On May 15, 2008, the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office SERT (Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team) Team deputies executed a search warrant at the Ruther Glen, Howard Johnson’s Hotel.  The investigation continued which led the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Investigators to a second hotel.  As a result, multiple arrests were made.
According to Sheriff A. A. […]

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office: Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending May 17, 2008:
On May 10, 2008, Deputy C. S. Wooldridge responded to an assault call at a business in Ladysmith.  After investigating, Jesus R. Rodriguez, 55, of Providence, RI was charged with domestic assault.  He was ordered held under a $2500 bond […]

Friday 25th April [1862] Five steam boats and twenty canal boats came up here this evening. We suppose the canal boats are to make a bridge of. The negroes are going off in great numbers, and are beginning to be very independent …

As predicted, we made it downtown just in time to see the tail end of the race and cheer on the final runners. Even though these may not have been the most competitive runners (little telltale signs gave that away, like making a phone call while runnin…

The picture shows a few details behind the leading edge of the convective line as it approached Wares Crossroads this afternoon. In addition to the rather chilly outflow and the onrushing rain, these details caught my eye but didn’t amount to anything…

SPC Day 1 convective outlook had the Northern Virginia region in a Slight Risk for severe weather with a small but significant tornado probability this afternoon due mainly to wind shear profiles and upper level cooling. Surface instability was very w…

There’s little doubt that the popularity of “beer dinners” is increasing. These events are good way for breweries, retailers, and distributors to expose the public to their beers, and to increase awareness of craft beer in general. I’ve been thinking a…

Who’s running Stafford schools? Terrorists are, apparently if the current Stafford Education Association threat sees the light of day.
Teachers are generally underpaid (starting salary $37k but they peak at $75k), I hope we can all agree on that.
School administrators are woefully over-paid (median salary for 11 months, over $100k). School administrators set the salaries, raises […]

Who’s running Stafford schools? Terrorists are, apparently if the current Stafford Education Association threat sees the light of day.Teachers are generally underpaid (starting salary $37k but they peak at $75k), I hope we can all agree on that. School…

I think I
like the folks who brought up the rear of today’s Historic Half Marathon the
most.  You have to have a special feeling
for them I think since their measure is taken not by the minutes between start
and finish but by the courage that ge…