Stafford County News

Hospital Center Boulevard in Stafford County will open to traffic at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Save Larry campaign has raised $55,266 to date, an amount that will let 107-year-old Larry "Curly" Haubner remain in his home at least two more years.

Visitors to Stafford County can find plenty to do July 4th to celebrate our nation's independence.

An escrow account holding nearly $18,000 will help keep the Caroline County cannery open for at least one more year.

A 34-star U.S. flag, similar to the one carried by Union forces in the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, is on exhibit at the Stafford County Administration building.

State police reported the deaths of six people after four vehicle crashes on state roads Friday.

STAFFORD COUNTY, Virginia - While most kids were playing video games or swimming this week 22 Stafford County students and their teachers were thinking about physics and learning to document their experiments.

Col. Blake C. Ortner of Stafford County has taken command of a Staunton-based Army National Guard unit known as the Stonewall Brigade.

When Stafford County supervisors passed the Potomac River Protection Overlay District in December, they knew the ordinance might be a lightning rod for lawsuits, particularly from developers.

After months of discussion, debate and sometimes-heated presentations from the public, the Stafford County Planning Commission finally voted last night to recommend denial of a controversial conditional use permit for an SPCA.

The attorney for R. Allen Stanford, chairman of troubled Stanford Financial Group, says the Texas billionaire surrendered to FBI agents in Stafford Thursday.

If you see flashing lights and fire trucks outside Stafford Hospital Center tomorrow, don't worry.

A parking meter repairman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100,000 in coins over the course of a year.

A Saturday night storm brought out the community spirit in a neighborhood off Mountain View Road in Stafford County.

He has the distinction of being the band director at Hylton High School during the 17 consecutive years that the band was named an Honor Band.

Authorities searching for the body of a man who jumped from the Interstate 95 bridge on Sunday recovered him from the Rappahannock River waters at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

The following people were indicted recently by a Stafford County grand jury: Ted Abelard, Stafford, obtaining money by false pretenses, forgery, passing a forged counterfeit bill, possession of a forgery device and six counts of worthless checks.

A persistent victim and an alert store clerk helped police catch three suspected thieves early Wednesday.

I was so pleased to read that Doug Filler has announced his candidacy for the Falmouth seat on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors ["Filler will run in Falmouth," May 19]. He's been a good friend of mine for several years, and I know him to be an honest, hard-working, and dedicated person who will bring his many talents to the benefit of the ...

Swimmers enjoying a day on the Rappahannock River discovered a Woodbridge man's body yesterday, three days after state police say he jumped off the Interstate 95 bridge over the Rappahannock River.