Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care Director Samantha Shoukas talks about the status of homeless services in the region and how you can get involved.
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Eviction moratorium causing confusion and scams
BBB Scam Tracker has seen numerous reports of phony “pandemic relief” grants or government programs that allegedly provide funding to people impacted by the pandemic.
LISTEN: Virginia Career Works
Marty Baldwin with Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Meg Bohmke with the Stafford Board of Supervisors and Jackie Davis with Virginia Career Works-Bay Consortium with an overview of the program: Assisting people looking for a job, people needing retraining and employers.
Fraudulent QR codes can scam consumers
You receive an email, a direct message on social media, a text message, a flyer, or a piece of mail that includes a QR code. You are supposed to scan the code ..
Directors elected, strategic plan unveiled at Northern Neck Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting
“Every month, we spend countless hours studying reports, listening to feedback, and understanding the impact of the coop on our community and our members…” Board chairman Hunger Greenlaw
WATCH: New Housing Navigator looking to reach more people with rent relief info
Legal Aid Works has a Housing Navigator to help people apply for rent relief through the online portal set up by Virginia to allow tenants to access millions of dollars in rent funds to avoid evictions.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Legal Aid Works & Housing Navigator
Housing Navigator Rose Martinez and Legal Aid Works Executive Director Ann Kloeckner talk about the Virginia Rent Relief Program.
Watch out for fake customer service numbers
The Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia says double check the customer service number. Scammers make fake ads with fake customer service numbers.
New leaders for Electric Cooperatives Association
Outgoing chair Patricia Dorey joked that she didn’t have a gavel to turn over to Brown, since she was elected at a virtual meeting in 2020 and only laid eyes on her gavel at this year’s meeting.
WATCH: Empowerhouse still needs your help to complete the new HVAC system at the domestic violence shelter
About 50-thousand dollars still needed. Here’s the situation and here’s how you can help.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Allen and Allen Hometown Heroes
Esha and Shreyaa Venkat are teenagers doing really big things with their organization Nest4Us. It’s about helping and serving others.
BBB tips for Back-to-school return. Virginia’s sales-tax holiday is August 6-8
When shopping online, be wary of “click bait” ads that feature items that imply that you may want or need it based on the search history
LISTEN: Town Talk/Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County
John Mahoney and Jason Tickle update work being done by Habitat of Caroline. Work concluding on building five homes-volunteers needed. Land for the next rounds of Habitat builds are also needed.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Empowerhouse
Kathy Anderson and Brenda Miller talk about HVAC needs for their shelter, ways you can provide more than just money to the work of helping domestic violence victims.
Buying a car online? Be careful
See the car first. Never buy a car without making an in-person inspection and taking a test drive first.
REC board elections open
Member-Owners urged to participate. Virtual meeting is August 11
LISTEN: Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia with warnings on Sneakfoot and Sweepstake scams
Barry Moore says the scams are coming at a fast pace these days
The Community Foundation announces over $150,000 in scholarships to local high school grads
The foundation manages over 40 scholarship funds on behalf of generous individuals and families that want to strengthen the greater Fredericksburg community.
Town Talk: Fredericksburg SPCA
Sarah Chiles and Carrie Withers with the Fredericksburg SPCA on the addition of land and a building at their current location on Courthouse Road. Updates on the Animal Resource Center, the P.E.T.S program and the FUR Ball.
State Fair of Virginia returns
The State Fair of Virginia at the Meadow Event Park missed last year because of COVID
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