Officer McDowney described as having a caring heart and desire to help animals in need.
King George Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of Animal Control Officer Teresa McDowney
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Caroline baseball players learn about another kind of assist
There’s an assist in baseball. Some Caroline High School baseball players also assisted a Bowling Green Habitat for Humanity family.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Empowerhouse
Jackie Oliveira, Kirsten Knox and Kathy Anderson. This is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. 1 in 3 teens impacted. Empowerhouse has a program in schools that is showing great promise. empowerhouseva.org
WATCH: Coldest Night of Year walk is this Saturday
There’s still time to be part of Saturday’s Coldest Night of the Year Walk for Micah Ministries in downtown Fredericksburg. The money you raise helps Micah and its work with the homeless–and you’ll make a memory.
PHOTOS: The future is now for The Future Builders program at Caroline High School
Noah Hughes and his students in The Future Builders Program at Caroline High School raised a wall Wednesday afternoon to kick off their build and thank donors. habitatofcaroline.org
WATCH: Wall raising ceremony by carpentry students at Caroline High School
Students in the Carpentry Career Technical Education class are partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Caroline to build a home at the school. Once finished the home will be moved to Ladysmith and sold to a local veteran at cost.
City Police say there’s been an increase in catalytic converter thefts
Police say the Toyota Prius and Honda Element are being targeted. Here are some tips to keeping your car safe:
Women and Girls Fund application closes this Friday
A nonprofit or its programming can serve any population, simply demonstrate how this grant funding would specifically serve the unique needs of women and girls in the community.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Habitat of Caroline & George Washington Regional Commission
Mac Williams, Director of Build Operations for Habitat, GWRC Executive Director Chip Boyles and Habitat President and CEO Jason Tickle talk about affordable housing. habitatofcaroline.org
Enjoy the sun today. Cloudy after today…
Forecasters say Saturday will be the coldest day of the week
WATCH: Here’s what you need to know about property reassessment numbers in Stafford
Stafford County property assessments are in the mail. Residential properties have increased 13% on average. Commercial properties are up 23%.
WATCH: It’s not too late to get involved in Saturday’s Coldest Night of the Year walk downtown
The Coldest Night of the Year walk is THIS Saturday night in downtown Fredericksburg. Registration begins at 4 at Riverfront Park. The walk begins by about 5:15.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Hematology Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg
Dr. Chris Vaughn and Dr. Charles Maurer talk about the choice cancer patients have when diagnosed. The story of a local woman who will be the first in the nation enrolled in a lung cancer trial. hoafredericksburg.com
K-9 Dux featured at the National Law Enforcement Museum
Photo courtesy National Law Enforcement Museum- October, 2018
WATCH: Remembering K-9 Dux
Our coverage when Dux was shot
K-9 once shot in the line of duty passes away in Spotsylvania
K9 Dux served with the sheriffs office from October 2015 to November 2021, when he retired to live with his handler, Deputy Kory Kelley.
WATCH: Sending mail in colonial times…it wasn’t very easy
The colonial mail system described by reenactor Paul Limerick on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford.
PHOTOS: A blast with the past on Presidents Day at Ferry Farm in Stafford
From attempting to throw a stone across the Rappahannock, to visiting with George Washington to colonial games..there was learning and fun
WATCH: It’s here! Big crowd greets the beginning of the Fredericksburg Free Press
Ribbon cutting Monday afternoon downtown for the Fredericksburg Free Press. The non-profit, online news operation is headquartered at 401 Princess Anne Street.
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank picks Germanna’s Bear Necessities for Healthy Choices grant
The check was the first Dan Maher distributed as part pf a Federation of Virginia Food Banks Healthy Pantry Initiative Grant Pilot program.
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