Police staffing. Fredericksburg Police Chief Brian Layton tells Fredericksburg City Council that recruiting officers is a challenge and concern.
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Mike Smith named Interim County Administrator in Stafford
County Administrator Fred Presley is getting ready to leave
Storm cleanup continues in the VDOT Fredericksburg District
Crews continue debris pickup seven days a week to gather an estimated 1.2 million cubic yards of material from state-maintained roads in areas affected by Jan. 3 winter storm
LISTEN: Town Talk/University of Mary Washington Museums
University of Mary Washington Museums Executive Director Scott Harris talks about Gari Melcher’s Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Museum.
PHOTOS: Talk of the town! Tulips brighten Fredericksburg
Tulips are blooming around much of Fredericksburg. We saw these on lower Caroline Street and along or near Washington Avenue.
WATCH: Schools and tax rate dominate Stafford budget public hearing
Supervisors hear from residents about the community’s priorities
New research: 67% of Va Black children in financial hardship pre-pandemic
Rappahannock United Way says new report and interactive tools reveal that federal poverty data undercounts how many children of all races are growing up amid financial insecurity.
A week with no COVID patients at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center!
Celebrate!
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board selects new executive director
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board selected Joseph Wickens to be the agency’s Executive Director. He succeeds Jane Yaun, who retired April 1. “Community services boards are facing unprecedented pressures, so we were happy to choose someone who has decades of...
LISTEN: Town Talk/Habitat of Caroline
Mac Williams and Jason Tickle talk about the value and importance of volunteers helping on Habitat projects. Habitat getting ready to begin five more houses.
https://www.newstalk1230.net/episode/town-talk-habitat-for-3/
City Police investigate early morning robbery
Police say the robbery took place in the 1700 block of Dunes Street.
WATCH: Downtown churches gather to remember Dr. King
Downtown Fredericksburg churches held a service of remembrance Monday night at 6:01, the time 54 years ago Dr. Martin Luther King was shot in Memphis.
Stafford man charged with threatening students
Suspect served with warrant for disorderly conduct and has been kept away from the schools.
22-year old Spotsy woman arrested after shooting late Sunday night
22-year old Kyla Monesia Smith, was arrested for reckless handle of a firearm, assault and battery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
22-year old King George woman charged in March Spotsy shooting
Shooting occurred March 5, early morning at Cancun Margarita Bar and Grill on Plank Road.
LISTEN: Town Talk/George Washington Foundation
Dave Muraca, Meghan Budinger and Amy Durbin preview the Centennial Block Party at Kenmore this Saturday from 10-2.
WATCH: It’s a tulip takeover in some parts of the city!
Tulips are starting to pop all over Fredericksburg–especially at Downtown Greens and lower Caroline Street. A dream of Dr. Tim Hughes is being realized…
Food Bank distribution schedule this week
Here’s where the Food Bank will be all week
WATCH: Rappahannock Tribe gets its land back after being displaced about 400 years ago
Ceremony held in Essex County
Germanna receives $250,000 gift in honor of Douglas and Kitty Quarles
In Germanna’s Early College program, students can complete and graduate with an Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree in General Studies while concurrently enrolled in high school
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