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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Two shootings and a suspicious package at a 7-Eleven made for a busy weekend in Stafford County for the Sheriff’s Department.

At 10:15 am on Sunday, deputies were called to shots fired call at 1130 International Parkway, near 6 Bears and a Goat Brewery. Once they arrived, they found a man in his 40s with a gunshot wound, sheriff’s spokesman Shawn Kimmitz told viewers in a video posted to the department’s Facebook page.


We recently received a reader question about the differing heights of a new bridge being built, and two existing bridges that carry traffic on Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg.

We contacted the Virginia Department of Transportation for an answer.


On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Otis C. Oliver, Sr. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Otis known to some as “Nubby” was born in Chase City, Virginia on July 1, 1949 and was the first son of the late Lathan and Louise (Scott) Oliver. He leaves to cherish his memory his children Bridgette (Gordon) Graham, Robin (Westley) Ford, and Otis C. “T-man” Oliver, Jr.; his much loved granddaughters Atiya Bellamy, Christina Bellamy, Monique…

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We have made the difficult decision to temporarily return to curbside pickup service for filling customer holds beginning on Tuesday, January 19. For updated curbside pickup hours, please visit librarypoint.org/curbside.


The plan is to play ball this year in Fredericksburg.

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