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Area road work this week
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WATCH: Stafford Schools offering Chart Your Future to the community on Wednesday
Stafford School Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor talks about the Chart Your Future Expo on Wednesday.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Friends of Chatham
Becca Toy with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Cathy Walker and Carol Hyland with Friends of Chatham talk about the Community Day of Remembrance and Reflection on October 15.
Tourism revenues in Spotsy surpass pre-pandemic levels
Tourism revenue for Spotsylvania County reached just over $212 million in 2021, nearly a 37 percent increase over 2020, and a $30 million increase over 2019’s record-breaking pre-pandemic levels
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank distribution schedule this week
Around the area this week…
Tonight is the last meeting deputies will attend Spotsylvania School Board meetings
Sheriff Harris says deputies will continue as school resource officers
PHOTOS: City Fire Department holds open house Sunday afternoon
A 30+ year tradition returns after COVID
Frost Advisory
Fall arrives
Expect traffic delays this week at Falmouth Bridge and Blue and Gray Parkway
Routine bridge inspections will be underway with single lane closures over the Rappahannock River Monday thru Friday this week.
LISTEN: Show Bizz Buzz podcast
Change. Life in the theater is always about getting ready to travel to the next show. But can it work if both husband and wife act?
Celebrate Virginia Wine Month and experience Stafford’s Tuscany-inspired winery
Potomac Point Vineyard and Winery is situated along interstate 95 and offers a taste of Tuscany in Northern Virginia.
WATCH: What Germanna’s building purchase in North Stafford means to nursing and cybersecurity
Germanna Community College has announced a major expansion in North Stafford boosting nursing and cybersecurity training in the county. We talked about it with Bruce Davis of the Germanna Foundation.
Sunshine today after a chilly start
Next chance of rain on Thursday
Route 17 bridge demolition begins next week in Spotsy
VDOT says bridge demolition is estimated to take four weeks to complete. Nighttime operations will result in noise impacts to nearby residents.
Fredericksburg law enforcement collects items for Empowerhouse
Fire over the summer wiped out supplies
Germanna announces $15 million expansion in North Stafford
Focus on nursing and cybersecurity
Donkey returned safely home in Stafford
Donkey walking early morning on Brooke Road
WATCH: City Fire Department open house this Sunday
For kids AND adults. 1-4 at the fire station downtown on Princess Anne Street
Virginia State Parks fall foliage report
The leaves are beginning to turn
Much cooler today
Our mild weather yesterday is a memory! It feels like fall today!
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