Recruit School will graduate its fourth class tomorrow.

New H1N1 clinics are scheduled this week in Caroline and Stafford counties. Caroline will have its second swine flu vaccination program on Thursday, beginning at 5 p.m., at Caroline High School.

Caroline County will get its second flu-shot clinic next week. In addition, a clinic is planned for St.

A1,059-ACRE TRACT of mostly undeveloped land at Carmel Church could become a vibrant, mixed-use development anchored by a commuter rail station.

The U.S. Census Bureau has appointed a slate of managers for a new 2010 Census office in Fredericksburg.

Here's an email the FLS received today: Subject: Adopt A Highway Program - Please Help Us Help You! Good Afternoon: I reside in Pennsylvania.

The Architectural Review Board meets at 3 p.m. Monday in conference room A/B/C of the County Administration Building.

Area military installations have contingency plans for threats from outside and inside their gates.

DARE to Be You-Rappahannock, a program of the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board, is forming several new groups in the area.

The Lloyd Boxley Cannery in Caroline County will re-open Thursday--and will also be open on Saturdays until the end of the year.

The Caroline County Board of Supervisors gave the School Board the go-ahead to apply for $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for energy-efficient projects.

Contact Information: Percy Ashcraft, County Administrator pashcraft@co.caroline.va.us 633-5380 The first year of the Virginia State Fair at the Meadow Event Park held the most anticipation for Caroline County fall fairs and festivals, according to a recent Caroline County government web poll.

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.

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

Despite court prodding and changes in state election laws, 16 Virginia localities have failed to meet a deadline to allow absentee ballots of military personnel serving overseas to be counted on time.

SLIDESHOW: Highland Games & Celtic Festival. Bob Rose made his first visit to the Meadow Highland Games & Celtic Festival a memorable one.