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Virginia corrections department wants to expand in Stafford County

Published September 10, 2020 at 6:29PM

Meg Bohmke and Tom Coen will serve as the Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors in 2020.

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.

Showers and storms likely throughout the weekend

By Megan Dietrick

Published September 10, 2020 at 5:00PM

Friday will be cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon.

Visitors turned away as residents flock to region’s parks

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published September 10, 2020 at 3:29PM

A bridge in Prince William Forest Park. [File photo: Mary Davidson]

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.

Regular hours restored at Rappahannock landfill in Stafford County

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 10, 2020 at 2:12PM | Updated September 10, 2020 at 3:10PM

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.

Fisherman finds body in Quantico Creek

By Susie Webb

Published September 10, 2020 at 1:46PM

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.

Gabriel Josue BracamonteMore……

By Press Release

Published September 9, 2020 at 7:00PM | Updated September 15, 2020 at 10:20AM

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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Body of missing Fredericksburg man found in Rappahannock

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 9, 2020 at 6:25PM

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:

Showers on Thursday, cloud cover will continue into the weekend

By Megan Dietrick

Published September 9, 2020 at 5:00PM | Updated September 9, 2020 at 6:38PM

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

Stafford County will hold annual 9/11 Ceremony

By Susie Webb

Published September 9, 2020 at 3:27PM

Stafford County’s annual 9/11 Ceremony will be taking place at 9 a.m. Friday.

The county tells us:

Neabsco Creek Boardwalk wins governor’s environmental award

By Gianna Jirak

Published September 9, 2020 at 3:22PM | Updated August 28, 2024 at 7:44AM

The Neabsco Creek Boardwalk on opening day, June 10, 2019.

The Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, a three-quarter-mile boardwalk that allows visitors to see the wetlands and its native species in Woodbridge, has been placed among the top winners of the 2020 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award. The award acknowledges ‘successful and innovative efforts that improve Virginia’s environment,’ according to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality