Vandals targeted a trail at Jennie Dean Park, spray painting “BLM” and “FTP.”
The acronyms represent Black Lives Matter and a phrase showing disrespect to police officers, respectively. Those two markings, as well as a third, “I can’t breathe,” the last words from George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who was killed at the hands of a police officer last year, were found on two of the utility boxes on a trail inside the park.
The ball is in motion to transform the heart of Stafford County into a livable, walkable downtown.
The Board of Supervisors approved its own request to rezone six acres of land next to the county’s iconic courthouse, clearing the way for 306 new apartments, as well as commercial space for retail stores and restaurants. In a rare move, the Board of Supervisors initiated the rezoning request, which, now that it is approved, allows developers to construct a more densely packed urban development than the original plan of building multiple one-level office buildings.
The Manassas City Council will create a new commission to help it keep a closer eye on legislators in Richmond.
A new Legislative Committee will develop an agenda to showcase the city’s wants and needs and present it to elected members of the General Assembly. The committee will also monitor legislation for review and recommend revisions for existing legislation. The committee will consist of three members of the City Council appointed through the Council’s rules of procedure.
Stafford County Circuit Court Judge Victoria B. Willis tossed out a lawsuit aimed at delaying a decision by the Stafford Board of Supervisors to rezone six acres of land next to the county’s iconic courthouse, known as Fountain Park.
A private developer is seeking a zoning reclassification to build up to 94 apartment homes on the property, more than currently allowed.
A Spotsylvania woman died in a crash on Route 2 in Stafford County on Friday, July 2.
At 8 a.m., Jasmine Rennish, 18, was driving a Ford Mustang was traveling in the right northbound lane in the 1700 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, near Stafford Hospital, when it entered standing water, the Stafford sheriff’s office says.
As if all of the talks about the coronavirus vaccination over the past six months wasn’t enough, now Virginia lawmakers have changed some vaccination requirements for children in schools.
The Rappahannock Area Health District (RAHD) is reminding families of changes to school immunization requirements effective July 1, 2021. These changes include:
The Fredericksburg Comic and Toy Show will return to the Fredericksburg Expo Center after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.
“We’re super excited to bring the show back to Fredericksburg. It feels like a family reunion, we haven’t seen people in a long time, and now we get to shake hands, give hugs, the whole bit. It’s exciting to see the world come back to life.” Mike Federali, showrunner for the event.
Although pandemic protocols have been lifted, the show’s runners are taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of those attending the show. According to their guidelines, attendees over the age of two will be required to wear masks and expect attendees to keep six feet apart and avoid direct contact with strangers.
In addition, they’re asking for attendees to wash their hands, and surfaces will be cleaned before and during the event.
The show will have guests from the comic world, such as writer Gary Cohn, who created DC Comics character Blue Devil and artist Bill McKay. The show will also hold a cosplay contest and a video game tournament where participants will play Injustice 2, which stars characters from DC Comics.
The show will also have vendors from the local and regional areas to sell comics, books, memorabilia, and other items related to comics and toys.
The show will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 10, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, at 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg. General admission tickets are for sale for $10 on the show’s website.
A lawsuit filed by a former member of the Stafford Board of Supervisors against the sitting Board of Supervisors will be heard Tuesday in a Stafford County courtroom.
A judge has agreed to hear a motion for an injunction to stall a vote on a re-zoning of just over six acres of land next to the county’s courthouse. Supervisors are scheduled to decide on Tuesday to vote on whether to re-zone Fountain Park, the name of the project, on land currently marked for B-2 urban commercial to a higher classification, known as UD-5 zoning, which allows for more densely packed development.
The Freedom Museum has a new home in downtown Manassas.
The museum and its extensive WWII-era artifacts moved from the city’s regional airport to the Hibbs and Giddings Building. The building was once home to Prospero’s Books store that closed last year at 9129 Center Street.
Updated at 5 p.m. with new information.
Visitors looking to learn about our nation’s history got an eyeful this Independence Day.
