THE NEWS DESK
The News Desk is a collection of news, notes and breaking items affecting the Fredericksburg community.
Stafford OKs townhouses
BY KATIE THISDELL / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A 55-townhouse community got the OK from the Stafford Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Whitson Woods, as the development will be called, will be …more
June 19th, 2013
Stafford begins school chief search
BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Stafford County’s School Board must decide if it wants to shell out the money for a recruiting firm. The school division’s current …more
June 18th, 2013
More officers for area schools
BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Beginning with the 2014–15 school year, all eight of Stafford County’s middle schools will likely have school resource officers.The state Criminal Justice Services …more
June 18th, 2013
Teenager sentenced in robbery
BY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A Caroline County teenager received a suspended 15-year jail sentence for her role in the robbery of a Bowling Green Subway restaurant where …more
June 18th, 2013
Spotsylvania man convicted of carjacking, abduction
BY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A Spotsylvania County man was convicted of four felonies Tuesday in connection to a carjacking and abduction in Caroline County.Trent Allen Brooks, 21, …more
June 18th, 2013
Predator therapist to serve 13 years
BY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A former licensed therapist with Rappahannock Area Community Services Board was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for sex crimes against his …more
June 18th, 2013
Attorney general warns about power-bill scam
BY CATHY JETT / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is warning Virginians to be wary of scam phone calls about their electricity bills.Dominion Virginia Power and Rappahannock Electric …more
June 18th, 2013
Police say man moved into home of vacationing Stafford County resident
By KEITH EPPS A man who police say took up temporary residence in a vacationing Stafford County resident’s sunroom was arrested Monday after being spotted by workers at the home. …more
June 18th, 2013
Fredericksburg Food Bank debuts Kids on the Go Summer Feeding Van
The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank debuted its new Kids on the Go Summer Feeding Van this morning, thanks to a grant from Giant Food. The van will officially make the …more
June 18th, 2013
U.S. 17 widening project in Stafford County: What it means for drivers
Kelly Hannon of the Virginia Department of Transportation explains what the massive widening project on U.S. 17 in Stafford County will mean for Fredericksburg area drivers: Video by Alex Russell …more
