Pollard narrowly defeats Crabill Virginia General Assembly

The Free Lance-Star - Wed Nov 04

Northern Neck Del. Albert C. Pollard Jr. narrowly avoided becoming a victim of a Republican wave that swept through Virginia yesterday.

Take Your Pick of Festive Fun

The Free Lance-Star - Thu Oct 29

THE RECIPE FOR an explosion of haunting and hilarious Halloween fun? Take one bubbling cauldron.

Friday Night Frights: Hear Ghost Tales and See 'monsters Vs....

Fredericksburg.com - Thu Oct 29

Friday Night Frights: Hear Ghost Tales and See 'monsters Vs. Aliens' Free, Friday, 6:30 P.m.! It's the Family Fright Fest In King George! Info: 540/663-3861 A calendar of events coming up in the Fredericksburg area 29 THURSDAY "Green on the Screen: An Environmental Film Series," University of Mary Washington, Dodd Auditorium.

State suspends former Kiski sub's teaching certificate

Leader Times - Wed Oct 28

By Brian C. Rittmeyer , TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Last updated: 9:19 am The state has suspended the teaching certificate of a former Kiski Area School District substitute teacher who is slated to go on trial on stalking and corruption of minors charges.

Two objections to O'Gara training site filed

The Free Lance-Star - Tue Oct 27

Two neighbors have filed additional objections to the issuance of permits by Westmoreland County for the construction of an O'Gara security training base near Montross.

Beach rejects gift of waterfront land

The Free Lance-Star - Mon Oct 19

An offer to give the town of Colonial Beach a 1.2-acre waterfront lot to use as a park has been rejected by town officials.

Westmoreland considers new courthouse

The Free Lance-Star - Thu Oct 15

New concerns over court safety have again prodded the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors to consider building a new courthouse in Montross.

Prosecutor out of Congdon case

Fredericksburg.com - Thu Oct 15

Westmoreland County Commonwealth's Attorney Dean J. Atkins has refused to represent the Colonial Beach School Board in a court action to determine if Bronwyn "Anne" Congdon remains a town resident eligible to serve on the school board.

Man arrested for '08 robbery

WAVY-TV Portsmouth - Fri Oct 09

Gloucester police say they arrested a man for a store robbery last year. Officers arrested 33-year-old Steve Tyler for robbing the Gamestop on Waltons Lane on December 3. Investigators arrested him in Westmoreland County, Virginia on Wednesday, just north of Tappahannock.

LETTER TO EDITOR ABOUT THE RIVERS DISTRCT FALL CAMPOREE

Topix - Mon Oct 05

[Photo of Members of Colonial Beach Boy Scout Troop 258, L2R: 1st Class Scout Logan Sandy (white sweatshirt), Scout Guillermo Canaway (Red Sweatshirt), Scout Ben Anderson and 1st Class Scout Joseph Baker, attending victim of bus accident.] The general public is probably unaware that Saturday, the 26th of September morning Boy Scouts from the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck rescued victims of an accident between an activity bus and a large log loader near the Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department.About 20 youth suffered minor to life-threatening injuries when a bus ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected and struck a log loader traveling in the opposite direction. The accident also involved a downed power line, which complicated rescue efforts. A MedEvac helicopter was needed for some of the injured. Fortunately, all of this was planned as part of the 2009 Rivers District Fall Recruitment camporee for the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouts were prepped with wound kits that included compound fractures of arms, legs and jaws, as well as abrasions, lacerations and exposed abdominal organs. About 75 Boy Scouts were organized by patrols to use their first aid skills to rescue the victims and learn triage skills.The hands-on exercise gave the Scouts an opportunity to test their team work, first aid and CPR skills. They got an up-close look at all of the working parts of the helicopter. They saw a man in protective gear get washed down as if he had been working in a hazardous materials zone. Every boy put out a fuel fire using a dry chemical extinguisher. And every boy spent time on the nozzle of a pressurized fire hose.For those who missed this event, ask the boys who were there how they liked it.