The Journal Press

  Colonial Beach High School students gather outside the Post Office last Wednesday, loaded up with boxes to mail overseas. The students, headed by the Student Council Association and Tricia Runyan and Gail Tinsley (sponsors), began collecting Items to support our troops abroad. Through AdoptaPlatoon, the students were matched with a platoon deployed to Iraq from Ft. Lee, Va. There are 15 men ... Full Story »

Four of Westmoreland’s five Planning Commission members met this Monday and delivered a unanimous vote recommending that the Board of Supervisors eliminate a set of by-right land use activities the commissioners believe may be incompatible with residential land use activity. The Board of Supervisors public hearing and possible action has been scheduled for Monday, Jan. 11, despite the recently ... Full Story »

Payne Kilbourn is set to give his final presentation as an elected member of the King George School Board at tonight’s meeting. Kilbourn has earned a reputation for provocative presentations.  (to see Payne Kilbourn's PowerPoint presentation, please follow this link) For example, on June 11, 2008, he outlined his plan to “overcome the local press,” blaming newspaper reports for the School Board ... Full Story »

Kelly Crisifulli, Adrianna Brannon, Tyler Nobles, Zack Walseman, Connor Butler and Tony Heard rehearse the play "The Foreigner" which will be performed this weekend at  King George High School. King George County Schools Theatre department defines itself as a theatre of purpose. Each year King George High School Theatre Department proudly supports a charity or cause. In the past we have ... Full Story »

Chloe Amrhein was too busy running to sit and listen the Snow Queen, Allyson Gallamore, reading a story at Santaland on Saturday, Dec. 5. The event included a visit with Santa, lots of wonderful baked treats and a kid’s boutique where kids can shop for Christmas presents. This year the event was held at the old post office building and is sponsored by the Woman’s Club of King George. Check out ... Full Story »

The Wal-Mart planned for Dahlgren now has its building plans on file in King George County.   The building plans for the Wal-Mart supercenter store project were filed last week with the Department of Community Development for review and comment by the county building official.   That is expected to take place prior to submission of an application for a building permit for the chain store ... Full Story »

WICOMICO CHURCH, VA; DECEMBER 6, 2009:  The Northern Neck Wild Turkey Association announced Sunday at its annual benefit dinner and auction that Mr. Chris Latimer, a Master of Science candidate in the field of Fisheries and Wildlife Science at Virginia Tech is the winner of the Association’s $1,500 annual graduate studies fellowship. Latimer was selected, according to Carter Fox, Chairman of the ... Full Story »

Liam Prunczik and Johnny Catlett, dressed as Santa's elves, ring bells outside Santaland on Saturday morning. By mid-morning the weather in King George had turned from rain to rain and sleet. The boys took breaks inside Santaland, known the KG residents as the old post office building, warming up with lots of hot cocoa. The Woman's Club of King George organizes this annual event to provide ... Full Story »

Colonial Beach Artists’ Guild presents:     December is here and Christmas right around the corner.  Our art Guild is ready and we have some wonderful things on exhibit to share with you.  First, there will be an all member exhibit at the Fisheries building this month.  This is chance to see some of the talent that our artists have and the new works they are creating.  Jarrett-Thor fine Arts ... Full Story »