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• Ex-council member indicted
Local News
• Driver ran over 14 mailboxes, police say  
Man mows down one mailbox after another in intoxicated stupor, police say
• Ex-council member indicted
• Court convicts man of stabbing cousin
• Bald eagle numbers soaring on Potomac  
• GRAVE WILL BE RESTORED  
• Orange supervisors set July 27 Wal-Mart hearing
• STAY SAFE AT THE RIVER
• Fire and rescue staffing debated
• Cracking down on river drinking  
Local Sports
• National reclamation starts at the bottom  
STEVE DeSHAZO:
• Fishing report  
• OUTDOOR CALENDAR
• Hunting as American as apple pie
• TIDES CHART
Local Business
• Con artists feasting on others' woes  
The Federal Trade Commission joins forces with the U.S. Department of Justice and the attorneys general offices in 13 states and the District of Columbia to fight scam artists
• Short move and big plans  
• BRIAN RONQUEST  
• Quarles Petroleum donated $71,433 to Camp Virginia Jaycee
• Giant is offering discounts in a bid to keep customers from switching to Wegmans
• Small businesses get health plan latitude
• Financial strategy's aim: Make our laziness pay off
• Many switch to cable, dish  
• NAMES & NOTES
• Interest in thrift not Kindled
• With clients, villains, communication key  
• Have we reached the bottom yet?  
• Wittman seeking secure centers
• Area gas prices for Friday, June 26
• Antiques mall expanding, moving up  
Local Features
• A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries  
A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries
• Movies opening this week  
• Movies still playing in the Fredericksburg area
• >> DON'T MIND SORROW AND PAIN IN YOUR MOVIES? THEN 'MY SISTER'S KEEPER' MIGHT BE FOR YOU  
• >> LOCAL DRAMA CAMPS--AT RIVERSIDE, CYT AND STAGE DOOR PRODUCTIONS--TEACH KIDS SKILLS FOR STAGE AND LIFE  
• >>GO GREEK OR AMERICAN AT THE RELAXED, FAMILY-FRIENDLY FORUM RESTAURANT  
• >> DARK STAR ORCHESTRA FINDS LOYAL FOLLOWING BY HITCHING ITS WAGON TO LEGENDARY JAM BAND  
• BALLOONS, HOT AIR AND INDEPENDENCE
• >> WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATING AT MOUNT VERNON
• REV IT UP AT THE CAR SHOW
• >> STAND ON THE SAME GROUND AS YOUNG GEORGE WASHINGTON ON THE NATION'S BIRTHDAY  
• IT'S A FANTASTIC FOURTH  
• BAGPIPES, DRUMS AND JAMES MONROE IN PORT ROYAL
• >> FOR FUN AND HISTORY THIS SATURDAY, IT'S HARD TO TOP THE SMALL TOWN WITH THE BIG HEART, PORT ROYAL  
• WHAT'S COMING UP?  
• Couple cherishes time with their loved ones  
• Get ticked off this summer  
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR
• Fireworks safety.
• HEALTH CALENDAR
• Cluttered house: Sign of a problem
• What changes are normal as people age?
• Cuttings
• Civil War Calendar
• Local History Calendar
• Pet Notes
• Essays Offer Insights  
• TIMELINE  
• A SMITHY'S LIFE Tom Kube forged a career along once-rural highway corridor  
• the Magic of Mencken  
• An Eye-catching Flower  
• Bright Spot In Economy  
• Special Summer Adventure  
• WHERE RAIN FLIES AWAY  
• Ahead of Her Time  
• Strange Tale Doesn't Die  
• HOMELESS PETS
• Retired Marines step to it  
• Some stories bring out the 'perfect' in perfect strangers
Community News
• Services board elects members and officers for next fiscal year
Services board announces new officers
• Developer picked up cost for fireworks
• Writing is easier on the big screen
• Stafford changes honors numbers
• Civil War-era flag is displayed in Stafford  
• CALENDAR EXTRA  
• School News
• HOW TO DONATE  
• The new kitten has stolen her heart  
• Seniors get a second chance
• HERITAGE DAY  
• Scout News
• COMMUNITY BRIEFS
• PARKS CALENDAR
• SPORTS NOTES
• Citizen issue led candidate into race
• SPORTS NOTES
• Key Caroline County offices make a move  
• Westmoreland superintendent earns 'outstanding' state honor
• Salvation Army honors educator  
• Madison Museum unveils rare portrait  
• COMMUNITY BRIEFS  
• Whitby earns Eagle Scout rank  
More Local News on the Web
• Judge considers Stanford money request,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• Search continues for missing hiker,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• CSE offices closed today,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• New marker traces Lafayette’s steps through Wilderness,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• Man faces 20-year term for Belle Court stabbing,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• County’s building-permit rate slows down,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• Ongoing uncertainty,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/03
• School Board mulling possible change to division grading scale,
  King George Journal, 2009/07/02
• School Board mulling possible change to division grading scale,
  King George Journal, 2009/07/02
• Independence Day schedule,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/07/02
• Fair may be set for Diamond,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/07/02
• Celebrate July 4th in Culpeper,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Easier to cross at Main and Davis streets,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Mission Gratitude at car and bike show,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Hearing set for July 27 in Wilderness battle,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Town tinkers with tap fee timeline,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Waynesboro police: psychedelic mushroom bust largest ever,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• US: American soldier captured in Afghanistan,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missiles,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Va. Man, 107, Finds Blessings and Burdens In Longevity,
  Washington Post, 2009/07/02
• Republicans Aim to Launch a Comeback in Fairfax County,
  Washington Post, 2009/07/02
• Pump problem closes 1 tube of Va. bridge-tunnel,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Condemned killer chooses electric chair,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• 116th Brigade Combat Team changes command,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/07/02
• Longwood announces Richmond-area students who made dean’s list,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/07/02
• Merillat recognized for “environmental excellence”,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Court finds man guilty of stabbing woman,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• 467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/07/02
• Hospital’s Courthouse Road entrance to officially open Tuesday,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Trust for the National Mall to co-host July 4 activities with National Park Service,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Lunga Park holding Independence Day activities,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Police: Man assaults girlfriend after argument,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Free summer safety fair, hosted by Stafford Hospital Center,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• County: plenty to do for July 4 holiday,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Virginia slogan named one of top tourism campaigns of all time,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Police seeking man for assault,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
• Local Leads: Ol' Sparky, River Drinking, Stuck Cat,
  NBC Washington, 2009/07/02
• Seniors to compete for Top Senior Model title,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/07/02
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