VDOT will suspend many highway work zones and lift temporary lane closures on interstates and other major roads from noon Wednesday, Dec. 31-noon Friday, Jan. 2.
Area road work this week
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My Top 5 stories of 2025: Jonathan Hunley
My top five stories of 2025 talk about everything from DOGE to SNL, and first responders to agriculture and higher education.
Food Bank distribution this week
The Food Bank says drive-thru and walk-up food distributions are available once a week.
My top 5 stories of 2025: Taft Coghill Jr.
My top five stories of 2025 include a retrospective of the integration of Caroline County Public Schools, a group of dedicated volunteers filling prescriptions at the Moss Free Clinic, and an area therapist providing guidance for federal employees rebuilding their lives.
LISTEN: Increased holiday patrols target impaired driving in Virginia
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is underway across Virginia this holiday season, with increased patrols targeting impaired driving.
REMS board President Dillard appointed to Virginia State Board of Health
He has logged almost four decades of service in local EMS work.
Area road work this week
VDOT will suspend many highway work zones and lift temporary lane closures on interstates and other major roads from noon Wednesday, Dec. 24-noon Friday, Dec. 26
LISTEN: Season of giving includes the need for blood donations
American Red Cross officials are urging more people to donate blood, warning that a small donor base continues to strain supplies.
Food Bank distribution schedule this week
The Food Bank says drive-thru and walk-up food distributions are available once a week.
PHOTOS: Volunteers put food first days before Christmas
Just days before Christmas, 32 volunteers were up early Saturday, trading holiday shopping for field work at Rappahannock Education Farm in White Oak.
PHOTOS: Shopping with FailSafe-ERA
FailSafe-ERA’s Christmas Holiday Shoppe provided more than gifts, offering families affected by incarceration a moment of normalcy and support during the holiday season.
WATCH: FailSafe-ERA Holiday Shoppe supports families affected by incarceration
FailSafe-ERA’s Christmas Holiday Shoppe provided free shopping, meals, clothing, and school supplies to 60 families affected by incarceration through partnerships with Community Threads and local churches.
LISTEN: Five years for Idea Space
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Idea Space on Princess Anne Street celebrates an anniversary.
Puller Veterans Care Center opens in Warrenton
State officials say the 128-bed Puller Veterans Care Center in Warrenton expands access to long-term, memory, and rehabilitation care for veterans in Northern Virginia and across the Commonwealth.
WATCH: Miss Volunteer Virginia encourages community to ring Salvation Army bells this Christmas
The impact of each of us volunteering to ring a Salvation Army bell this Christmas season was the focus of a Fredericksburg visit by Miss Volunteer Virginia, Kennedy Fewell.
How Fredericksburg-area school divisions fared under the VDOE’s new framework
For the first time, accountability and student performance are determined separately.
On the Agenda, Dec. 15-19
Your weekly look at upcoming public meetings in the region.
Area road work this week
For updated information, check 511Virginia.
PHOTOS: Salvation Army Toyland set to serve about 900 this holiday season
Salvation Army leaders say Toyland reflects continued need across the community. Distribution begins Monday.
Food Bank distribution this week
The Food Bank says drive-thru and walk-up food distributions are available once a week.
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