Volunteers were out early Saturday morning placing the bags and sand and candles.
PHOTOS: Preparing for the Luminaria at the National Cemetery
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Luminaria Saturday night at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
The cemetery will be open from 8 pm-11 pm.
Area gas prices again on the rise
Triple A Mid-Atlantic says Virginia’s gas price average of $3.47 is up six cents in a week, down four cents in the past month and is 16 cents higher than it was leading into Memorial Day weekend a year ago.
PHOTOS: Lafayette marker downtown
There’s now a marker in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum downtown on the visit in 1824 of General Marquis de Lafayette.
WATCH: New marker unveiled highlighting Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg
There’s a new historical marker in downtown Fredericksburg.
WATCH: The Luminaria on Saturday night at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
The annual event takes place this Saturday night from 8-11.
Fredericksburg Rescue Squad hosting “Stop the Bleed” course on Thursday
No need to register ahead of time.
VDOT: New traffic pattern on 301 and the Market Center crossover in Dahlgren
The goal is to reduce accidents in this area.
Temps near 90 today
Forecasters say chance of afternoon storms return tomorrow.
WATCH: The DARE song
Sing along if you know it!
PHOTOS: DARE Day in Stafford
Fifth graders in all Stafford County Schools gathered at Pratt Park.
WATCH: Celebrating improvements to the downtown train station
14+ million dollars in improvements now complete.
Nearly 1.2 million Virginians expected to travel for Memorial Day holiday
Air travel to set new state holiday record, surpassing 2023 numbers.
LISTEN: Summer Reading @ the Central Rappahnnock Regional Library
The Summer Reading Program began May 15th.
“Very Loud Noise” could be produced during testing at Dahlgren this week
Officials say testing will happen between 8 and 5.
Brief delays on Brooke Road in Stafford for slope repair projects starting this Tuesday
Brooke Road will be reduced to a single lane between Camp Geary Lane and Marlborough Point Road through July.
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank distribution schedule this week
You are not required to show any paperwork or identification to receive food. Participants may be asked a series of intake questions such as household Information, income and locality.
WATCH: Shiloh Baptist Church-Old Site marks 170 years
Shiloh Baptist Church-Old Site on Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg remembered the past on Sunday morning.
WATCH: 160 years ago–The final Civil War shots in Spotsylvania
Ryan Quint with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylania National Military Park outlines the end of Civil War fighting in the region.
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