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Coronavirus halts plans to remove slave auction block

By Susie Webb

There are still no removal plans for the slave auction block located on the corner of William and Charles in Downtown Fredericksburg.

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Stafford to hold high school graduation ceremony Aug. 1; distributes Chromebooks

By Susie Webb
The Stafford County School Board held a virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Stafford Schools has taken a giant leap and announced a graduation day for high school seniors, joining Manassas City Schools in being one of the first area school divisions to set a date amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Manassas first in region to announce in-person high school graduation

By Susie Webb
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Manassas City Public Schools is the first school district in our region to announce a rescheduled, in-person graduation date since the coronavirus outbreak abruptly ended the academic school year last month. 

Osbourn High School’s graduation ceremony will take place on July 18 in the school stadium at 9 a.m. Originally, it was scheduled for May 27 at the Eagle Bank Arena on George Mason University Campus in Fairfax. 

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Mary Washington Hospital urges residents to stay home, make homemade face masks

By Susie Webb

Across the world, healthcare professionals are at the front lines battling the coronavirus pandemic. In the local Rappahannock health district, things are no different.

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Prince William orders 15,500 laptops for students, outlines remote education plan

By Susie Webb
The Prince William County School Board held an emergency meeting via video chat on April 1, 2020.

Prince William County Public Schools has ordered 15,500 HP touchscreen laptops that will be distributed to students by May. 

The $6.4 million purchase is part of a $10 million plan supported by the county School Board to put digital devices in the hands of all of the county’s 27,000 high school students.

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Stafford schools leaders address county, vow to hold high school graduation — somehow

By Susie Webb
Superintendent Scott Kizner and School Board Chair Holly Hazard address the county for the first time since Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on March 23 ordered schools closed for the remainder of the academic year.

Sitting six feet apart in an empty board chamber, Superintendent Scott Kizner and School Board Chair Holly Hazard broadcasted to a thousand concerned parents, students, staff, and community members viewing from a distance, behind the safety of their screens, about the impacts of the coronavirus on the Stafford County Public School System.

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New Fredericksburg restaurant will serve everything with a biscuit

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A new restaurant is opening up in Downtown Fredericksburg called Fork N Biscuit.

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Changes considered for Stafford schools student transfer policy

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The Stafford County School Board is considering revisions to their student transfer policy that will increase the cut-off for elementary schools from 80 percent to 90 percent capacity.

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Stafford schools talk changes to student cell phone policy

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Kizner [Photo: Susie Webb]

Cell phones keep us connected at home, in the workplace, and on the go.

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