William Alan McIntosh, currently stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, in Texas Unit 5Bn-52 Air Defense Regiment, has been accepted for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point for the Class of 2016. He is a 2007 graduate of Stafford High School. Army Pfc. Robert C. Epps graduated recently from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is a 2009 graduate of Riverbend High School....

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WHAT IS IT about resumes? What makes them grow like mushrooms, in the dark when no one's looking? The latest example is Yahoo's new CEO, Scott Thompson. His alleged credentials included bachelor's degrees in accounting and computer science. Actually, he had only a degree in accounting. Somehow, over the years, "computer science" grew into Thompson's resume. Maybe that doesn't seem like much, but the backlash after the padding was revealed has some at Yahoo demanding that he step down....

It's a typical lunch scene at a downtown Fredericksburg restaurant. Three women who meet regularly have invited a fourth to join their group for the first time....

It's hard to talk about the homes at the Estates of Chancellorsville without first talking about the land, because the land is what helps set the community apart. Rolling hills and a forest-like setting in the heart of battlefield country make serenity a fringe benefit of living there....

Democrats in the 1st congressional district have nominated former JAG officer Adam Cook as their candidate for Congress this fall. Cook, the only candidate seeking the nomination, will face Republican incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman....

The seniors who graduated from the University of Mary Washington Saturday morning aren't just going out into the world to find a job and build a life. They're going out to save the country from the "excesses" of their parents. That's according to commencement speaker Neil Howe, a historian, author and expert on demographic trends....

Sailors from the Aegis Training and Readiness Center at the Navy base in Dahlgren did their part recently to help keep King George County clean by picking up trash along a two-mile stretch of U.S. 301. They were working through Virginia's Adopt-A-Highway Program, which was established in 1988 and is one of the largest in the country....

For her 8th birthday, Sidney Seale gave more than 100 pounds of dog food to the King George Pet Pantry. The daughter of Travis and Johnna Seale of King George, Sidney is a member of Fancy's Friends 4-H Dog Club, which focuses on canine care and community involvement....

Culpeper Police Explorer Lauren Brewer and several town police advisors attended the first National Capital Area Boy Scouts Explorer Event in Haymarket May 5.