VIDEO: Alexis Fox talks about getting flowers this year at the annual RAAI sale at 750 Kings Highway
Same Rappahannock Adult Activities flowers. New way to get them
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Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office cancels summer camps
Another result of the coronavirus. The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office says summer camps for kids won’t take place.
Postpone that Old Rag Mountain hike: Shenandoah National Park is temporarily closed
Shenandoah National Park closed until further notice
These days we all look warily at each other
Photo: Sunday afternoon in Spotsylvania
Eagle released in North Stafford after rehabilitation
VIDEO: Injured eagle found in Aquia Harbour. Brought back to health at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center.
Virginia State Parks remain open for day-use activities
Overnight accommodations and all indoor facilities to close through April 30 in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Highway safety tip from DMV: Look twice for motorcycles
Motorists Urged to Heighten Awareness of Motorcyclists to Prevent Collisions
Planned burns at Fort AP Hill this week
Residents in localities near AP Hill will likely experience smoke this week
Take a hike! Loriella Park
PHOTOS: Feeling like spring. Waiting to start seeing some tree buds. Loriella Park. Spotsylvania.
Strolling thru history
PHOTOS: A sunny mild Sunday filled the parking spots and meant a high number of walkers around the Bloody Angle in Spotsylvania.
Help coming for Hydrilla at Lake Mooney in Stafford
Because of hydrilla’s high growth rate, it can quickly take over a water body. To ensure the establishment of the newly introduced population of fish and to give the fish time to manage the weeds effectively, Stafford County asks residents to release grass carp, if caught.
4pm Burn Law goes into effect on Saturday
Beginning Saturday, no burning before 4pm
Experience the ocean–without feeling 40 degree water! Special Olympics Polar Plunge
VIDEO: Special Olympics Virginia’s Polar Plunge in Virginia. Up real close!
More ticks in 2020?
VIDEO: An area Master Gardener expects 2020 to be a year where we see considerably more ticks.
Climate Change
VIDEO: The Master Gardeners of the Central Rappahannock Area held their annual Seed Swap on Saturday in Stafford. Brent Hunsinger of Friends of the Rapphannock says warmer conditions are having an impact on trees.
Stafford’s 5.5 billion gallon reservoir turns five
Lake Mooney has become a vital link in Stafford’s mission to provide high-quality clean water to the County and a center for recreation for the neighboring communities
Set your sights on a healthy 2020 with a Jan. 1 hike in a Virginia State Park
Free parking at all state parks on Wednesday
Rappahannock River access closed for I-95 bridge construction at Fredericksburg
The river is impassable through spring 2020 at the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River bridge under construction, with a portage for river traffic
Virginia State Parks accepting applicants for AmeriCorps volunteers
39 volunteers needed for Virginia parks from January thru September
Town Talk: Nature
AUDIO: We talk about nature with Anne Little. Topics include winter gardens, bluebirds, butterflys.
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