Forecasters say we’ll see much cooler weather next week
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LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Sister City program
Jenna Edwards, Kathryn Willis and Craig Vasey talk about the value of sister city involvement. They represented Germany, Italy and France. There’s also Ghana and Nepal.
PHOTOS: Before there can be an RAAI Plant Sale…there need to be plants
Rappahannock Adult Activities is getting ready for their big plant sale this spring. The planting has begun at 750 Kings Highway. The Garden Party is in April. Easter Lily orders are being taken too. Check out their Facebook page for info.
WATCH: Planting the RAAI seeds/March 2024
The tomatoes so many of us buy each year at the Rappahannock Adult Activites Spring Plant Sale have started to grow at 750 Kings Highway in Stafford. We watached as Alexis Fox led RAAI’s Horticulture Therapy Program one morning last week.
WATCH: Safe Streets Survey–Have you taken it? It could impact your roads
The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) is conducting a survey on unsafe local roads, sidewalks or bike paths. The survey allows you to pinpoint locations on a map where you see transportation concerns.
Scam alert in Stafford County…
Caller claims to be a member of the Sheriff’s Office and demands money. Stafford authorities say don’t fall for it…
WATCH: Telling the Cornelia Hancock story in Culpeper is just the beginning…
Town of Culpeper Communications and Marketing Manager Nicole Warner talks about bringing tourists and those interested in history to the region thru the telling of stories like Civil War nurse Cornelia Hancock.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Virginia Renaissance Faire 2024
Sherry Loy, Cornelia Rutherford and Bob Cohen preview the Ren Faire at Lake Anna Winery May 11-June 9th on weekends. Auditions this Saturday (16th) at the downtown library on Caroline Street at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:00. You don’t need to be scheduled.
PHOTOS: Another untold story shared. This one in Brandy Station
Civil War Trails tells of another small town, big story from the war. A sign has been installed at Shiloh Church on Stevensburg Road in Brandy Station of nurse Cornelia Hancock.
WATCH: Civil War Trails installs a sign in Culpeper remembering Cornelia Hancock
She was a volunteer nurse stationed at the Brandy Station field hospital and is one of the rare women who lived and worked near the front lines during the war. Hancock experimented with hops and yeast for medicinal purposes.
Some non-historic structures to be removed from National Park Service sites locally
The project at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will take place this spring and summer
Area road work this week
All work is scheduled weather permitting. Updated information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511Virginia
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank distribution this week
The Food Bank has a free app, FREDFOODVA
Windy again today
Wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour possible today
LISTEN: Town Talk/FredNats Sunshine Baseball League powered by REC
Mike Zitz and Dennis Rapkins talk about the summer league–for ages 8-18–plus a 18+ team is in the works. Registration begins March 22. There’s a need for coaches and more business sponsors. sunshinebaseball.net
PHOTOS: Carmel Church Fire Station 10 in Caroline
County officials think it’s been at leasat 50 years since the county opened a brand new fire station
WATCH: A new fire station in Caroline
Big day in Caroline. Caroline County officials gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Carmel Church Fire Station 10.
LISTEN: Columbia Gas–Preparing for severe weather
Stephanie Benson with Columbia Gas talks with us about preparing for spring and summer storms. AND things to know about natural gas and storms…
Brock Road in Spotsylvania to close Monday thru March 25
Traffic will be detoured for an estimated two weeks while crews complete safety improvements between Piney Branch Road and Cherokee Lane, ahead of paving this summer
VDOT: Big delays around the Richmond area this weekend
VDOT says there will be traffic impacts in both directions on I-95 and E. Broad Street in Richmond in March
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