James Marsden, of Dumfries, collected $1 million after taxes from the Virginia Lottery after playing the Bank-A-Million game.
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Woodbridge resident Tomika Anderson has come up with a way to reach out to single parents who need support, or ideas to school their children.
The pandemic has proven challenging enough for parents who have to stay home to teach their children or to monitor their children’s virtual assignments, but what are single parents supposed to do?
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Fredericksburg will receive two new sculptures into the City’s public art inventory. The City Council accepted theses pieces at its August 24 meeting.
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A Prince William County resident aims to collect food for the homeless.
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A historic African-American church still hopes to rebuild after an arson in 2012.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, located at 15008 Lee Highway in Gainesville was the scene of arson in 2012. Parishioners watched helplessly as the church was nearly reduced to ashes.
On September 19, 2020, Stafford County will have a drive-thru Rabies Clinic for pet owners to have their cats and dogs vaccinated. The event will be held by Stafford Animal control on the Stafford Government Center campus.
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On August 22, 2020, Montclair celebrated the Chartering of a new youth club called the Montclair Leo Club, sponsored by the Montclair Lions Club.
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Osbourn Park graduate Thumay Huynh was awarded $5,000 through Diabetes Scholars, a program of the nonprofit organization Beyond Type 1.
She will attend the University of Virginia and plans to study computer science with a minor in business.
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Tuesday, volunteers filled 603 boxes in just three hours as part of Sentara Healthcare’s newly launched “We Care” initiative. The “We Care” model is to meet increased food insecurity in communities throughout Virginia.
These boxes have a five-day food supply for families. In addition to providing healthy, nourishing meals the boxes can be easily assembled to provide safe, low-touch distribution at existing locations managed by the Federation of Virginia Food Banks. In total, the “We Care” initiative will support the distribution of roughly 100,000 boxes.
The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board and Rappahannock Adult Activities are hosting an annual fall plant salet to help adults with disabilities.
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