Springfield (Virginia)

Marine Fights for His Life and Fair Compensation

SPRINGFIELD - The VA won't pay for one Marine's injury. Lance Cpl. Josef Lopez deployed to Iraq in 2006 when he was 20 years-old. He enlisted in the Marine Corps fresh out of high school and was enthusiastic about serving to...

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Henry Fleete and Fleet’s Island

Virginia, Lancaster County, near White Stone Henry Fleete was born about 1602 in Kent, England, and moved to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1621. Fleete was seized by the Anacostan Indians during a trading expedition and held for five...

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A. T. Wright High School

Virginia, Lancaster County, White Stone Albert Terry Wright (1871–1944) was born in Hanover County, Virginia. He taught in the black schools of Richmond and, by 1908, at White Stone in Lancaster County. By 1921 Wright was...

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Ditchley and Cobbs

Virginia, Lancaster County, near Kilmarnock Ditchley, five miles northeast, was patented in 1651 by Colonel Richard Lee. The first house dated from 1687, the present house was built by Kendall Lee in 1752. Cobbs Hall, near by,...

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Letters: CEOs should follow Guinness

CEOs should follow Guinness Ronald L. Baker - Springfield, Va. "Guinness got it," by commentary writer Stephen Mansfield, should be mandatory reading for every graduate business school student in the country (On Religion, The...

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Brewed Awakening ~CQW

A Springfield, Virginia man is facing an indecent exposure charge after a passerby spotted the man naked in his kitchen and reported it to police. (The full story can be found HERE) “Yes, I wasn’t wearing any clothes but I was...

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Two Centuries of American Red Cross Memorabilia, Collectables and Curiosities Go Under the...

Springfield, VA, Nov 10, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- The American Red Cross is consolidating its national archives facilities and will liquidate 1000's of historic items by internet only auction (http://www.rasmus.com),...

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Letters: 'Vaping' is safer than smoking

'Vaping' is safer than smoking Elaine Keller - Springfield, Va. Many people like me who smoked for decades are now breathing without wheezing and coughing. I smoked for 45 years. To quit, I tried gum, lozenges, prescription...

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Versar, Inc. Announces 1Q FY 2010 Financial Results (Business Wire)

SPRINGFIELD, Va.----Versar, Inc. today announced its financial results for its first quarter 2010, ended September 25, 2009. Gross revenue for the first quarter was $24,714,000, a 1% decrease from the gross revenue of...

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Crash near Lewes kills Va. girl, 4

By ROBIN BROWN • The News Journal • November 8, 2009 A 4-year-old Virginia girl was killed Saturday in a three-car crash on Del. 1 near Lewes, police said. The 1:10 p.m. crash happened when a southbound car and minivan were in...

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