King George news

K.G. woman's dog is tops (2/4/2012)
• King George woman is co-owner of Deuce the Pekingese, who will be on TV Saturday as part of the Eukanuba National Championship.

K.G. supervisors will give money for teacher raises (2/1/2012)
• King George supervisors agree to give the schools money to cover shortfall-and to give school employees a 2 percent raise.

Dying Vietnam vet wants to see his cats find homes (1/30/2012)
• Animal groups help King George man, a Vietnam veteran whose health is failing and who wants to find homes for all the cats he's adopted

K.G. schools look to cut $340K (1/25/2012)
• King George School Board demands more information about where the money goes.

After 20 years, is K.G. road a priority? (1/25/2012)
• Road priorities become a confusion issue in King George, where VDOT started work to pave a road, then county officials ordered it stopped.

Estate sold at auction; bank turns down bid (1/23/2012)
• Cleydael estate still hasn't been settled; Bank of America didn't accept auction bid, but wants full payoff of loan.

K.G. farmers recognized (1/23/2012)
• Two King George County farms earn awards for their efforts to keep pollution out of the river

K.G. Board will help with school pay raises (1/20/2012)
• King George supervisors say they'll help School Board members figure out how they can give school employees a 2 percent raise in the midst of their budget shortfall

K.G. school raises delayed (1/10/2012)
• Teachers were supposed to get a raise this month, but King George schools can't afford to give them one.

(1/5/2012)
• Regional brief

K.G. staff getting 2 percent raises (1/4/2012)
• King George agrees to give county employees a 2-percent increase after a $500 bonus last spring

Celebrating the new year in the great outdoors (12/28/2011)
• King George County group enjoys celebrating New Year's Eve in the great outdoors, on the trail they helped develop

K.G. students crochet hats (12/26/2011)
• Students in King George's before- and after-school program take on projects to help the needy

Supervisors pay tribute to longtime member (12/26/2011)
• King George supervisors honor Cedell Brooks for 20 years of service

Report critical of K.G. fire, rescue (12/21/2011)
• Problems with King George's emergency services structure-and its lack of volunteers-create critical problems, according to state report

K.G. man wants to put horses on his 10 acres (12/19/2011)
• King George resident discovers a clause in the zoning ordinance prevents him from having a horse-on a 10-acre lot

BIG WINS COME IN THREES (12/15/2011)
• King George couple win big in the Virginia Lottery for the third time, but say money hasn't changed them

K.G. to memorialize fallen service members (12/12/2011)
• King George residents organizing memorial to service members whose body parts were disposed of in the King George Landfill.

K.G. supervisors reject houses (12/11/2011)
• King George supervisors deny developer's request to build 34 homes on Dahlgren land zoned for seven lots.

Washed out King George road will be closed for several weeks. (12/9/2011)
• Washed out King George road will be closed for several weeks.