Organization’s manual outlines basic steps toward independence that many adults take for granted.
CASA finds a novel way to guide teens into adulthood
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Stage is set for summer camp at Riverside
Musical theater camp benefits area youth, boost confidence of young performers.
R-Board: Recycling is an art
Students invited to enter contest using recycled materials
Stafford School Board works through questions, answers
Health insurance, salary questions among topics discussed by school board.
Stafford supervisors cancel joint session with school board
Stafford supervisors: questions offered by school board do not constitute budget agenda.
Stafford school board votes against Embrey Mill site — again
A motion to pause construction at the Brooke Point site also failed earlier in the session.
Stafford sets advertised tax rate at 91 cents
Unexpected recess called after Monica Gary (Aquia) criticized fellow supervisors.
Update: Chainsaw-wielding suspect in Stafford home invasion located
Man armed with chainsaw and hammer wanted in pair of Olde Forge incidents.
Reno hits jackpot at Fredericksburg Regional Spelling Bee
Reno joins other winners for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C.
Living History at Washington’s Ferry Farm
George Washington’s Boyhood Home opens for season with special interactive tour
Ferry Farm and Kenmore reopen for season with special events
Step back in time at living history event, learn why bread was vital to early colonists.
Proposed Stafford school budget brings tough decisions
Superintendent Taylor: Stafford is ‘fastest growing school division in Virginia.’
Update: Stafford County’s Vosburg stepping down
Vosburg has been serving as County Administrator since July 2022, when he replaced the interim administrator, Mike Smith.
Award ceremony to honor region’s influential women
The third-annual Most Influential Women Award celebration will be held March 2 at the Fredericksburg Convention Center.
Kids’ Station to remain open at MWHC
The announcement follows a week of letter-writing campaigns and social media activity by a resourceful group of parents who did not want to see the facility close.
Stafford’s proposed 2025 budget hits the $1B milestone
The board of supervisors will ask the school board to vote again on the Embrey Mill location for elementary school No. 19.
Officials seek public input on future of Lake Anna State Park
Lake Anna State Park recorded a total attendance of 176,406 visitors in 2023.
Families ‘scrambling’ to find care after Kids’ Station announces May 24 closure
Earlier this week, families received a letter from KinderCare’s senior district leader, Stacy Butler, informing them that the childcare facility is closing May 24.
Joint use library branch in Stafford to close Friday
The Fried Center is being relocated to North Stafford, an area served by the Porter Branch of the library system.
Stafford Supervisors aid market, continue to debate school sites
Locations for future schools, support for early childhood education programs and pay raises for school support staff dominated the public comment portion of Stafford’s Feb. 6 board meeting.
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