Colonial cooking in the holidays. Fredericksburg author Heather Meadows tells us about Orange Fool.
VIDEO: Colonial cooking at Christmas
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On this date in 2004: Two local families and many others impacted by Iraq suicide bomber
From Task and Purpose magazine on a day many will never forget
PHOTOS: Operation Blue Christmas @ the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office
The annual Operation Blue Christmas from the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office. Gifts provided to kids in a pandemic. In 2020, it was an outside, social distanced event.
VIDEO: Operation Blue Christmas in a pandemic
Major Troy Skebo with the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office talks about Operation Blue Christmas 2020: He says the community and Sheriff’s Office employees made it happen in a pandemic.
VIDEO: Operation Blue Christmas. Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office makes it happen
Operation Blue Christmas in Spotsylvania…NOT CANCELLED! The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office again provides gifts to needy students in the county.
VRE recognized for exceptional safety
Award from Virginia Transit Association Underscores Top-to-Bottom Rail Safety Culture
Virginia offers driver privilege card beginning January 2, 2021
Applicants will be required to pass a vision screening. DMV encourages those eligible to make an appointment for the new year, study and prepare for applicable tests
Creating infrastructure with room for future growth in Stafford
Once completed, this project will add a new pump station and an additional 30,000 linear feet of pipeline to the County’s sewer system.
COVID-19 vaccines are on the way….But so are scams
Government officials have already been cracking down on phony COVID testing kits and treatments. Now, they are ramping up efforts to prevent the sale of fake vaccines.
PHOTOS: Wreaths Across America/Oak Hill Cemetery
Wreaths Across America in Fredericksburg
VIDEO: Wreaths Across America/Fredericksburg
Wreaths Across America in Fredericksburg at Oak Hill Cemetery.
NSWC Dahlgren mechanical engineer wins Extraordinary Innovation Award
The ILIR Excellence Award specifically honors Parks for research resulting in a new understanding and exploitation of weak value amplification for the purpose of weak optical signal detection using a very simple weak value amplifier – COWVAD – that he developed at NSWCDD.
6 Bears & a Goat Wins medals again in U.S. Open Beer Championship
6B&G was one of only seven Virginia breweries to medal this year in the U.S. Open.
Bright light in the sky Monday night may be covered by clouds here
On Monday, Jupiter and Saturn will align, forming the first visible “double planet” in 800 years. However, according to the Weather Channel, we may not see any of it.
First Day Hikes at Virginia State Parks
Free parking on New Year’s Day. Make a memory!
PHOTOS: Christmas at Kensington Hills in Fredericksburg
Lights around town.
AUDIO: Central Rappahannock Regional Library/Craig Graziano
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Craig Graziano talks about current happenings including the opening of Idea Space
VIDEO: Stafford Sheriff’s Office helps deliver Christmas to the community
It may not be a sleigh, but it is filled with toys! Santa and Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputies were out delivering toys and Christmas cheer to Stafford families this week
VIDEO: Mary Washington Hospital ICU nurse Stacy Mason featured on Rachael Ray
Stacy Mason shared with national viewers how she and her colleagues on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic are supporting one another.Mrs. Mason established the Team Cupboard at Mary Washington Healthcare
Is that social media account fake?
Ask yourself, who runs this account? If an account profile is little more than generic phrases, quotes, or introductions, with no specifics about a person’s name, occupation, or background, you may have stumbled across a fake account.
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