Here’s a look at construction hot spots in the Fredericksburg/ Stafford County region, from the Virginia Department of Transportation:
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Students in Stafford County are getting an extra week of summer vacation as the start of the school year has been pushed back for additional teacher training.
At their June 23 meeting, the Stafford County School Board approved an updated school calendar that both delays the start of the school year by one week and adds two additional days onto the academic year. These changes have caused the school year to now begin on Aug. 17 and end on May 28.
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School may be out of session, but Stafford County teachers have been given new rules to follow.
During their June 23 school board meeting, the Stafford County School Board unanimously approved revisions to the school division’s Standard of Professional Conduct for All Employees, which ‘sets forth expectations for employee behavior both in and outside the workplace, as well as with students in-person and remote,’ according to school board documentation.
As Virginia prepares to enter Phase III of the coronavirus reopening plan, we’re learning more about what parks and recreation facilities will be open for use.
The SACC program at the Massad Family YMCA, located at 212 Butler Road in Falmouth will be open for residents.
Authorities in Stafford County say they charged a Washington, D.C. man with marijuana possession.
From the sheriff’s office:
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Stafford County, claiming it blocked the creation of what would have been a Muslim-owned cemetery in the county.
The DOJ says the county violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — RLUIPA — a federal law that protects religious institutions from discriminatory land-use regulations. The lawsuit alleges the county enacted overly restrictive zoning regulations that prevented the All Muslim Association of America (AMAA) from developing the cemetery, which would have been constructed on 29 acres of land the AMAA had purchased on Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.
With the 4th of July approaching, Stafford County shared its plans for events, openings, and cancelations.
The county is currently in Phase II of Governor Ralph Northam’s reopening plan for Virginia following the coronavirus pandemic, however, the coronavirus has impacted many of the county’s plans for summer events and programs.
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In today’s sheriff’s blotter, authorities tell us a Stafford woman now faces a DUI charge.
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The Fredericksburg City Council has passed a three-phase plan to address racial inequality and respond to the recent protests.
For the past three weeks, protestors have taken to the streets of Fredericksburg calling for police reform and highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.