Providing a temporary home and hope for the homeless. Micah Ecumenical Ministries dedicates and holds a blessing service for Hesed House on Augustine Ave. in Fredericksburg.
PHOTOS: Micah’s Hesed House dedication
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WATCH: Micah holds an open house/blessing service at Hesed House on Augustine Avenue
Hesed House is a renovated 14-room hotel. It will provide a short-term stay for the unsheltered homeless
WATCH: Plaque at Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site remembers 1950 Walker-Grant protesters
A plaque has been dedicated at Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site in downtown Fredericksburg remembering the 27 Black seniors at Walker-Grant who protested their graduation treatment at the Fredericksburg Community Center (Now the Dorothy Hart Community Center).
WATCH: Governor announces plan to combat learning loss after COVID
The ALL IN VA plan calls for school districts to use money in the amended state budget to fund free-of-cost high intensity tutoring for grades 3-8. He’d like localities to look at a Louisa program to curb absenteeism.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Widewater State Park
Park Manager Paul Anderson talks about the new paddle craft launch, what the park will look like when all three phases are achieved, Trail Quest and Paddle Quest and how the park benefits the county and region.
WATCH: Moving the cannon at the VFW Post in Fredericksburg
Massaponax High School student Calvin Kung completed his Eagle Scout project on Tuesday when the cannon at VFW Post 3103 was moved by crane near Route 1. The cannon needed to be moved because the VFW Post will soon be expanded.
LISTEN: Town Talk: Stratford Hall
Stratford Hall’s Director of Research Gordon Steffey and Communications Director Anne Wilson preview the Wine and Oyster Festival on September 16th. Info on Stratford Mail, a fabulous history podcast and details on other events this fall at Stratford Hall
PHOTOS: A river in need of water
Rappahannock River from the Quarry Trail. Fredericksburg
PHOTOS: Glen Allen beat Massaponax 10-7: Commonwealth District vs. Colonial District
Glen Allen traveled up to Spotsylvania to take on Massaponax Friday night.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Techs in the Burg
Dave the Computer Guy talks about how the Internet moves from continent to continent, using an old laptop to make a Chromebook and securing a business laptop for travel.
WATCH: It’s Overdose Awareness Day
Mayor Greenlaw reads a proclamation
PHOTOS: Courtland band gets ready
Before you perform at a Friday night football game or in competition you practice, practice practice. Courtland High School Royal Brigade Marching Band. Midweek.
WATCH: Habitat of Caroline introduces a new type of house
Zero step, conditioned crawl space homes have (until now) been a dream for Habitat for Humanity of Caroline. Two of the homes are now under construction in Bowling Green.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Art Attack
Bill Harris preview Art Attack on September 16th in downtown Fredericksburg. Art Attack is a grassroots event that gets people out of the studio and into the streets. To sign up: artattackproject.com
WATCH: And they’re off….
https://youtu.be/2VkxVJmqr5M
PHOTOS: Battlefield District XC meet @ Courtland
Battlefield District XC Tuesday afternoon as Courtland hosted King George, Chancellor and Culpeper.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Tree Fredericksburg
Anne Little previews the Tree and Shrub sale at the baseball stadium on September 23rd. Order trees and shrubs right now at treefredericksburg.org
Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office looking for shooting suspect
21-year-old suspect accused of shooting his girlfriend’s brother
PHOTOS: Volunteers helping home builds with Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County
Friday afternoon the heat index in Bowling Green was 100+. That didn’t slow down volunteers from Fredericksburg United Methodist Church at a Habitat for Humanity of Caroline home site.
VIDEO: Cait Woodward previews Loisann’s Day on Sunday at Memorial Park
The executive director for Loisann’s Hope House talks about a unique fundraiser for the region’s oldest and largest family homeless shelter.
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