KING GEORGE—A King George County family has honored an ancestor, a Confederate soldier whose grave had been unmarked for more than 100 years. Seventeen descendants of Vinton A. Dickerson gathered around his final resting place and sang “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.“ In front of the four generations of family members stood a shiny, new granite marker, courtesy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A King George County woman has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and neglect charges after dozens of dead or severely malnourished animals were found at her home.

When the sun goes down, members of the Padovan-Hickman family burn candles, flick on kerosene-powered lamps or don coal-miner lamps to see in their King George County log cabin. That’s because they don’t have electricity. They also don’t have a TV, computer or any other technical amenities - which some consider necessities - except for the mini DVD player they bought themselves at Christmas (and charge by car cigarette lighter).

KING GEORGE 70, COLONIAL BEACH 69
COLONIAL BEACH (10-3) Carey 33, Dickerson 0, Swope 8, Farinet 24, Perry 0, Roberson 0, Hayward 4. Totals 24 19-27 69.
KING GEORGE (N/R) Jeffers 3, A. Lewis 12, Smith 24, D. Lewis 11, Shelton 14, Brown 0, Waters 6, Santos 0. Totals 28 8-16 70.
Colonial Beach———————————— 19 9 22 19—69
King George————————————- 22 13 8 27—70