The majority of people who have died of the coronavirus were already suffering from poor health.
Prince William County Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega writes to her constituents:
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Route 17 is now open to traffic, the Virginia Department of Transportation tells us.
The Fredericksburg City Council has opened public comments regarding a set of resolutions to make a new Creative Maker Zone a reality.
The creative maker district would span an over 78-acre area of Downtown Fredericksburg which would encompass the Area 6 district, which lies between the Rappahannock River and the Rappahannock Canal and would include Princess Anne Street as well as where Princess Anne and Route 1 intersect.
Some Prince William County residents who live in the Brentsville District, the most rural area of the county, weighed in on future plans to develop the region.
Increased development was a common point of dissatisfaction among many residents. Loss of green space, increased congestion, and overcrowded schools were cited reasons for why many oppose new development in the county.
Stafford County leaders are exploring the possibility of charging users of two popular riverside parks $10 per car to enter the parks.
This summer, parking lots at Historic Port of Falmouth Park on the Rappahannock River, and Aquia Landing on the Potomac River have been full. While many put off summer vacations to beach destinations because of the coronavirus, locally, the beaches have been packed with users.
Government buildings and courts across the region will be closed on September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
Starting in Prince William County, additional county facilities, such as the landfill and libraries, will have altered operating hours.
Police continue to seek leads on a case that involved a stabbing outside of a 7-Eleven store in Manassas.
Police tell us:
The number of coronavirus cases continues to grow in the Rappahannock Region.
As of Monday, there were 25 new cases for a total of 4,450 reported cases since the pandemic began in March. While no one in the region is hospitalized right now, a total of 348 people have been to a hospital with the disease, and 62 have died.
Police in Prince William County said a Stafford County told online sellers he was interested in buying, and then he stole their stuff.
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Fredericksburg will receive two new sculptures into the City’s public art inventory. The City Council accepted theses pieces at its August 24 meeting.
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