The Rappahannock River Ecological Park, also known as RIVERE, has approached Stafford County leaders to create an ecological center on the banks of the Rappahannock River.
Company representatives made their case at a meeting of the county’s Community and Economic Development Committee earlier his month to make it case that the park would be a help with tourism in the community as well as its importance in ecological research.
The Stafford Soap Box Derby will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, for the first time in Stafford County, Virginia.
Hosted by the Regional Soap Box Derby Organization, racers will be challenged as they race on Reservoir Road in front of the Rocky Run Elementary School, located at 95 Reservoir Road, Fredericksburg, Va., 22406. All information and registration for the Stafford Soap Box Derby can be found at TourStaffordVA.com/event/SoapBoxDerby.
Police officers making a 300-mile ride from Raliegh to Washington D.C. passed through our area on Wednesday.
The officers traveled north on Route 1, first stopping at the Ford T. Humphrey Public Safety Building (public safety center) in Stafford County and later at the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico, where officers dismounted and did push-ups outside the museum.
On Saturday, May 14, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D) will open her campaign headquarters in Fredericksburg.
Spanberger is running for reelection to keep her seat in the newly-redrawn 7th Congressional District, which no longer includes her home outside Richmond. The Democrat has held the seat since 2018.
The water is ready, and the ribbon is cut.
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce helped open Goldfish Swim School in Lake Ridge at 12479 Dillingham Square. The chamber held a small ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11.
Whether at a farmers market this weekend or during an online public meeting, Manassas residents will be able to learn more about the city’s emerging network of bicycle lanes.
The city will host a table with information about the bike lane network at a Farmers Market this Saturday, May 14, at the commuter parking lot at 9024 Prince William Street. The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Prince William County Department of Transportation will hold a virtual information session on the Route 28 Bypass Project.
During this Transportation Tuesday session on May 17 at noon, officials will provide updates on the Route 28 Bypass Project and the progress of Fairfax County’s ongoing Route 28 Widening Project.
Adrianne Jewett has been selected as the next Head of School for Linton Hall School.
She will assume the role on July 1, 2022.
(The Center Square) – Virginia ranked slightly above average in a report that looked into the best and worst states to be a police officer, conducted by the financial website WalletHub.
Out of a possible score of 100, the commonwealth scored a little less than 43 points, which positioned itself 23rd when compared to the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. It finished right in the middle of its neighbors, with three ranking higher than Virginia and three ranking lower than Virginia.
