AUDIO: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Chief Historian John Hennessy talks about desegregation in the area. Discussion on the 1950 protest and sit-ins downtown.
Town Talk: Desegregation in the area
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Election ’19: Josh Cole & Bryce Reeves
VIDEO: Election night conversations with Delegate-elect Josh Cole and Senator Reeves after victory had been declared in downtown Fredericksburg.
Josh Cole going to Richmond. Frazier makes history in Spotsy
Josh Cole is in, beat Paul Milde. Reeves, Orrock, Stuart and Mark Cole win. Deborah Frazier is the first African American elected to the Spotsy Board. Jack Cavalier loses by 18 votes in Stafford.
Election results here
Here’s the State Board of Election site with updated election returns in General Assembly and local races.
Suspect arrested after shooting at man in Exxon parking lot in Stafford
Police say shots fired after altercation. No injures. Suspect in jail.
True devotion: Band parents!
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes….We salute all the band parents who set up /take down in all weather. These are some Stafford County parents at Band Together to Fight Hunger.
Town Talk: Cooking Autism
https://www.newstalk1230.net/episode/town-talk-nov-5-2/
This is what unity looks like
VIDEO: Band Together to Fight Hunger in Stafford. A night of purpose.
Stafford Schools raise money for nearly 35-thousand meals
PHOTOS: A community comes together. Band Together to Fight Hunger in Stafford is about raising money for meals and collecting food for the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank.
Banding Together to Fight Hunger in Stafford
VIDEO: Band Together to Fight Hunger in Stafford raised $17,450. That’s 34,900 meals for those hungry in the region. The 8th annual Band Together To Fight Hunger brings the five high school marching bands in Stafford together to help the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank.
Run for Stafford County DARE program this Saturday @ Pratt Park
VIDEO: The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office 2019 Fall DARE 5K/10K/1M race on November 9th at Pratt Park.
Ground broken, work beginning on five Habitat homes in Caroline County
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Work has started on building five homes with Caroline County Habitat for Humanity, with the help of a USDA Self-Help Housing Grant. Ground was broken in Milford in late September.
ALICE Awareness Week #1
Did you know that more than 40% of local households work hard but still struggle to cover all their basic living expenses –
Stafford voters have a road bond decision on Tuesday
VIDEO: There’s a 50 million dollar road bond referrendum on the ballot in Stafford County. What’s it all about?
This is only a test. Sunday morning drill tests mass casuality readiness
VIDEO: Fredericksburg was the site Sunday morning for a regional mass casualty training exercise. A “bomb” went off as runners in a 5K race passed the open field in front of Wegmans. The two hour drill was followed by a critique.
All Business: Phoenix Event Alliance
AUDIO: The people who bring you the Virginia Renaissance Faire are looking for land in Spotsylvania for the Common Ground Event Park. Big ideas. Big plans. We talk with Cornelia Rutherford
600 care packages from this area headed to the military overseas
PHOTOS: This is what 600 packages headed overseas to troops looks like. Blue Star Mothers of Fredericksburg and volunteers did the packing in about 90 minutes on Saturday morning at the Berea Fire Station in Stafford.
Care packages for troops assembled by local Blue Star Mothers
VIDEO: Blue Star Mothers of Fredericksburg and about 200 volunteers assembled 600 care packages ready to be sent to service members overseas. The community donated everything in each box.
Band in the Stands: Riverbend High School
VIDEO: Music from the bleachers @ Riverbend High School
Town Talk: Stafford as the center of cyber
AUDIO: Stafford Economic Development and Tourism Director John Holden. Stafford as the center of cyber and the Stafford smart city.
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