Falmouth News

Kimani Smith has been a princess in her own mind for most of her 6 years. So naturally, she was thrilled to have that notion confirmed on national television last month by none other than talk show host Tyra Banks and the newest member of Disney's royal family, Princess Tiana.

Stafford County School Board Chairwoman Patricia Healy says she's disappointed the Board of Supervisors didn't inform the division of plans to provide bonuses to select school employees.

Alice R. "Bobby" Alrich, 60, of Spotsylvania County died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital.

April is National Library Month, traditionally the time when people who have long-overdue books can return them without paying a fine.

A Stafford County woman reported seeing a man in the doorway of a storage area at her home after she heard noises coming from beneath the house on Nov.

"The Power of Peace" was the theme of this year's International Peace Poster Contest, conducted by Lions International.

George W. Parks, who turned the southern Fauquier County landmark Hugo's Skateway into a flea market, was fatally beaten Friday night in his business's parking lot.

Earlier this year, the Moncure Conway Foundation decided that since October is National Archaeology Month, it would be the most appropriate time to dig into the history of the little red-brick building at 123 Cambridge St.

Sunday-Thursday, 10 p.m.-4:30 a.m.; crews will be installing continuous traffic counters on Interstate 95 southbound just south of Exit 143 .

As usual, there is no road work planned on Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area for most of the weekend.

Republican candidates dominated Tuesday's top state seats for election, as well as those for Stafford supervisors.

Two contested board of supervisors seats and one school board seat in Spotsylvania County have all been won by the incumbents.

This week's winner is Aaron Tlumack of Fredericksburg who won in a landslide in our weekly challenge receiving 174 votes.

A GED outreach coordinator for the Rappahannock Regional Adult Education Program is running in the Stafford County School Board's Falmouth District.

Both candidates for the Stafford County School Board's Hartwood District seat have held elected office.

When the developer was not living up to his promises to the community, it was Susan who led the committee to ensure the voice of the community was heard.

Sunday-Thursday, 10 p.m.-4:30 a.m.; crews will be installing continuous traffic counters on I-95 southbound just south of Exit 143 .

Christy Marie Cockrill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Rose Sr. of Falmouth, and Christopher Kent Swann Jr., son of Mr.

Carl "Duke" Newton is the foremost expert on anything Fort Belvoir. He can tell you what buildings were built when, the exact date something was torn down and speak at length on all the different services that have come and gone over the years.

A former supervisor, a former Republican Party Committee chairwoman and a former company president are competing for the Falmouth District seat on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.