It happened this morning on Avenue E near Murphy Road in Stafford in the building that used to house The Viking Den.

J.C. Court, who died on July 31, also was a founding member of the city’s volunteer fire department and helped establish the Stafford Municipal School District.

Suzanne Rehak photoThe family-owned Sunbelt Machine Works in Stafford has strong ties to the energy industry, so the long-term effect of a deepwater drilling moratorium has them worried what the future holds.

Richard Zagrzecki photoDo you like the very tall, very red signs that have been installed along U.S. 59 to let motorists know they have entered the city of Stafford?