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Proposals would limit development
5/12/2008
He wants to tighten the screws on residential development in rural Fauquier.County Supervisor Holder Trumbo (Scott District) believes Fauquier no longer should give building density credits for floodplain and steep slopes of greater than 25 percent. Trumbo also believes Fauquier should prohibit construction of homes on ridgelines.The proposed ordinance changes would apply to agricultural and conservation areas.Trumbo will ask the board of supervisors on Thursday to forward both ideas to the county planning commission for further study and recommendations. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
PEC trains environmental leaders of future
5/12/2008
For the full story, see the Fauquier Times-DemocratOne day, the Piedmont Environmental Council fellows learned to gauge the water quality of Goose Creek in northern Fauquier based partly on the health and variety of its insect and plant population.On another, they learned to survey property as part of a land-conservation exercise.They also took a trip to Washington D.C., and learned about the Coalition for Smarter Growth, a regional group that focuses on land-planning issues."We got not only the academic stuff, but a hands-on demonstration of what PEC does," University of Virginia senior Caroline Mello said of the PEC 2007 fellowship program.In its second year, the seven-week summer program exposes up to a dozen college students to the gamut of key environmental challenges facing the region and nation — air and water quality, land use and land planning, alternative energy sources and transportation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Personnel committee to consider county spokesperson job
5/12/2008
The county government finance committee last week backed a proposal to create Fauquier's first public information officer's position.It referred to the county personnel committee, which will consider the matter during its May 26 meeting.Supervisors Ray Graham (Cedar Run District) and Terry Nyhous (Center District) serve on the finance committee. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Friday Liberty vs. Fauquier games Postponed
5/9/2008
Friday's Liberty at Fauquier Baseball and Softball games have been postponed to Monday May 12th at 6:00PM. Liberty at Fauquier boys soccer is postponed to Wednesday May 14th at 7:00PM. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Code Pink protests Blackwater
5/7/2008
A small group of protesters demonstrating outside the Great Meadow Field Events Center in The Plains did not cause any significant disruptions at the Virginia Gold Cup races, police said. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
State trooper hit after Virginia Gold Cup races
5/6/2008
A Virginia State Trooper was hit by a motor vehicle as the crowd was leaving the Virginia Gold Cup races on May 3, police said. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
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Friday Liberty vs. Fauquier games Postponed
5/9/2008
Friday's Liberty at Fauquier Baseball and Softball games have been postponed to Monday May 12th at 6:00PM. Liberty at Fauquier boys soccer is postponed to Wednesday May 14th at 7:00PM. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
FHS boys lacrosse team whips Culpeper to clinch district title
5/6/2008
With a seven-goal lead at halftime of their 12-2 victory over Culpeper Monday, the Fauquier Falcons knew it'd be only 24 minutes until they became Cedar Run District champions. The also knew the wait would be much longer to see if they'd have to share that title. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fauquier's McCartin accepts football walk-on offer at UVa.
5/6/2008
Suffering a torn ACL last football season didn’t end Kyle McCartin’s scholarship quest, but it made it a more laborious pursuit. In lieu of immediate athletic scholarship offers, the Fauquier High senior decided in early April to attend the University of Virginia next fall and join the football team as an invited walk on. Once recruited by a handful of Division I programs, McCartin will now try to earn a scholarship by climbing up the quarterback depth chart in the coming years. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
This time LHS girls dominate FHS in tennis, 9-0
5/6/2008
As celebrations go, this was pretty tame. It had the kind of hushed tone found amid church pews mid-sermon, altogether appropriate considering this celebration happened mid-match Wednesday in the Liberty Eagles' 9-0 sweep of Fauquier High. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Norman scores five as Eagles wallop Culpeper, 17-12
5/6/2008
While it is always good to get a victory on Senior Night, it is particularly sweet when most of the players on the team are seniors. That was the case Thursday night as the Liberty girls lacrosse team downed Culpeper, 17-12.Liberty scored first on Christy Simmons' goal over a minute into the game. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Battlefield hits 8 home runs, beats Liberty 30-2
5/6/2008
It’s technically possible for a baseball game to never end.Baseball has no time limits, meaning one team could keep on hitting if the other team can’t get them out.Battlefield put that mind-blowing time continuum to the test in Friday’s game against Liberty.The Bobcats batted 19 men and scored 15 runs in the first inning alone. They opened up a 15-0 lead and coasted to a 30-2 victory in a game that did eventually come to an end. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Despite 5-1 loss, Liberty girls improve as game goes on
5/6/2008
Liberty coach Bob Ruhland could not be disappointed at losing to Battlefield Friday night in Haymarket. His girls managed to hold the Cedar Run District's top team to only one second-half goal with underclassmen doing the bulk of the defensive work for him in the backfield. “I don’t ever complain [about] losing to talent,” he said.The Bobcats (11-1) unleashed a fury of goals right out from the gate as part of a 5-1 victory over the Eagles (2-8-1). | 0 comments - ›› more ...
FHS boys tennis (14-0) acing all comers
5/6/2008
The No. 1 team in the Cedar Run District boys tennis standings faced a test Monday. Here was first-place Fauquier, unbeaten this spring, headed to No. 2 Loudoun Valley for a late-season battle. Loudoun Valley had lost twice in league play, so the Falcons already had clinched the district's crown before entering the regular-season finale. The big question was whether the home-court advantage would permit the Vikings to spoil Fauquier's unblemished record. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Sixth straight loss continues Falcons' 'tiring' season
5/6/2008
A rolling truck of momentum can't be stopped by optimism alone, especially when loaded with six consecutive losses.As such, the Fauquier Falcons' couldn't avoid a 4-3 loss to the Stonewall Jackson baseball team Thursday in Manassas. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Battlefield overpowers LHS, 5-0, in boys soccer
5/6/2008
If you thought Battlefield was good on grass, you should see them on turf. Playing on an artificial surface for the first time this year didn't faze the Bobcats, who shut out the Liberty, 5-0, in a boys soccer match Friday at Kip Hull Field in Bealeton. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
A real need?
5/6/2008
Do we really need a county spokesperson to convince the voters to pass a use tax on ourselves? | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Flower power
5/6/2008
Warrenton was the world's first Community of Peace, so declared by Mayor George Fitch on Sept. 10, 2002. The purpose of a community of peace, according to those behind the idea — and it was founded right here in Warrenton — is to encourage folks to be part of the solution, not part of the problem, by creating positive actions and acts of kindness. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
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'An awesome experience' Parents adjust to needs of autistic kids
5/6/2008
Scott Campbell became involved in finding more resources for his son, Ian, when he and his wife moved to Northern Virginia after a military tour of duty in France.Like many parents, Campbell was frustrated at the lack of appropriate resources and information he needed. He became active in several organizations for autistic parents in Northern Virginia and started teaching a course to parents, law enforcement and representatives of military health systems. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
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