Rappahannock Area Health District reports two more deaths
Area COVID positivity rate under 8, hospitalizations @ 54
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LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care
Continuum of Care Program Director Samantha Shoukas with an update on the cold weather shelter, results of a recent homeless summit and the need for volunteers for the Point-in-time count in January.
FAAR members collect over 30,000 boxes of cereal in annual food drive
Realtors® from across the region collect cereal from their clients, family, and friends and a friendly competition inspires each office to beat their prior year
totals
Freeze Watch inches closer to the region
It’s not here yet, but getting closer! The first freezing temperatures of the season are possible in these areas.
Big drug bust in Spotsy
Police seized 6 ounces of cocaine, 50lbs of marijuana and small quantities of heroin, MDMA tablets, and pills
Suspect in Stafford shooting surrenders to authorities
Incident occurred at Wawa convenience store at 9 South Gateway Drive
COVID numbers continue to fall around the region
People are still dying. A case in Spotsylvania brings the overall death count to 355
Volunteers plant native shrubs around FredNats stadium
Tree Fredericksburg coordinated the event with mainly native shrubs
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Sarah Hutchinson–Youth Services Head at the Porter Branch and Lee Criscuolo, the Adult Services Head at Howell with an library update.
WATCH: Downtown Greens Board prez–Now is the time for you to get involved
Downtown Greens is making plans to increase programs on over 50 acres in Fredericksburg.
Windy, a little cooler today
The National Weather Service says skies will become sunny today with a gusty northwest wind. Temperatures will be several degrees cooler than yesterday.
WATCH: Several community groups work together to help Downtown Greens take apart a greenhouse
Several groups of volunteers came together over the weekend to team up and help take down the greenhouse at the old Roxbury Farm and Garden Center.
No license on vehicle leads to DUI arrest in Stafford
27-year old Stafford man resists arrest in parking lot of Ferry Road McDonalds
Road work in the area this week
All work is scheduled weather permitting. Real-time information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511Virginia
LISTEN: Sunday Morning Town Talk/Breast Cancer Awareness
Dr. Kay Blanchard and Nurse Practitioner Tiffany Simons with Mary Washington Healthcare talk about when to start mammograms, importance of routine screening and risk factors.
Weather continues to impact Chesapeake Bay water quality
Models suggest conservation practices are reducing nitrogen, phosphorus pollution entering Bay
WATCH: A greenhouse with history stays in Fredericksburg
WATCH: The greenhouse at the old Roxbury Farm and Garden site will stay in Fredericksburg thanks to the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board. They’ve donated the greenhouse to Downtown Greens.
Andy Lynn helped move the greenhouse to Fredericksburg in 1987 from Tappahannock.
PHOTOS: Taking down a greenhouse
A part of Fredericksburg will stay in Fredericksburg.
WATCH: The covering comes off the greenhouse!
The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board donated the greenhouse on the old Roxbury Farm and Garden Center site in downtown Fredericksburg to Downtown Greens.
Spotsylvania Supervisor Barry Jett dies after brief illness
Jett was vice-chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He represented the Livingston District
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