PHOTOS: Happy Birthday Matthew Fontaine Maury. Born in Spotsylvania.
One of America’s greatest scientists born in Spotsylvania
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Town Talk: William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series
AUDIO: UMW’s Bill Crawley previews the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series. It runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays January 21-April 14th. umw.edu/greatlives
Truslow Road overpass to close for nine months
Truslow Road in Stafford County will close on Monday, Jan. 27, weather permitting, for bridge replacement as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project. The detour will be Rt. 1, Rt. 17 & Plantation Dr.
Braswell: Pay needs county-wide
VIDEO: Spotsylvania School Board Chairman Baron Braswell says school employees and county employees need pay raises. How pay for it? That’s an issue for the Board of Supervisors.
Delegate Josh Cole talks about James Farmer on the House floor
VIDEO: Stafford Delegate Josh Cole remembers James Farmer
Town Talk: Empty Bowl Fundraiser
AUDIO: Preview of the 21st annual Empty Bowl Fundraiser by Empowerhouse. Sarah Hanson and Kathy Anderson. empowerhouseva.org
Fredericksburg praised for the relationship between churches of different faiths
VIDEO: Rev. Father Don Rooney of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Springfield spoke at the annual Fredericksburg Religious Freedom Day in Fredericksburg. He says Fredericksburg is a model in the country with its relationships between churches.
Religious Freedom Parade in Fredericksburg
VIDEO: The 2020 Religious Freedom Parade on Washington Avenue in Fredericksburg
Religious Freedom Day 2020 in Fredericksburg
PHOTOS: The Rappahannock Assembly of the Knights of Columbus hosted the annual Religious Freedom Day on Sunday at the Religious Freedom Monument on Washington Avenue.
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What was the last book you read?
Adult Winter Reading Challenge: 4 books between now and March 31
Highlighting the importance of giving blood
VIDEO: Chancellor High School sophomore Caitlyn Brown receives blood several times a month for Diamond Blackfan anemia. Each year her family holds a blood drive to thank the community for blood donations. It’s a good reminder that blood is needed every day for a variety of situations.
Back-to-Back-to-Back champion!
Thornburg Middle student wins third straight Spotsylvania Schools Spelling Bee Championship
Chuck Frye: “Gun Giveback not about politics. It’s about safety.”
VIDEO: Fredericksburg Gun Giveback. Organizers say it’s about a safer city
12 guns at Fredericksburg Police Gun Giveback
PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Police have now collected over 180 firearms in the six years of the Gun Giveback.
Helping the community: REC installs baseball scoreboard at Caroline High
VIDEO: Rappahanock Electric Cooperative had the opportunity to help Caroline County High School install a new scoreboard for the baseball team.
Tis the season for Fredericksburg to collect Christmas trees
Fredericksburg residents have your Christmas tree by the curb by 7:30 Monday morning
Thank you for your service! Dumfries woman on the USS Milius
PHOTO: Ensign Christina Onianwa from Northern Virginia serving in the Indo-Pacific
New Fredericksburg Budget Manager
It’s Brenna Erford who has public and private sector experience
Voluntary gun giveback on Saturday in Fredericksburg
It’s voluntary. Saturday 10-2 at the Police Station on Cowan Blvd.
Warner: Did Trump Administration consider consequences in killing Iranian general?
VIDEO: Virginia Senator Mark Warner says he thinks the Trump Administration did not consider the long-term implications of killing Iranian General Soleimani.
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