Nonprofit organizations in Stafford County have been awarded $432,078 in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to alleviate the hardship they have been facing during the global pandemic.
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Here a look at this week’s construction hot spots in the Fredericksburg and Stafford County region according to the Virginia Department of Transportation:
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On August 24, 2020, God called his last Angel of the Johnson family to eternal rest. Joyce was the tenth child, born October 25, 1939, to Lloyd M. and Annie M. Johnson, whom preceded her in death. She received her education in…
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Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va, 1 Prince William, Stafford,) faced off against Democrat challenger Qasim Rashid in their first debate Thursday night in Fredericksburg.
The two met after months of both campaigns wrangling on a date to hold the event.
The rules for newly-built cemeteries in Stafford County changed this week, just as the county finds itself embroiled in a federal lawsuit claiming it denied Muslims a chance to build their own.
A new ordinance passed by Supervisors on Tuesday night now requires cemeteries to be built 656 feet from wells, or other sources of groundwater used to supply water to nearby homes. Under the old county rules, cemeteries had to be set back 900 feet from water sources.
A traffic stop in Stafford County resulted in the recovery of some stolen items reported missing from a North Stafford neighborhood home.
“A suspect stopped by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office for several minor traffic violations yesterday was incarcerated for a prior breaking and entering offense. On August 18th at approximately 2:08 p.m., Deputy S.C. Martin conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Jefferson Davis Highway.
Boaters on the Rappahannock River will have to steer clear of the Chatham Bridge in Fredericksburg next week.
More in a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation:
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Stafford County will open its schools this fall for daycare. It’ll keep the buildings closed for teachers and students.
The county school division says it plans to house up to 675 students, across 13 different schools, as part of a daycare program hosted by the Massad Family YMCA on Butler Road in Falmouth. Children of Stafford County Government employees will get priority placement in the schools, while others will be placed at other sites as selected by the YMCA.
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In the era of Zoom, teleworking, and distance learning brought on by the coronavirus, access to reliable, affordable internet has become an essential issue to Virginians.
Because of the decision by multiple counties to opt to send students back to class at the start of the new school year, students, like never before, are dependent on quality internet.