The Fredericksburg Police Department has partnered with Mary Washington Healthcare to help you safely install your child’s car seat.
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Fredericksburg Police Department, located at 2200 Cowan Boulevard, Fredericksburg, residents may have their car seats checked for safety. No appointment necessary and you do not have to be a resident of Fredericksburg to participate.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies say they’ve nabbed a man responsible for stealing airbags from multiple vehicles.
On March 14 at 3:38 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office was notified by off-sight security that live security footage was showing a suspect unlawfully on the property of Insurance Auto Auctions, at 15 Le Way Drive. When they arrived, deputies established a perimeter around the business.
Mark your calendars – Keep Prince William Beautiful needs volunteers for their next Community Litter Cleanup on March 27th in Haymarket. Volunteers will meet at Cookies and Cream (14650 Washington Street in Haymarket); the event will run 1pm- 3 pm. Youth volunteers age 5 thru 15 are welcome but must volunteer with an adult. Please sign up at https://volunteer.kab.org/opportunity/a2a4M00000103EnQAI; email[email protected] for more information.
Non-COVID-19 Opportunities:
The Stafford County Regional Airport Authority is discussing the possibility of holding a recycling day.
A letter sent to the airport by Diane Jones, the Recycling Manager of the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board, or R-Board, is requesting permission from the airport to hold a bi-annual collection for household, hazardous, and electronic waste on their property.
Fredericksburg is considering joining a coalition of local governments banned together to strive for racial equity.
The city is considering joining Government Alliance on Race and Equity, a joint project between two California based racial equity groups called Race Forward:The Center for Racial Justice Innovation, and The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society.
Barley Naked, the popular neighborhood brewery in North Stafford will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend.
Festivities will be Saturday, March 13 from 1 to 10 p.m. There will be beer, live bagpipes, a firkin keg, and food trucks. The event will be family-friendly and masks will be required to enter.
Police in Virginia are warning about the dangers of drunken driving this St. Patrick’s Day.
Police said March 17 is becoming one of the year’s most dangerous times to be on the road. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day weekend alone (6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18), more than three out of five (63%) traffic crash-related fatalities involved a drunk driver. In fact, from 2015 to 2019, a total of 280 lives were lost in drunk-driving crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day period nationwide.
Manassas fire and rescue crews were called to an early morning blaze on Byrd Drive.
At 7:46 a.m. today, crews from the city and neighboring Manassas Park and Prince William County, rescued one male standing outside a second-story window on an awning at 9229 Byrd Drive.
The new traffic pattern on Route 17 Business in Stafford County at Route 1034 (Short Street) and Route 1580 (Olde Forge Drive) has been adjusted to improve safety at the two intersections.
U-turns on Route 17 Business at Olde Forge Drive and Short Street will be prohibited.
