Colonial Beach Town Council puts off further action on school finances; Spotsy Middle will offer H1N1 clinic; state briefs

colonial beach

COUNCIL WAITING FOR SCHOOL AUDIT

After a two-hour closed session Thursday night with attorneys and the town's auditor, the Colonial Beach Town Council announced that it will take no new steps to inspect school finances until completion of an audit, which is expected next month.

Auditor Nancy Miller told the council last month that she had encountered "very significant issues" obtaining financial information from the school system. The council then asked the School Board to agree to 14 steps to improve the schools' bookkeeping and financial reporting. The board has not yet agreed to the demands. School officials have said they already have implemented many of them and have provided Miller with all of the information requested.

--Frank Delano

health

SPOTSY MIDDLE OFFERS H1N1 CLINIC

Spotsylvania County schools will hold an H1N1 flu vaccination clinic for all students and their siblings from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Spotsylvania Middle School. Any child in line by 6 p.m. will be vaccinated, according to schools spokeswoman Sara Branner. Vaccines will be available in both the injectable and mist formats.

--Pamela Gould

commuting

TROOPERS TICKET HOV VIOLATIONS

ARLINGTON

--A Northern Virginia driver is holding a $1,000 ticket after a recent crackdown on those who drive illegally in carpool lanes. State police on Thursday ticketed a motorist driving through Arlington County in the HOV lanes. The $1,000 ticket is for a fourth offense in five years.

Police also issued 25 tickets for first-time offenses and one for a second offense. Police are conducting a second wave of their Operation HOV Crackdown. On one morning last month, officers issued 89 tickets in three hours on Interstates 95 and 395.

celebrity

FANS CAMP OUT FOR PALIN IN ROANOKE

ROANOKE

--More than 300 people camped out overnight in Roanoke for the chance to meet former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. By yesterday morning, the size of the crowd had more than tripled. The former governor of Alaska was in town to promote her book "Going Rogue."

--The Associated Press

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