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PHOTOS: Christmas at Kensington Hills in Fredericksburg
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VIDEO: Window Wonderland–more than a game downtown
Info2Go- He’s the father of Window Wonderland downtown. Bobby Hebert talks about the riddles he creates and how they can create a good memory for 2020.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative awards $5,000 Grant to Tree Fredericksburg
The grant will fund the planting of 50 trees along the streets of the city using small
appropriate tree species for under power lines.
FOR sponsors curbside oyster program
The oyster package includes raw oysters, a shucking knife, oyster toppings, recipe cards and access to a virtual tasting experience.
VIDEO: Ask the Mayor
Mayor Greenlaw discusses the official start of the holiday shopping season this weekend and where to park in downtown Fredericksburg.
No charge for FRED buses on election day
The goal is to support and increase transit rider voter turnout.
VIDEO: We Are FXBG video is out
The City of Fredericksburg this week rolled out a new promotional video called “We Are FXBG”
VIDEO: Creating the table centerpieces for Downtown Affair To Go
A Downtown Affair..To Go! No eating at long table on Caroline Street this year. Centerpieces To Go–by Carolyn Helfrich, Bob Whittingham and Tom Rainey.
AUDIO: Central Rappahannock Regional Library–Martha Hutzel
Central Rappahannock Regional Library opening buildings on October 12. You must make an appointment. Time in building limited to 45 minutes.
Spotsylvania carnival at Breezewood this weekend
Powers Great American Midways erected its carnival in the parking lot next to Century 21 Redwoods on Thursday in the Breezewood Shopping Center on Route 208 in Spotsylvania.
AUDIO: Town Talk: Fredericksburg protesters/Fredericksburg Freedom Initiative
Chanise Jackson, Eddie Banks and Cam Coates talk about their reasons for protesting, encounters with City Police and defund the police.
King George County Receives Tourism Grant
King George County has received $8,243 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant Program, a new grant made available to Virginia’s Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) across the Commonwealth that have been heavily impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
AUDIO: Central Rappahannock Regional Library/Darcie Caswell
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library will start accepting returns at some branches this week
AUDIO: Joy McIntire with the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on the start of curbside pickup
Curbside pickup starts on the 24th. Hear about it. See the schedule.
Honeybee Hive Relocated From UMW Dorm
Photos by Bill Blevins / Fredericksburg Today John Adams from Bee Busters visited the University of Mary Washington today to extract and relocate a hive of honeybees that had set up housekeeping inside a column on the front porch of the Willard Hall dormitory. UMW...
Winners of the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association LEGO Home Building Contest
Over 240 entries!
City LOVE sign honors front-line workers
Check out the reshaped LOVE sign in Hurkamp Park
Stafford community helps family keep their pets
Family couldn’t afford pet deposit fees at new apartment. They prepared to turn in their dog at the shelter until the community heard about the need….
The Ringing of the bells on Easter Sunday downtown
VIDEO: St. George’s Episcopal, The Presbyterian Church and Fredericksburg United Methodist with a peal of their church bells early Sunday morning.
350,000 tulips brighten downtown and everyone’s spirits
Finally, smiles on everyone’s face downtown on Saturday!
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