King George news

Ex-K.G. fire-rescue vols polled (5/23/2012)
• King George supervisor asks former fire and rescue volunteers if they'd come back, if changes were made

SENATOR ENDORSES DAHLGREN MUSEUM (5/22/2012)
• Sen. Mark Warner 'wholeheartedly' endorses Dahlgren Heritage Museum

Bunche alums seek restoration (5/17/2012)
• Members of Ralph Bunche Alumni Association show up in great numbers to ask for restoration of aging school

SNOW DAY FINALLY ARRIVES (5/16/2012)
• King George students to get a snow day in May.

Sailors from Aegis unit help with county cleanup (5/13/2012)
• Sailors from the Aegis Training and Readiness Center pick up trash along stretch of U.S. 301

Girl spends birthday helping (5/13/2012)
• All Sidney Seale of King George wanted for her eighth birthday was dog food

Science fairs important, student says (5/12/2012)
• Even though he doesn't have to do science-fair projects, King George high-schooler sees a lot of value in them

Foes vow fight over K.G. land gift for nonprofit (5/11/2012)
• Those opposed to King George County giving land for proposed HELP Center continue to fight board's decision

K.G. groups getting grants (5/6/2012)
• Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region offers grants specifically for King George County groups

K.G. approves 3-cent tax hike (5/1/2012)
• King George supervisors approve a 3-cent tax rate-the same increase that was proposed more than four weeks ago

King George plant gets a new owner (4/25/2012)
• Plant property auctioned in King George County

School chief interviews begin (4/21/2012)
• King George School Board members begin interviewing superintendent candidates

Board revisits K.G. fire staffing (4/20/2012)
• For the first time this year, King George supervisors talk about hiring new fire and rescue workers

HELP CENTER GETS BACKING (4/19/2012)
• King George residents offer support for the HELP Center, ask for FRED bus service to stay and say they aren't opposed to a tax increase

Time, neglect take toll on old school (4/16/2012)
• Members of Ralph Bunche Alumni Association get a tour of their old school and see damage done by time and neglect

Lions holding Spring Fling (4/15/2012)
• Dahlgren Lions Club sponsors 20th annual Spring Fling, a combination flea market and health fair

Dahlgren command gets leader (4/14/2012)
• Command changes at the Center for Surface Combat Systems at the Navy base in Dahlgren

Caledon project can turn trash into art (4/13/2012)
• Visitors at Caledon on April 21 will pick up trash along the shoreline, then face the fun task of making something creative out of it

KG will discuss HELP Center (4/13/2012)
• King George officials are talking publicly again about plans for a complex with a raft of services for low-income residents

Piece of battleship departs for museum (4/11/2012)
• Gun barrel from Navy base in Dahlgren begins its westward trek toward its eventual home: a new World War II memorial in Arizona