FLS News

Visit to dentist makes impression

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

"ARE YOU a gag- ger?" she asked, snapping on a pair of latex gloves. That's odd, I thought, squirming in the dental chair. If I could have scripted how a visit to the doctor should NOT begin, that's exactly the scene I would've come up with....

LOW restates dam objections

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

RICHMOND--Pushed by irate members, the Lake of the Woods Association again yesterday asked the state Soil and Water Conservation Board to relieve it of having to comply with dam-safety regulations. The Orange County homeowners' association finally agreed in January to abide by the eight-year old ruling of the board and build an auxiliary spillway on the dam of its largest lake....

One bite leaves local 'Twilight' buffs enthralled

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

They're called "Twihards"--the major fans of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" saga. And there is no shortage of them in the Fredericksburg region. Many anxiously awaited the opening of the second movie of the saga, "New Moon," at 12:01 this morning....

Staff writer reviews "Time Great Discoveries: Explorations That Changed History"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

THE PAST never stays still. From deep within the ground at Jamestown to far-flung planets in outer space, scientists are always coming up with new information that changes our perceptions of long-held ideas. Now the editors of Time magazine have sought out the latest, most exciting discoveries in archaeology, astronomy, geography and paleontology to create " Great Discoveries: Explorations That Changed History."...

Fredericksburg.com writer reviews "Michael"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

IF YOU'RE shopping for a Michael Jackson fan, "This is it." I'm not talking about the movie, I'm talking about the ultimate tribute book to the King of Pop....

Santa Train tickets will be sold online

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

For the first time, Virginia Railway Express will sell tickets to the seasonal Santa Trains online. Tickets for the one-day-only Saturday, Dec. 12, trains go on sale Monday, Nov 30....

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

WHAT DO Elvis, Prince, Madonna, Morrissey, Eminem, Björk, Sting, Cher and Bono have in common? If you said "they're all musicians," you'd be correct....

Area gas prices for Friday, Nov. 20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

at the pump AREA GAS PRICES...

Tidewater Trail traffic delays will continue today

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Rail crossing work to delay Spotsy traffic Traffic delays are expected all day today on Tidewater Trail in Spotsylvania, after rain yesterday delayed a construction project....

Campus police visibility needed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

University of Mary Washington President Judy Hample said yesterday that she wants university police to be more visible on campus. "There's not a sense that they're working among us so much," she said in an interview. Perhaps, she said, more officers could use bicycles or Segway scooters instead of monitoring the campus in cars....

Railroad gives city $22,125 to plant tree screen along tracks in Mayfield

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

CSX grant provides neighborhood trees CSX, in partnership with the nonprofit Alliance for Community Trees, has awarded a $22,125 grant to Tree Fredericksburg....

Spotsy residents see Ni Village proposal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Luck Development Partners last night gave about 60 Spotsylvania County residents a look at plans to develop a section of U.S. 1 near Massaponax High School into job centers, shopping and 950 townhouses, condos and apartments. Luck Development Partners, Luck Stone's real estate arm, calls the project Ni Village....

Spotsylvania grand jury issues indictments

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The following people were indicted recently by a Spotsylvania County grand jury: Sandra Lee Allison, Mineral, six counts of embezzlement....

Raid in Westmoreland, K.G. nets 9

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

BY FRANK DELANO Nine people in Westmoreland and King George counties were arrested yesterday in an early morning raid that authorities said targeted drug dealers....