LISTEN: We took you there; 2025

–Rappahannock Education Farm in White Oak donates 40,000+ pounds of vegetables
–Janel Donohue talks about the end of Rappahannock United Way after 85+ years
–Jaimie Ashton develops a Memorial Park for Spotsylvania students who died young
–Micah Ecumenical Ministries a finalist for the million dollar Opus Prize
–Centennial Broadcasting’s Allen Shaw gives the first of four $25,000 checks to Rappahannock Adult Activities as part of the year long 100K of Kindness to local charities
–Buc-ees debated in Stafford
–The James Monroe Museum and several Fredericksburg residents help bring the remains of the daughter of James Monroe back from France and to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond
–Spotsylvania-based Leashes of Valor provides more service dogs to post 9-11 veterans
–Living Legacies opens at the Fredericksburg Area Museum:  African American History in the Fredericksburg area
–Victory and Valor–the USO celebrated for its work at the Dorothy Hart Community Center in Fredericksburg during World War II
–Rappahannock Education Farm breaks ground on a barn
–Micah’s now annual Coldest Night of the Year walk raises money for the homeless
–Sound the Alarm. FailSafe-Era holds rally after local shootings
New Visitor Center dedicated in Fredericksburg
–Local goats used to clear brush at Old Mill Park
–National Night Out in Stafford continues to turn out massive crowds
–Stafford dedicates the African American Heritage Trail
–Love Scrub at Hurkamp Park in Fredericksburg
–Dr. Janet Gullickson retires as President of Germanna Community College
–Kalahari on track to open late 2026 in Spotsylvania
–New Walker-Grant Middle School opens in Fredericksburg
–Retired Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater of Fredericksburg writes a biography:  “Bridging Troubled Waters:”
–Tree Fredericksburg honors Carl and Anne Little
–New citizens ceremony at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland
–Leslie Leahy and Stacy Horner-Dunn discuss the grief that comes with losing their daughters-Ceili and Austen
–Save Jane event in Fredericksburg remembers child abuse victims