The Stafford Regional Airport Authority wants to celebrate the region as the “birthplace of aviation.”
At a recent meeting, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors were treated to a presentation by the Authority’s liaison Phil Hornung who proposed attracting potential tourists by leaning on the county’s connections to the beginnings of aviation.
The Fredericksburg City Council has approved the zoning changes necessary to bring its long-talked-about creative maker district to life.
At its latest meeting, the Fredericksburg City Council passed the unified development ordinance which creates the creative maker district, clearing the way for a rezoning of over 78 acres within Area 6, which lies between the Rappahannock River and the Rappahannock Canal. The new district also includes the a portion of the Princess Anne Street and the Jefferson Davis Highway corridors, known as the Old Mill District.
Stafford County will hold a public hearing to decide whether or not to lease office space to the Virginia Department of Corrections.
The agency has outgrown its current office space it uses for its probation and parole program at Southpoint Centre Boulevard in Fredericksburg and will expand to new offices in Stafford County in order to accommodate their level of personnel. The department’s District 21 probation and parole office serves the areas of Fredericksburg, Stafford County, and King George County.
Friday will be cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon.
In the waning days of summer, people are flocking to area parks.
On afternoon of August 30, Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge and Great Falls National Park in McLean were at the capacity that day and visitors who didn’t make it there early were being turned away.
The Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board (R-Board) will be restoring residential service hours.
Sunday and Monday residential service hours have been restored through CARES Act funding. Commerical hours of operation will remain unchanged.
Prince William fire and rescue personnel pulled a body from Quantico Creek after a fisherman reported the body to the police, a Prince William Police report says.
More from police:
Gabriel Josue Bracamonte was born on February 19, 1998 and passed away on September 10, 2020. Gabriel was a resident of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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The body of a Fredericksburg man who went missing over the weekend has been found in the Rappahannock River.
The Stafford sheriff’s office tells us:
Thursday will bring rain and possible thunderstorms. With that, the region is now under a flood watch.
The Flash Flood Watch has been expanded and extended to include most of the DC and Baltimore metro areas from 2 am tonight until 8 pm Thursday. Visit https://t.co/MW83KHFiJb for updates. pic.twitter.com/zSjbnpOmhs
