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Late tonight, there is word that the Stafford Democrats’ nominating caucus will start later than planned.
As we told you earlier this month, county Democrats will meet to nominate candidates for the Stafford Democratic Committee for the 2024-25 term. The event will begin at 1 p.m. at the county government center, 1300 Courthouse Road.
As reported earlier this week, Wednesday’s heavy rains caused the Rappahannock River to spill its banks.
In the photos above, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office shows us the damage the river caused to River Road, which runs along the river bank.
National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington: “As a potent frontal system pushes through the region, flooding and strong winds will impact portions of the area today. The wind sticks around much of the weekend while the coldest air mass of the season arrives early/mid next week.”
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The water line broke under Austin Run, intersecting with Richmond Highway (Route 1) in Stafford County. The line broke late Tuesday night as a heavy rain storm was ending. Officials told Potomac Local News that high water flowed from the pipe into Austin Run.
At the time, the National Weather Service had placed Stafford under a flood warning, meaning water was topping roads, creeks were topping banks, and the Rappahannock River was beginning to swell into what would be water levels of nearly 10 feet above flood stage.
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National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington — Updated 3:30 p.m.: “A potent low pressure system will arrive Friday PM, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. A Flood Watch is in effect for areas along/east of the Blue Ridge. Additionally, wind headlines are in effect for the Allegheny Front and along the waters Friday PM into the overnight hours.”
Stafford County’s Swift Water Rescue Team has spent more than eight years training for the kind of incident that happened during a Tuesday night storm forecast to dump up to 3 inches of rain on the area.
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Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry P. Devine declared January 21, 2024, “Huntley Day” in Fredericksburg.
At the January 9 City Council Meeting, she honored Michael Huntley, the winner of season 24 of The Voice on NBC, with a Mayoral Proclamation recognizing Huntley’s perseverance and dedication to his profession. Huntley is a recognized singer-songwriter and son of Fredericksburg, who performs American Blues.
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