Spotsylvania News Archives

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.

A man who was arrested last week for stealing compressed air is in trouble again--this time over a $3.99 can of Red Bull.

A Locust Grove woman picked up three felony charges Thursday as the result of her reaction to the fine she received for a traffic infraction, police said.

Julie Hurst, director of elementary education and executive director of curriculum, is scheduled to provide a report to the Spotsylvania County School Board on Monday about how the new scheduling program implemented at elementary schools this year is going.

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: H1N1 VACCINATIONS SUSPENDED Parents in Fredericksburg and in Spotsylvania and Caroline counties will have to wait to get swine flu shots for their children as school-based clinics there have been delayed.

The following people were indicted recently by a Spotsylvania County grand jury: Timothy Richard Basler, malicious wounding.

The flu shot clinics scheduled for tomorrow night in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County have been canceled.

A grand jury indicted a Spotsylvania man Monday for his role in a head-on collision that caused the deaths of four young people on Route 3. Eugene T. Greene, 29, was charged with four counts of felony involuntary manslaughter, felony destruction of property, felony wounding in commission of a felony, reckless driving and operating an uninsured ...

Repairs to a damaged cable has forced Verizon to close a right turn lane overnight on Bragg Road this week.

Spotsylvania Crime Solvers is seeking information on the following crimes: Between Oct.

Two Board of Supervisors races in Spotsylvania County could have a regional impact: Whether Spotsylvania officially joins Virginia Railway Express will depend on who wins the Nov.

This is regarding the Sept. 26 article titled "Less recess? Parents say no." I could not believe that $11,691 was spent on a "scheduling" consultant.

A Spotsylvania man has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a Dumfries man last weekend in Manassas.

An irate call to a family member's place of employment has earned a Stafford man a year in prison.

Spotsylvania School Board member Amanda Blalock voted against the swine flu vaccine agreement with the Rappahannock Area Health District at this week's board meeting, but she's not opposed to students and staff getting the shots.

New signals, traffic pattern could cause delays. Date published: 10/13/2009 Traffic delays are expected tomorrow from 9 a.m. to noon at State Route 3 and Bragg Road in Spotsylvania.

Spotsylvania County 's stimulus plan that was meant to increase building activity and permit applications has not spurred business in the 60 days since it was approved.

Two Spotsylvania County supervisors facing re-election contests did not attend an Oct.

Stafford's boys team took first place at the Albemarle Invitational, besting a 40-school field with a strong showing from their top three runners.

Little Mine Road Baptist Church will celebrate its 150th Jubilee on Oct. 18. Founded in 1859, Little Mine Road Baptist is recognized as the oldest African-American congregation in Spotsylvania County .

A man was arrested today in connection with four separate incidents at a Fredericksburg apartment complex, including one in which a teenage girl was attacked.

A Spotsylvania man yesterday admitted that he raped a preteen girl earlier this year.

Three young Spotsylvania men were jailed yesterday for their roles in a sex incident with a teenage girl earlier this year.

Spotsylvania County school officials will hold a meeting tomorrow evening for parents to ask questions about the new elementary scheduling that cut recess in half for third through fifth graders.

Spotsylvania Crime Solvers is seeking information on the following crimes: Overnight on Sept.

Local bloggers will have their second candidates forum Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Riverbend High School at 12301 Spotswood Furnace Road.

Holmes, investigating the theft of a race horse, remarks upon "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." A Scotland Yard sleuth protests, "The dog did nothing in the night-time," to which Holmes replies, "That was the curious incident." In Spotsylvania County , David Good represents an aggrieved class of Americans who would give much to ...

Two people have been charged with inflicting life-threatening injuries on a Fredericksburg man at his home Wednesday night, police said.

A Spotsylvania County man was convicted of a felony yesterday for having sexual contact with his daughter's dog.