A proclamation from Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw makes May 21, 2023, Marine Corps Historic Half Day in Fredericksburg.
WATCH: City Council proclamation on the Marine Corps Historic Half
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WATCH: Community Services Board talks about local efforts to reduce Fentanyl deaths
The Rappahannock Community Services Board hosted a virtual Q and A on local efforts to fight Fentanyl. Among the topics, Fentanyl test strips
PHOTOS: Getting ready to ride
Law Enforcement United Team Fredericksburg was getting on Monday at City Police headquarters for the drive to Chesapeake on Tuesday and the start of the bike ride to DC this week.
WATCH: $10,000 check from Mount Hope Baptist to the Food Bank
Pastor Bell and Mount Hope Baptist present check to Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank during worship service.
WATCH: Spotsylvania church makes feeding the hungry a priority
Mount Hope Baptist Church in Spotsylvania gave the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank a $10,000 check on Sunday.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Hometown Heroes
The deadline is May 31st
WATCH: LEU Fredericksburg gets ready to ride for the fallen
Law Enforcement United Team Fredericksburg begins the Chesapeake to DC bike ride on Wednesday. The ride honors the fallen, remembers the survisors.
PHOTOS: The Great Train Race 2023
Competition and fun on Sunday morning downtown
PHOTOS: Walking in Fredericksburg to find a cure for MS
Walk MS Fredericksburg
WATCH: Walk MS in Fredericksburg raises over 50-thousand dollars
Walk route started and ended at JM
PHOTOS: The start of a new middle school in the city
Middle school groundbreaking in Fredericksburg in Idlewild. The new school doesn’t have a name yet. It’s expected to open August, 2025.
WATCH: Ground broken for new Middle School in Fredericksburg
As construction vehicles passed by, Fredericksburg officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new middle school on Idlewild Blvd.
PHOTOS: A big surprise at Park Ridge Elementary School in Stafford
Welcome home Senior Master Sergeant Johnson. Charlotte and Cameron are surprised by their mom’s return from deployment on Friday at Park Ridge Elementary School in Stafford.
WATCH: Reunited in Stafford! Air Force mom back from deployment surprises her kids
Senior Master Sergeant Johnson surprised her kids at Park Ridge Elementary School in Stafford on Friday afternoon.
PHOTOS: Time to take this off your list…Get plants today from RAAI sale….check!
The annual sale going on at 750 Kings Highway. 10-4 Monday thru Friday. 9-12 on Saturday. Alexis or a master gardener can answer any questions.
Every purchase helps provide funding for RAAI’s day program for adults with intellectual disabilities.
WATCH: Prayer and praise on the National Day of Prayer downtown
About 40 churches gathered in Hurkamp Park in downtown Fredericksburg Thursday. . Among them, Deputy Steven Curtis with the Stafford Sheriff’s Office.
LISTEN: Town Talk/R-Board-Compost-A-Thon
R-Board Director Phil Hathcock and Recycling Manager Francesca Johnson preview Compost-A-Thon on May 12th from 5-8 at Hurkamp Park.
WATCH: A chance to see the Caretaker’s Lodge at the Mary Washington Monument in Fredericksburg
Washington Heritage Museums is giving you an up-close look at the Caretaker’s Lodge at the Mary Washington Monument on Washington Avenue in Fredericksburg on Saturday.
WATCH: Battle of Chancellorsville–Spies in Spotsylvania aid Union Army
The stories of Issac Silver and Ebenzer McGee–Spotsylvania residents who lived in the Five Mile Fork area–and provided information to the Union Army.
WATCH: Weapon detectors approved for Prince William schools
The Prince William School Board voted Wednesday night in favor of installing weapon detectors starting next school year. The plan would outfit all high schools, middle schools and non-traditional schools.
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