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Police, fire and rescue personnel 'flooded' with calls
5/13/2008
According to police and fire officials, the storm that swept through Fauquier County over the weekend and early Monday didn't spawn any tornadoes. But it still left a mess in its wake. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Warrenton boy dies from injuries sustained in crash
5/13/2008
An eight-year-old Warrenton boy reportedly died from injuries sustained in a car crash on Sunday. According to Erika Hernandez, a spokesperson for the Prince William County Police Department, the wreck that claimed Joshua Adams' life happened at approximately 5:57 a.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Pet owners concerned by dog disappearances
5/13/2008
They don't think it's a coincidence. Barbara Goldberg and Donna Pettie both live in the Viewtown/Amissville area of Rappahnnock County. Over the past six to 12 months, the neighbors say four of their pet dogs have vanished without a trace and all attempts to find them have been fruitless. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Police briefs
5/14/2008
Destruction of propertyA caller from the 11000 block of Marsh Road in Bealeton reported destruction of property to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office May 5. The complainant said someone used a key to scratch a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire. The estimated loss is $1,500. Fraud investigatedFauquier County detectives are investigating a fraud reported to the Sheriff's Office May 5. Deputies received the call from someone in the 7000 block of Covingtons Corner Road in Bealeton. The caller said the fraud somehow involved the electric company. The estimated loss is more than $692. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Driver in I-66 pursuit facing felony charges
5/14/2008
A Salem man who allegedly engaged state police in a high-speed pursuit while he had an infant in his car is now facing multiple felony charges. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Man accused of threatening judge arrested
5/14/2008
A man who allegedly threatened a local judge has been arrested and charged with the offense. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
PEC trains environmental leaders of future
5/12/2008
For the full story, see the Fauquier Times-DemocratOne day, the Piedmont Environmental Council fellows learned to gauge the water quality of Goose Creek in northern Fauquier based partly on the health and variety of its insect and plant population.On another, they learned to survey property as part of a land-conservation exercise.They also took a trip to Washington D.C., and learned about the Coalition for Smarter Growth, a regional group that focuses on land-planning issues."We got not only the academic stuff, but a hands-on demonstration of what PEC does," University of Virginia senior Caroline Mello said of the PEC 2007 fellowship program.In its second year, the seven-week summer program exposes up to a dozen college students to the gamut of key environmental challenges facing the region and nation — air and water quality, land use and land planning, alternative energy sources and transportation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Proposals would limit development
5/12/2008
He wants to tighten the screws on residential development in rural Fauquier.County Supervisor Holder Trumbo (Scott District) believes Fauquier no longer should give building density credits for floodplain and steep slopes of greater than 25 percent. Trumbo also believes Fauquier should prohibit construction of homes on ridgelines.The proposed ordinance changes would apply to agricultural and conservation areas.Trumbo will ask the board of supervisors on Thursday to forward both ideas to the county planning commission for further study and recommendations. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Personnel committee to consider county spokesperson job
5/12/2008
The county government finance committee last week backed a proposal to create Fauquier's first public information officer's position.It referred to the county personnel committee, which will consider the matter during its May 26 meeting.Supervisors Ray Graham (Cedar Run District) and Terry Nyhous (Center District) serve on the finance committee. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Friday Liberty vs. Fauquier games Postponed
5/9/2008
Friday's Liberty at Fauquier Baseball and Softball games have been postponed to Monday May 12th at 6:00PM. Liberty at Fauquier boys soccer is postponed to Wednesday May 14th at 7:00PM. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
This Week
School News
5/13/2008
News from public and private schools in Fauquier County | 0 comments - ›› more ...