The week’s top stories
-A shocking incident shook the Fredericksburg region Tuesday, when an illegal gun sale-turned-robbery left three dead and three others wounded Tuesday. Taft Coghill Jr. followed the story all week.
-On another week, this would have been the biggest story in the area: A third-grader at Lee Hill Elementary brought a gun to school, and it went off when he inadvertently pulled the trigger. No one was injured, however. The student’s parents were charged in connection with the incident.
-And as if all of that wasn’t enough, a small plane crashed in Spotsylvania on Wednesday. Fortunately, the two people on board survived.
-Dead black vultures at the R-Board Regional Landfill in Stafford County have tested positive for avian influenza, though there are no reported cases of infections in people or cattle, Joey LoMonaco reports.
-Tree Fredericksburg founder Anne Little was honored Thursday during an Arbor Day Celebration for her service to the city. Little’s contributions were rooted in community support, Martina Nicholson writes.
Go figures (Numbers that made the news)
–100, years that the Fredericksburg Country Club has been in existence. The club is planning several events this year to celebrate the milestone, Biz Beat’s
What they’re saying
“To me, it’s kind of fear mongering.”–Jeff Black, Caroline County supervisor. He was talking about a Caroline schools’ social media campaign supporting money for facility expansion. Superintendent Sarah Calveric did not agree.
Pressing on (a look at news in the week ahead)
-On Monday, a group of community leaders will gather for a teen summit in Fredericksburg to give youths “the platform they deserve.”
Special Sunday read
-Cell phone-free school policies have largely been touted as a success locally, so why not ban them nationwide? That’s exactly what a new bill from Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-7th) endeavors to do.
