200 new cases. Deaths at 395.
COVID keeps spreading. 79 hospitalized locally
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LISTEN: Town Talk/Stafford School Board
Stafford School Board Chairman Holly Hazard is leaving after nine years. We talk about the hiring of a new superintendent and the challenges of COVID.
WATCH: Wee Christmas @ Kenmore
Looking for somewhere to take your family this Christmas? Check out Wee Christmas at Kenmore in Fredericksburg.
WATCH: Remembering a hero. Sgt. Nick Mason
Some Gave All Memorial Ride in memory of Marine Corps Sgt Joshua Frazier killed in Iraq in 2007 and Army National Guardsman Sgt Nicholas Mason killed in Iraq in 2004.
WATCH: Remembering a hero. Sgt. David Ruhren
Davey’s Battle Brothers Ride 2021. In memory of Sgt. David Ruhren of Stafford who died in Mosul, Iraq. Ride from Fredericksburg to Quantico.
WATCH: Never forgotten. December 21, 2004 Mess Hall Attack at FOB Marez Mosul Iraq –
Remembering the Fallen. David Ruhren of Stafford and Nick Mason of King George.
Stafford man arrested for assaulting roommate and her child
Police say the suspect tried to hide in the house
Spotsylvania man charged with weekend shooting death of roomate
Suspect says he mistook his roomate for someone attempting to break-in
The rise of area COVID numbers continues
The region continues to see COVID numbers increase
WATCH: Shop with a Cop in Spoty helps hundreds of teens and senior citizens
The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office helped about 200 seniors and teenagers with Shop with A Cop last week at the Cosner’s Corner Target and the Southpoint Walmart.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Adult Services Coordinator Tracy McPeck and Library Director Martha Hutzel talk about free COVID tests from the library, the adult winter reading challenge and Idea Space.
VDOT area road work this week
Most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia will be lifted from noon Thursday, Dec. 23, through noon Monday, Dec. 27
Theft on a massive scale: Online shopping fraud and the role of social media
The study finds the pandemic, along with lax social commerce shopping platforms, has opened the door for scammers in China to steal from desperate online shoppers
Weekly COVID-19 vaccination numbers
From the Rappahannock Area Health District
NSWC Dahlgren Division range testing may produce very loud noise Monday and Tuesday
It’s the sound of freedom!
PHOTOS: Shop with a Cop in Spotsy for teens
The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office organized Shop with a Cop for 100 county teens at the Southpoint Walmart. Joining them, some members of the Pentagon Police Department and Commonwealth’s Attorney Travis Bird.
Farewell to the mild temps
The National Weather Servie says expect highs to move closer to typical mid-Dec readings.
WATCH: In the community–the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office
Shop with a Cop and Operation Blue Christmas this weekend
Weekly COVID numbers for the area
From the Rappahannock Area Health District
Governor includes City wastewater treatment plant in budget request
The proposal is for 27 million dollars. The General Assembly has final say.
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