A Fredericksburg man who was shot on Sunday, January 17 near the 6 Bears and a Goat Brewery in Stafford County has died.

Ely Grimes, 47, was taken to a local hospital following the shooting and later succumbed to his injuries, the county sheriff’ reported on Thursday, January 21.


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During a closed-to-the-public ceremony sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, today’s Stafford County Regional Airport broke ground on a project to extend its existing runway.

A small group was invited to join the Stafford Airport Regional Airport Authority in the biting January wind to celebrate the beginning of construction on their new runway extension, which has been in the works since 2007.


Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood has long said he wants Dumfries to become a destination rather than a pass-through town.

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The Central Rappahannock Regional Library System recently opened a satellite branch at 1616 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg called IdeaSpace, and it is far beyond a place to keep a few extra books.

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