Lake Anna will have a LightSound device to provide guests with a unique experience during the solar eclipse on Monday.
The Eclipse…and more at Lake Anna State Park on Monday!
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WATCH: The JM principal asks for more community volunteers at Martin Luther King service
Two community leaders also honored for their work for justice.
Welcome to Fredericksburg!
Representatives from Fredericksburg’s German sister city arrived last night
Osprey Festival next Saturday in Colonial Beach
Event hosted by the Virginia Osprey Foundation.
LISTEN: Friends of Chatham/Spring Gala and Art Auction
Nancy Fahy and Carol Hyland preview the event on April 28th.
WATCH: German sister city coming to Fredericksburg this week
The Schwetzingen-Fredericksburg Alliance–Fredericksburg’s German Sister City Association welcomes a group on Wednesday
WATCH: Happy Birthday Josh Hardy
Josh Hardy would have turned 18 on March 31, 2024. Ten-year-old Josh passed away in 2016 from a rare form of cancer and complications from years of treatment. The Fredericksburg area–and far beyond–got behind the #savejosh movement as his mom fought to get him an experimental drug.
PHOTOS: Belmont gives visually impaired kids the fun of an Easter egg hunt
Last weekend Belmont held their annual beeping egg hunt. Families from around the region–and state–came to Gari Melchers Home and Studio for the unique event.
WATCH: Belmont brings the joy of an Easter egg hunt to visually impaired kids
There are numerous Easter egg hunts around the area today. Last weekend, one was held for visually impaired kids at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont in Stafford.
Secretariat Day in Ashland on Saturday
Monument to be dedicated. Secretariat born in Caroline at Meadow Event Park
PHOTOS: Rappahannock Adult Activities annual Spring Plant Sale opens Friday
It’s at 750 Kings Highway in Stafford-a few miles east of the Chatham Bridge. Money raised helps RAAI and its community-based developmental day program for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Monday-Friday 9-4
Saturday-9-noon
www.raaihort.org
Virginia State Parks invites visitors to witness the solar eclipse on April 8
Solar viewing glasses being sold at parks statewide. Here’s a list of the best viewing times.
Huntley homecoming canceled because, well, depends on who you ask
City claims celebration shelved due to Huntley’s schedule; singer responds with video.
Friends of the Library Spectacular Spring Sale winding down
The sale concludes Wednesday at 125 Olde Greenwich Drive Suite 150 in Fredericksburg. Selection of books, movies, donated CPU’s and furniture. Half-priced day Tuesday and Wednesday. Sales benefit the Central Rappahannock Regional Library
LISTEN: Town Talk/Leashes of Valor
Karen Meadows and Lisa Berry are two of the service dog trainers with Spotsylvania-based Leashes of Valor. We talk about how they train the dogs, how they prepare the veterans to life with a service dog, and how one leash does save two lives. leashesofvalor.org
WATCH: River Crossing Parkway Study Open House this Wednesday
FAMPO Administrator Ian Ollis talks about a potential river crossing bridge and parkway west of I-95, across the Rappahannock River. An Open House is planned March 20th at the VDOT Auditorium at 86 Deacon Road in Stafford from 5-7.
Community Connections Expo is this Tuesday
Event organizers say this is a first for the region. They hope it becomes an annual event.
Beeping egg hunt at Melchers a treat for visually-impaired children
The beeping eggs are donated by volunteers from the International
Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators.
Friends of the Rappahannock bring film festival to Fredericksburg
Spend an evening watching films meant to inform and inspire.
WATCH: Community Connections preview
The Expo seeks to connect those in need with free community resources in the Fredericksburg area. It’s March 19 at the Fredericksburg Convention Center.
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