STAFFORD — Stafford resident Charlie Williams and his horse Penny were subjects of discussion at last week’s Stafford County Board of Supervisors’ meeting.

STERLING — Some local Great Danes are looking for their “forever” homes. The Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League (MAGDRL), one of the largest breed specific rescues in the Northeast, is hosting several “Meet & Greets” for the local community in November. The league helps find “forever” homes for abandoned or homeless Great Danes.

STAFFORD — Wake up, sleepy readers, because Drowsy Driver Prevention Week is happening now. Before you head out the door, keep in mind that Mary Washington Hospital’s Sleep and Wake Disorders Center has set up an education station on an Interstate 95 rest stop in Fredericksburg.

STAFFORD — The Evergreens at Smith Run is taking its name to a whole new level. The 55-plus community at 2700 Cowan Blvd. in Fredericksburg, is going green.

STAFFORD — Theresa E. Gordon, of Richmond County, was fined $500 last week in Richmond County General District Court, according to court records, but could have potentially faced more than 30 years in prison.

STAFFORD — Newspaper shortages were abundant on Nov. 5. Chance are, if one went to the local Wawa or 7-Eleven, there were few papers to be found.

STAFFORD — ‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa’ finished last weekend at No. 1 as it opened.

QUANTICO — American flags snapped in the breeze and the sound of “Taps” echoed over gently rolling hills Tuesday as hundreds braved the chill to attend the annual Veterans Day observance at Quantico National Cemetery.

WOODBRIDGE — Police have charged a Gainesville man in connection with a rash of pre-election vandalism targeting the campaign of Republican candidate John McCain.

Bookmobile times set

STAFFORD — The Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s bookmobile will be traveling through Stafford this week.

DMV offices to close

STAFFORD — In honor of Veterans Day, all Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customer service centers will be closed on Nov. 11.

STAFFORD — A new decision by the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board (R-Board) has the potential to greatly increase the amount of material currently recycled.

CULPEPER — A Lynchburg woman died Saturday afternoon in a skydiving accident during a tandem parachute jump at Orange County Airport, according to the Virginia State Police.

CENTREVILLE — Pumpkin Madness took place at Cox Farms in Centreville through Tuesday, allowing area jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins to be recycled while adults and children had some good old-fashioned fun.

RICHMOND — A federal judge Monday rejected a plea by the NAACP to extend voting hours, allow paper ballots and reallocate voting machines to accommodate voters today in three Virginia cities with a large minority population, including Richmond.

Under a cold blue sky on Oct. 30, many were reminded of how quickly a police officer’s life could be cut short.

STAFFORD — If you didn’t change your smoke-alarm batteries when you set your clocks back Sunday (spring forward, fall back, as they say) then you should do so now.

Fifteen-year-old hosts beer party
STAFFORD — Shortly after Deputy B. Collins arrived at a reported party on Meridian Lane in Stafford at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, he found the hostess to be a 15-year-old girl, reported Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Bill Kennedy on Monday.

RICHMOND — An FBI lab in Quantico could be part of the key to solving a mystery that originated in Prince Edward County and has gone unsolved.

STAFFORD — As the holidays draw closer, many miss family and friends they’ve lost over the years. Often, holidays are a difficult time, though for many, they are also joyous.

WOODBRIDGE — The Quantico/Belvoir Business Alliance will honor Fort Belvoir and the nation’s military at a community event at the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

STAFFORD — In the early 1900s, Charles Roberson died and was buried near his wife, Mary Roberson.

Wyatt Hollar began serving 15 years behind bars hours after a Henrico County jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his friend, Danielle Wilson, 25, of Fredericksburg.

STAFFORD — If you saw a recent episode of the popular comedy “The Office,” you may have noticed a familiar face.

STAFFORD — Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner was victorious Tuesday night in his quest to reach the Senate. 

As Stafford County has grown during the past 20 years so have the number the voters. In 1992 there were 27,586 registered voters, but thanks to a growing population, and the enactment of the Motor Voter laws, which made it easier to register to vote, the number of voters on the rolls last month was 72,062.

Every first Tuesday in November, Americans get a chance to line up and exercise their right to vote in the election of their officials. This year is no different. However, a difference stems from an amazing change in pace from the elections four years ago.

Stafford voters showed their support Tuesday with a 57 percent majority support for the issuance of general obligation bonds for road improvements. The vote allows Stafford County to borrow up to $70 million to accelerate needed road repairs in the county

For continuing election results by locality, percentages and number of votes, visit the State Board of Elections’ Web site.

FALMOUTH — A half hour before the polls at Falmouth Elementary in South Stafford were scheduled to open this morning, a line of voters, standing in the pre-dawn darkness, stretched from the entrance of the school all the way to Forbes Street.