The Fredericksburg region celebrated the reopening of the Chatham Bridge. Work to rehabilitate the bridge began 16 months ago.
The reopening celebration saw speeches from local officials in attendance. During her speech, Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw announced that a river trail from Dixon Park to Motts Run Reservoir connected by the bridge would be coming up soon.
Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chair Crystal Vaunch thanked many of the supervisors past and present who worked to make the rehabilitation a reality. This included former Aquia District Supervisor Paul Milde, outgoing Hartwood District Supervisor Gary Snellings, and current George Washington District Supervisor Tom Coen.
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Three Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission members held a town hall meeting at Patriot High School in Nokesville.
Three of the 12 appointed commissioners, Charles Haddow from the Coles District, London Steverson from the Brentsville District, and Erick Tredinnick from the Gainesville District, held the meeting to hear concerns from the public on various issues.
While the meeting was considered an open forum for several topics of discussion, the one item of concern for most attendees was Critical Race Theory. A PowerPoint presentation made by Haddow asked whether or not the controversial theory was indeed being taught to children in the county's government schools.
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Malawi's Pizza is celebrating its fourth anniversary by unveiling its new food truck as part of a new mission to help feed the community.
That mission known as "Feed FXBG" seeks to engage with local companies in the Fredericksburg area to meet the hunger needs of the local community. Malawi's mission as "Pizza with a Purpose" has been the driving force for the company since its opening in Fredericksburg four years ago.
Malawi's Pizza charitable efforts are known as its "Journey to a Million Meals" program. That goal was to donate one meal to a child in Malawi, Africa, for every meal purchased in their restaurant.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is set to make another decision about a proposed mixed-use neighborhood, this time locain the southern section of the county.
The proposed mixed-acres development on 44 acres near Warrenton Road east of Interstate 95 would include 260 apartments in 11 three-story buildings, 114 townhomes, and 4,776 square feet of commercial space, located on the first floor of two of the apartment buildings. A private street, Glen Alice Road, would also be expanded to serve as the only entry road to the property.
The application for the development had been approved by the county's planning commission on June 28 after additions had been made at the commission's request.
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The Stafford County School Board approved the purchase of 4,800 new Chromebooks for high school and elementary school students.
Over the last several years, laptops, especially Chromebooks, had become a staple of Stafford County schools as a learning tool for students and were particularly necessary during the Coronavirus pandemic when many students were forced to resort to remote learning after local public schools were shut down for the majority of students.
The board approved the bulk purchase of the Chromebooks at $1.9 million. The laptops are to be purchased using funding from two different sources available to the government school division.
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The Stafford County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend an application for a conditional use permit that would create a child care center for the Embrey Mill Town Center.
Next, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on a public hearing for the child care center's application on October 19. The governing body must approve a permit for the center.
The application, made by Arlington-based North Stafford Associates L.C., which owns a 1.5-acre lot at the town center on which the daycare would be built, would see a 13,000 square foot building constructed for the child care center.
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The Manassas Park Governing Body approved a project to edge, mill, and overlay the Signal Hill Trail.
After over 25 years of use and exposure to the elements, many trail segments have come under decline with large fractures and exposed root systems penetrating the asphalt. In particular, the looped back trails had been identified as a potential hazard that could cause injury to anyone using the trails.
The Governing Body has approved a contract offer made by the Virginia-based Finley Asphalt and Concrete, a company that has improved public and private trails in Prince William and Fairfax counties.
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Fredericksburg's longtime tradition of First Friday celebrations in the downtown area will see a few changes when it returns this week.
As part of the new rebranding of the First Friday events, a new component called "Sip and Stroll" will be added to the festivities. The concept will allow revelers to enjoy alcoholic beverages in a specially designated area of Downtown Fredericksburg.
The Sip and Stroll will occur on First Friday, between 5 and 9 p.m., when adults aged 21 or older can buy an alcoholic beverage from a participating restaurant. The restaurants will sell cups printed with their logos on them.
No outside beverages will be allowed.
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Despite school bus transportation issues, students, teachers, and parents are happy to go back to in-person learning, Stafford County school officials say.
A presentation made to the Stafford County School Board outlined the status of local schools after the first four weeks of the 2021-22 school year. According to Robert Bingham, principal of H.H. Poole Middle School, student morale is higher than last year with virtual learning.
Bingham recounted how the students were more social and communicative with each other in person than they had been the previous year during the pandemic.
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Occoquan is looking within the town limits to set a historical marker commemorating the contributions made to the town by Valentine Peyton.
The town council was approached by the Peyton Society of Virginia, a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting and preserving information regarding the Peyton family and their contributions to Virginia. The Peytons were among the first families to arrive in the North American continent from England during the 17th century.
The honoree, Valentine Peyton, was born in Westmoreland County in 1687 and worked as a planter, land speculator, and public servant. He served four years in Virginia's House of Burgesses from 1736 to 1740, as a captain of the Virginia Militia and as sheriff of Prince William County in 1749.
