May 15th is Peace Officers Memorial Day.
WATCH: Area law enforcement hears Paul Harvey’s “Policeman” speech
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Fredericksburg Rescue Squad hosts free “Stop The Bleed” and CPR training sessions
It’s next Thursday…you don’t need to sign up in advance
WATCH: Police Week Memorial Service observed locally
Academy Executive Director Mike Harvey and Deputy Virginia Attorney General Theophani Stampos talk about courage and service.
PHOTOS: Area law enforcement pauses to honor, respect and remember
Law enforcement from around the region gathered Tuesday morning at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy for the annual Police Week Memorial Service.
Spotsylvania School Board meeting to resume tonight at 6
The Spotsylvania School Board abruptly ended late Monday night by Board chair Dr. Lorita Daniels after several interruptions by School Board members April Gillespie and Lisa Phelps.
WATCH: Rappahannock Education Farm moving forward
Planting has been finished at the Rappahannock Education Farm plot of land at the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank.
Food Bank announces two special distributions this week
One takes place Tuesday at Loriella Park, the other on Saturday in the City.
Almost perfect weather today!
Forecasters say rain back tomorrow.
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank distribution this week
You may receive food assistance from a Drive-Thru, Walk-Up, or Fresh Market distribution hosted by the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank once per week.
WATCH: 160 years ago today–Fighting at the Bloody Angle
Frank O’Reilly with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park calls the Bloody Angle in Spotsylvania, “one of the most brutal places on the face of the earth.”
WATCH: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and the Bloody Angle–Why?
Frank O’Reilly with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about conditions in the country in 1864 and how the Presidential election was influencing the war.
PHOTOS: Telling the Bloody Angle story in Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O’Reilly led a program on the eve of the 160th anniversary of the fighting.
PHOTOS: Food Bank says your involvement in Stamp Out Hunger will make a difference for some area families
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank says what was collected on Saturday will provide nearly 20,000 meals in the area.
PHOTOS: Law Enforcement United rides thru the region
Remembering…the riders are remembering fallen officers.
WATCH: Chief Layton speaks to LEU riders
Law Enforcement United riders stopped at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy.
WATCH: Law Enforcement United on Cool Springs Road
Law Enforcement United’s ride to remember fallen officers goes thru Stafford County on Saturday afternoon.
King George Sheriff’s Office adopts a highway
Members of the King George Sheriff’s Office picked up trash along Kings Hwy. between Rt. 301 and Ridge Rd.
River rescue
Stafford’s Swift Water Rescue Team says always, without exception, wear a Personal Flotation Device.
PHOTOS: Law Enforcement United riders on their way to DC
Law Enforcement United–Team Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania on Friday afternoon.
WATCH: History of flight displayed at Stafford Regional Airport
Open House this Saturday at the airport from 11-4 where you can see the Langley Aerodrome and talk with those responsible for bringing it to Stafford.
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