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Recession Forces Club Delay

7/1/2009

Because of the recession, a Northern Virginia foundation recently shelved plans for after-school programs at the Marshall Community Center designed to help students develop and improve math, science and technology skills. Equal Footing Foundation of Herndon and the county parks and recreation department began work on the proposed "Computer Clubhouse" more than a year ago. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Dominion Proposes Power LineUpgrade

7/1/2009

Dominion Virginia Power claims a major upgrade to a transmission line along U.S. 50 through part of northern Fauquier would provide customers more reliable service. The utility wants State Corporation Commission (SCC) approval to replace a 115,000-volt line with a 230,000-volt one. "This is a proposal we think is the right thing to do," said Dominion spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson, explaining the project would benefit 16,000 Dominion and Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) customers in Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Bealeton Mixed-Use Proposal May Get August Hearing

7/1/2009

Homes first, businesses later. That's the typical order of development for mixed-use communities.But landowner Don Tharpe wants to turn that formula on its head with his White Marsh proposal at U.S. 17 and Independence Avenue in Bealeton. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Lawsuit Heads to Jury

7/1/2009

A Fauquier County jury began deliberations this morning in the civil case between Jerry and Kate Marterella and the Bellevue Landowners Council. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Medians Are Shaggy, but Safe, VDOT Says

7/1/2009

Changes in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s mowing standards mean the grass in median strips on Fauquier County roads will still be cut — just not as often or as thoroughly as before. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Remington Celebrates New Safety Building

7/1/2009

Members of the Remington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department celebrated a rich past and a promising future as they unveiled their new building on Saturday. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Fauquier Springs CC Sharks bring bite to summer swim season

7/1/2009

Sibling swimmers appear to be a boon to the Fauquier Springs Sharks this season.Gannon, Macklin and Sidney Boone aren’t the only example, either. With Macklin swimming in the 15-18 age group, Sidney serving as assistant coach and Gannon doing both, the Boones are the only trio, but Fauquier Springs also has at least a dozen other groups of swimmers that share a last name. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Tiny Ellie Barrett: 100 pounds of focused field hockey intensity

6/30/2009

Fauquier County's middle schools offer only a smattering of the sports sponsored in high school. The big sports like football, volleyball, basketball and soccer are included, and most students follow them, but sometimes interventions can alter those pursuits.That's what happened to Ellie Barrett, a member of Fauquier High's Class of 2009 and the Fauquier Times-Democrat Girls Athlete of the Year at the school.Barrett began playing soccer at the age of five and continued through three seasons at the middle school level, but soccer is a spring sport. What would she do in the fall of her freshman year? | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Andrew Byrd: Blocking, catching, slugging were 250-pound Byrdman's traits

6/30/2009

When a ball is thrown to Andrew Byrd, there’s a decent chance it will hit him square in the chest and fall to the ground.As odd as that sounds for a football player who had 21 receptions last season, it's one reason Byrd has been named the 2009 Fauquier Times-Democrat Boys Athlete of the Year from Fauquier High.Taking throws off the chest wasn’t Byrd’s strategy on the football field, of course, the senior is actually known for surprisingly soft hands in that realm. A 6-foot-2, 250-pound defensive lineman, he was an offensive weapon as a receiver out of the backfield for the Fauquier Falcons last fall. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Numerous brother-sister pairings make Fauquier Swim Club a summer force

6/30/2009

As far as the Fauquier Swim Club is concerned, the summer season is very much a family affair.FSC is not only the largest summer swim squad in Fauquier County with 148 kids, but many of them also have the same last names.According to coach Angie Smith, FSC has 48 sibling groups, accounting for 126 team members. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Despite the Talented Abby Boswell, Chestnut Forks Swims at a Disadvantage

6/30/2009

The 15-18 age group in the Tri-County League is traditionally a lonely place.Younger swimmers fill the rosters of most teams in the summer swim league, while only a handful of kids are relied upon in the oldest age group. Abby Boswell is a poster child for that breakdown. Boswell is the only 15-18 swimmer for the Chestnut Forks Blue Marlins, one of the TCL’s smallest teams with 55 members. That’s one reason they don’t expect to win many meets. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Historic Warrenton Pony Show focuses youth participation, leadership

6/30/2009

One of a kind in the U.S., the 90th Warrenton Pony Show concluded Sunday, rewarding winners and champions at the A-rated competition as well as graduating another class of junior committee members with real-life experience.The Warrenton Pony Show relies on young men and women to handle most of the duties.It's a tough job, said junior co-president Rachel Giampa, but she's glad for the unique opportunity. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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