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Windy and cooler today
Wind gusts 20+ around here today
WATCH: New Chick-fil-A approved for Garrisonville Road in North Stafford
Stafford Supervisors unanimously approved a new Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Stafford. A Chick-fil-A official told the board this location on Garrisionville Road will include an innovative kitchen and two drive-thru lanes.
LISTEN: Dahlgren’s Innovation Challenge: Big money, important results
Here’s all the info. Deadline is January 31
City Police report scam costs woman $35,000
City Police say this is a new twist on an old scam
Scam reported in King George
Phony calls from a “grandmother” are being reported
LISTEN: Town Talk/UMW College of Education
Kevin Good and Kristina Peck talk about the teacher shortage and one solution–the STREAM Initiative. They’re focusing on a creating a dynamic educational space for future teachers in Seacobeck Hall
Rain today. Windy tomorrow
Wind gusts over 20 mile an hour predicted for the region tomorrow
PHOTOS: Spanberger comes to Fredericksburg with a big check
7th District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger was in Fredericksburg on Wednesday to meet with the Rappahannock Area Heath District and community partners. A $400,000 check presented to purchase a mobile health clinic.
WATCH: Rappahannock Area Health District director warns that next pandemic may be closer than you think
Dr. “O” warns that next pandemic could be 25 years away
Stafford Fire and Rescue: Sheetz fire intentionally set
Spotsylvania woman arrested and charged
Spotsy Sheriff’s Office: Large fight at Riverbend High School
At the conclusion of the investigation a total of eight juveniles will be charged.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Stafford’s African American history
Stafford Museum and Cultural Center: Frank White, the Keeper of Knowledge, shares some Stafford stories with Sue Henderson. Stories, like driving a school bus at age 16 in the mid-1950’s.
Spotsylvania Circuit Court awarded grant to preserve local records
$59,733.00 awarded for local records preservation in Spotsylvania
Mild today, rain tomorrow
Our mild January continues
MLK celebration week at UMW draws upon service and the arts
Tara Murray uses these words to describe herself: human rights defender, truth teller, justice lover, freedom fighter.
WATCH: Delegate Orrock’s nursing home staffing standards bill advances
Caroline Delegate Bobby Orrock’s bill to set minimum staffing standards for nursing homes passed one General Assembly committee and is headed to another. Orrock’s bill says nursing homes need to have enough staff to provide an average of just over 3 hours of nursing care to each resident every day.
Meeting Wednesday night on proposed roundabout at the Lee Hill School Drive and Old Dominion Parkway
5-7 Wednesday at Lee HIll Elementary School
WATCH: Virginia House subcommittee passes bill to reduce days of early voting
A bill from Spotsylvania Delegate Phil Scott that would reduce early voting from 45 days before Election Day to 14 days passed a House of Delegates subcommittee. Stafford Delegate Tara Durant filed a similar bill.
LISTEN: Amy Cherry Taylor/The real estate picture in the region
Amy Cherry Taylor and Associates with Avery Hess Realtors.
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