25 January 2012, 3:08 pm
Hayley Peterson Examiner Staff Writer Lawmakers in Maryland and Virginia are gearing up for fights over major social issues ranging from same-sex marriage in Maryland to tighter abortion regulations in the commonwealth. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Associat... Read More »
24 January 2012, 5:14 pm
RICHMOND — Del. David L. Englin wants you to know that he’s no pothead. The husband, father and Air Force veteran said he has never smoked marijuana — let alone inhaled — but he still wants to study the possibility of legalizing the drug in Virginia. Read full article >>... Read More »
23 January 2012, 10:21 pm
RICHMOND --Teachers from around the state descended on the General Assembly yesterday, lobbying for more education funding and against several proposals from Gov. Bob McDonnell. At a rally outside the Capitol, Virginia Education Association President Kitty Boitnott said the group supports McDonnell&... Read More »
23 January 2012, 9:00 pm
VSU business school gets $100,000 gift... Read More »
22 January 2012, 10:05 pm
There will be an empty seat at tomorrow night's Stafford County School Board meeting. But members hope to fill that vacancy in about a month. And the board is now seeking applications....... Read More »
18 January 2012, 10:13 pm
It took some time, but Stafford County's administration building has a new name. The George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Center honors the county's former commissioner of revenue....... Read More »
18 January 2012, 7:17 pm
Mountain View junior wide receiver-defensive back DaeSean Hamilton picked up a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech on Tuesday, when Hokies Coach Frank Beamer and assistant Bud Foster visited the Stafford County school. Read full article >>... Read More »
17 January 2012, 9:25 pm
Spotsy, Stafford get farmland grants RICHMOND --Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday announced the distribution of $1.2 million in new farmland preservation grants. ...... Read More »
2 January 2012, 10:58 am
Edgar Coker Jr. is dealing with a life sentence of a different kind — his name, photograph and address, mapped, are on Virginia's Sex Offender Registry.... Read More »
29 December 2011, 9:21 pm
Four men have applied to be the next Garrisonville District representative on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, including one former board member. After Chairman Mark Dudenhefer leaves his post Jan. 3 to become a freshman in the Virginia House of Delegates, two years will remain on his term ... Read More »
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