Marchers in Fredericksburg walked the path from the Dorothy Hart Community Center to Shiloh Baptist Church, commemorating the Walker Grant High School graduating class of 1950.
The 27 graduates of the sole Fredericksburg high school that was open to African American students were supposed to have their graduation ceremony at the, then, Charles St. Community Center.
The Manassas Welcome Center, located at a car rest area on Interstate 66 about six miles outside of the city, won’t reopen following the coronavirus pandemic.
Manassas City received notice on May 29 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) that the center would be shut down and the building will be converted to a rest area only as a result of budgetary considerations by the VTC.
Fire and rescue crews were called to a house fire in Stafford County’s White Oak section.
The 911 call went out at 4:39 p.m., and crews were sent to 45 Cannon Ridge Drive, just off White Oak Road.
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Residents of a Manassas-area condo building called 911 after water began pouring from a ceiling inside a home on the third floor.
Prince William County fire and rescue crews were called to the Stratford Condominium complex in the 11000 block of Folksie Court at 11:24 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020.
The Route 3 Business bridge over the Rappahannock River, also known as Chatham Bridge, will close to traffic for an improvement project beginning on Monday, June 22.
The bridge connecting Stafford County and the City of Fredericksburg will close to traffic at approximately 5 a.m. Monday, June 22.
As the sun rose, Fredericksburg removed the controversial slave auction block.
Crews went to work earlier to remove the concrete block that has been at the corner of Willaim and Charles streets since 1847. The auction block has been the subject of much debate and controversy over the years with many demanding for its removal from public view.
From the National Weather Service:
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
Virignia health officials just sent us this information geared to those who have been out in the community attending multiple rallies and protests in the past week.
They’re warning protestors the coronavirus may easily spread at these protests, and they want to you know where to get tested.
