Army Reserve Pvt. Johnathan G. McCall has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

The Northern Virginia chapter of the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League seeks to help Great Danes find the loving homes they so richly deserve. 

If your home is your castle, where better to hold a fairy tale wedding? 

The Ferry Farm Reading Center awarded 125 students who had read 10 books of Virginia Reader’s Choice to an ice cream party June 2 in the school cafeteria.

I am a 5-year-old terrier mix that gets along great with children, dogs and cats.

I am a lovable kitty that enjoys playing with catnip toys and snuggling.

STAFFORD — The pig was roasting and the crabs steaming as a blended family celebrated the accomplishments of their children, all five of them graduating from their respective schools this spring.

STAFFORD — The Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro recently celebrated its 50,000th patient in history — a common loon suffering abrasions on both feet, likely from an improper landing. 

Why, Miley, why?

The Brooke Point Field Hockey Team’ will host a gift card Bingo on June 4. 

STAFFORD — Members of the Stafford Fire and Rescue Department donated more than 350 T-shirts bearing the Stafford County logo, all signed by members of Stafford County Fire and Rescue, at Saturday’s Hero-to-Hero event at the Pentagon. The donations will go to firefighters serving in Iraq. 

Violet Luck Newborn, 80, of Spotsylvania, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg. 

Alan Richard Stineman, 71, of Stafford County died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at his home.

Carl H. Coogle Jr., 99, of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in Ohio at the home of his daughter after a brief illness.

Charles Norvel Genobles, 65, of Stafford, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

LTC Terry Keith Marlowe, retired U. S. Army, 52, of Stafford died Monday, May 5, 2008.

James T. “Tommy” Jett, 62, of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Mary Washington Hospital.

Larry Lee Miller, 59, of Fredericksburg died Sunday, May 18, 2008 at his home.

Lewis Anderson Persinger, 77, of Falmouth died Monday, May 19, 2008 at his home.

Stephen Lanier Johnson, 51, of Fredericksburg died Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Mary Washington Hospital.

Two Marines who received the Medal of Honor for their selfless actions during the Vietnam War were honored Friday, as the newest enlisted barracks at The Basic School were dedicated in their memory.

TAMPA — Nicole Seabury is sweating over her wedding, though the big day is still three months away.

Without a doubt, the past two years have been the most challenging of my three decades —but also the most rewarding.

Denial particular for Hispanics

This and other animals are available for adoption at the Greater Fredericksburg Area ASPCA.

This and other animals are available for adoption at the Greater Fredericksburg Area ASPCA.

Joshua Gene Withrow of Stafford has recently been awarded a bachelor of arts degree from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the school’s commencement ceremonies May 9 and 10. 

A local author has been nominated for a sting of literary awards on the heels of her latest novel.

Births from Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge.

Area school news from around the county.