From the despair of having a bronze otter stolen to the joy of having it returned, we look back at a week where the community and a number of businesses came together
LISTEN: Sunday Morning Town Talk/An otter odyssey
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PHOTOS: Take a hike! Fort Germanna Red and Blue Trail Loop in Locust Grove.
Located off route three west, next to Germanna Community College
Operation Medicine Cabinet coming next Saturday
Drop off your expired or unused medications and sharps
Virginia State Parks foliage report
Colors starting to pop!
LISTEN: Town Talk/Habitat of Caroline
Jason Tickle of Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County with an update on their next round of building AND we talk about affordable housing.
A plea not to move firewood
Limit the spread of invasive insects
Did you know? Falmouth historical marker identifies key Revolutionary War iron works location
Hunter’s Iron Works was described as “the greatest iron works that is upon the continent.”
VRE simulating a train derailment Saturday morning in Spotsy
Emergency activity around the Spotsy VRE station is only a test
Fall colors around Virginia
From the State Forestry Department
Temps getting closer to normal again
Forecasters say temperatures are on the upswing
Spotsy man arrested and charged with abduction in King George
The caller in the area of Gulvey Loop in King George, said the abductor was holding a machete and forced the victim out of the home and into a vehicle.
Spotsylvania mother charged with murder after 4-year-old eats THC gummies
The sheriff’s office says doctors told detectives that if the boy received quick medical attention, his death could have been prevented.
WATCH: Some Spotsy parents continue to speak out against Superintendent Mark Taylor in Richmond
Spotsylvania Superintendent Mark Taylor’s first day on the job is November 1st. That didn’t stop several parents from speaking to the State Board of Education about their vote
LISTEN: Stuart Wegner of Wegner Metal Arts on Wolfe Street
Stuart Wegner talks about his joy and surprise that the stolen otter has been returned. Stuart and his brother Steven created the otters around Fredericksburg.
LISTEN: The finder of the otter!
Elizabeth found the otter. We talked with her…
LISTEN: The otter returns! We talk with April Peterson
Fredericksburg business owner April Peterson (River Rock Outfitter) talks about (and rejoices) with the return of the stolen otter.
Otter returned!
City Police tell us the stolen otter was returned to Hurkamp Park. Police say a person saw the otter and contacted police about 9pm.
Frost!
A cold night/early morning
WATCH: October 24th named World Polio Day in Stafford
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has issued a proclamation naming Oct. 24 to be World Polio Day in Stafford in celebration of the progress made by the Rotary and its associates.
Two dead in King George accident
Single vehicle crash early Tuesday
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