20+ volunteers up early Saturday morning at Rappahannock Education Farm gardens in White Oak in Stafford County.
PHOTOS: Planting and picking at Rappahannock Education Farm
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Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank distribution this week
The Food Bank says you’re welcome to come by for food assistance once a week, whether you choose a Drive-Thru, Walk-Up, or Fresh Market distribution.
PHOTOS: Pumpkin Island returns to Fredericksburg!
Pumpkins have again been placed on rocks in the Rappahannock River–the Riverside Drive view.
WATCH: A plant sale that helps a community program grow
The Rappahannock Adult Activities Fall Plant Sale continues at 750 Kings Highway in Stafford.
Marine Corps Base Quantico training
Because training on Quantico is continuous, residents can expect to always hear some noise or feel vibrations.
Fall leaf report shows little change so far in leaves around the region
The State Deparatment of Forestry says green is still dominant in Virginia’s forests this week, with high elevations and exposed ridgetops reaching partial levels (about 40% of trees in color).
LISTEN: Women’s Colloquium coming to UMW on November 7th
Kimberly Young and Beth Williams talk about the 30th annual event on November 7th and the monthly coffee talks.
Stop the Bleed training for some Spotsy students
The Spotsylvania Career & Tech Center partnered with the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office to provide “Stop the Bleed” training to all Medical Assisting II and DE Health Care Technician students.
WATCH: Ribbons at the Mary Washington House on Charles Street
Every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you can place a pink ribbon on the fence in front of the Mary Washington House on Charles Street in Fredericksburg.
LISTEN: Flu shots available around the region
Erin Perkins with the Rappahannock Area Health District says it takes about two weeks after your flu shot for it to take full effect.
Simply Angels collecting hurricane relief items Thursday on Cool Springs Road in Stafford
Simply Angels says items collected on Thursday will head towards the border of Virginia and Tennessee in a hard hit area that has somewhat been forgotten about because of location.
WATCH: New book on ghosts in the area–Haunted Fredericksburg
Michelle Hamilton says she’s seen (and heard) the paranormal at the Mary Washington House on Charles Street.
All-terrain wheelchairs at Manassas Battlefield Park
The Manassas National Battlefield Park officially launched on Monday a new service for visitors to better access to the park with two manually powered all terrain wheelchairs. The chairs use two mountain bike wheels and manual lever propulsion to allow greater access...
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative’s Powering Community Golf Tournament raises $7,000 for Ledwith Lewis Free Clinic
Officials say the clinic will be able to use the $7,000 to deliver nearly $200,000 in medical assistance to those in the region.
Emergency bridge repair over Accokeek creek in Stafford
Route 1 northbound will be reduced to a single lane at the bridge for approximately 10 days as crews fix a bridge rail and guardrail damaged in a tractor-trailer crash
WATCH: Caroline Supervisors hear about housing partnerships in the county
Caroline County Schools, Central Virginia Housing and Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County told the Board of Supervisors about ways they are working together to provide housing options to teachers.
LISTEN: Rappahannock River Roundtable holds a Rappahannock River Symposium on October 16th at the Old Silk Mill
Leonina Arismendi says her talk will focus on environmental justice.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative says bamboo is a power outage risk
REC says once planted, bamboo is difficult to manage or remove.
Area road work this week
Updated information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511Virginia.
NSWC Dahlgren Division range testing may produce very loud noise this week
Dahlgren officials say testing will take place 8am to 5pm thru Thursday.
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