The final town hall in the series is being held Monday, October 16, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Salem Fields
Community Church in Spotsylvania.
Park Service offers Fit-History hikes
This season’s hikes will range from 2.5 to 5 miles, covering two to three miles per hour. All hikes begin at 10 a.m.
Every Woman’s Life Program offers free screening services
Every Woman’s Life Program awarded a one-year grant to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection.
Group aims to help pregnant women struggling with substance abuse
Education Group to meet on Thursdays Beginning Aug. 10
NAMI offers mental illness active recovery program
The 10-week course will meet on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Kenmore Club, 632 Kenmore Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
City Farmers Market to celebrate National Farmers Market Week
Fredericksburg City Farmers Market joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week on August 5, 2017.
RACSB offers free opioid overdose training
About 60,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in the United States, and experts expect that number to grow.
RACSB offers youth mental health first aid class
The course will be offered Thursday, June 22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy (3630 Lee Hill Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22408).
Session will address opioid epidemic
Opioids are claiming the lives of more and more area residents. Last year, 72 people in Planning District 16 died from opioid overdoses, according to preliminary statistics from the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In an effort to stem the rising tide of...
Giant on Route 3 adding in-store nutritionist
Nutritionist Lindsay Pugliese, MS, RD, LDN, will be the first in-store nutritionist in a local Giant supermarket.
Operation Medicine Cabinet to collect unused prescription meds
On Saturday, April 29, 2017, from 10 AM – 2 PM the Stafford Sheriff’s Office will participate in “Operation Medicine Cabinet” to be held at Stafford Hospital Center near the Emergency Room entrance. This event, coordinated regionally by Partners in Aging, encourages...
Fredericksburg Smile Center to Host Free Dental Care Day
Online preregistration is required for the April 28 event.
Respite Home Offers a Break to Parents of Adult Children with Intellectual Disabilities
“The respite homes gives us parents a chance to come up for air, while knowing our son is well-cared for.”
NAMI-Rappahannock Offering Free Educational Program for Adults with Serious Mental Illness
The course is free to participants.
Pharmaceutical Company Chimerix Refuses Drug for Fredericksburg Boy
By Susan Larson
Local Families Bring Awareness to Postpartum Depression
Climb Out of the Darkness – Team Fredericksburg sponsored a local fundraising walk.
disAbility Resource Center Summer Open House
The disAbility Resource Center helps people find the resources and services to support an integrated and independent life in the community.
Drop Off Your Expired or Unused Medications and Sharps
Drive up, drop off and drive out. No questions asked.
Fredericksburg Entrepreneur Creates Health Care App ickytrack
Chris Muldrow designed ickytrack to track and share information when caring for sick family members.
RACSB to Host Open House at New Intermediate Care Facility
The facility will provide 24-hour support and supervision for four adult residents with an intellectual disability.
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