VIDEO: Stafford Rotary’s Meals of Hope. 150+ volunteers come together to pack 66-thousand meals for the region.
Coming together: Stafford Rotary’s Meals of Hope
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Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest: Deadline is February 29
Contest open all month. Write an essay. $5,000 for the winner and $5,000 for their school
Big turnout for Stafford Rotary’s Meals of Hope
PHOTOS: Stafford Rotary’s Meals of Hope. 150+ volunteers at Stafford High School. 66-thousand meals taken directly into the community. All ages. All good.
The Weather Channel amends its spring forecast…it may be cooler now
The Weather Channel says big changes have been made to the March temperature outlook due to an unexpected pattern change. Previously, most of the Lower 48 was expected to experience a warm start to spring.
Overnight Route 17 southbound, I-95 ramp stops in Stafford next week
Route 17 southbound travelers can expect delays near Interstate 95 in Stafford County on the evenings of Monday, Feb. 24 through Friday, Feb. 28 as crews lift bridge beams into place for a new I-95 overpass as part of the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing...
DMV expands offices, adds staff for REAL ID
850,000+ Virginians obtained their REAL IDs last year. DMV prepares to serve more in 2020
I-95 daytime delays in Caroline on Saturday and Sunday
Crews will be inspecting I-95 northbound and southbound overpasses of CSX railroad tracks at mile marker 103, just south of Exit 104 (Carmel Church)
Town Talk: Local symposium on strangulation in intimate partner violence
AUDIO: Kathy Anderson with Empowerhouse and Eileen Dohmann with Mary Washington Healthcare preview a symposium: Identifying, Treating, Investigating and Prosecuting Domestic Violence Strangulation cases.
Awards for Spotsylvania-based A. Smith Bowman Distillery
A. Smith Bowman recognized in several categories: America’s Best Non-Kentucky Single Barrel Bourbon and Icons of Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year, America.
Voicemail mimicking software used in new scams
The Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia says voice-mimicking software is now being used by scammers to create convincing voicemail messages.
Cold and breezy today (but a warmer weekend)
The National Weather Service says sunny skies today, but it will be brisk with wind chill values in the middle to upper 30s during the warmest part of the day.
Rich Serbay out as JM coach
Hall of Fame coach let go. JM releases short statement praising Serbay’s accomplishments.
Town Talk: Tracy Blevins with Plants Map
AUDIO: Early spring fever gardening dos and don’ts with Tracy Blevins of Plants Map.
Germanna’s new Health and Science facility will carry the names of area residents deeply committed to area nursing and health
When it opens in the summer of 2022, the Locust Grove building will be the Frank and Nancy Turnage Health Sciences Building. Part of the facility will be the Robert C. O’Neill Wellness Clinic
1.5 million dollar gift to Germanna to be used at new medical campus in Locust Grove
VIDEO: Mary Jane O’Neill donates 1.5 million dollars to Germanna Community College.
Suspect arrested for attempting to steal goats from Stafford farmer
A suspect was arrested last week by the Stafford Sheriff’s Office for attempting to steal goats after a farmer observed a suspicious person on his property.
No accumulating snow here, but a little expected as close as the Northern Neck
VDOT creating brine lines on the Northern Neck. VDOT says those white lines will prevent snow from sticking to the pavement. Crews are pre-treating roads there and Middle Peninsula area with the chance of snow Thursday afternoon.
General Assembly set to approve the naming of I-95 bridge in memory of CPL McGhee
VIDEO: Not just another piece of legislation.
Town Talk: Stafford Economic Development and Tourism Director John Holden
AUDIO: Holden talks about tourism. Topics include a Kayak Fishing Tournament in June, a running series, soccer tournaments and swimming.
Skinner: Governor should be focused on education funding, not guns
VIDEO: Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Skinner says he wishes Governor Northam paid as much attention to school funding and teacher pay as he has to guns this General Assembly session.
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