Buildings in Stafford County remain closed to the public.
In accordance with Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order #55 stay-at-home order, Stafford officials will extend building closures through June 10, 2020.
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Have you changed the way you get around town?
The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) wants to find out how residents, those who travel through, and those who work in the Fredericksburg area have had to change their transportation habits. To that end, FAMPO is encouraging these groups of people to let them know about those changes through their new “COVID-19 Fredericksburg Regional Transportation Survey.”
Five kayakers were assisted to shore by fire and rescue crews.
Those kayakers abandoned their boats near the in the Rappahannock River, near the Interstate 95 bridge near Fredericksburg, about 3;56 p.m. Saturday. Stafford County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the scene to help them, but no one was injured, states fire chief Joseph Cardello.
There’s an election coming up in Fredericksburg on May 19, where city residents will have a chance to elect new members of the city council and school board.
City spokeswoman Sonja Cantu tells Potomac Local News:
The Stafford School Board has decided to approve and roll out three new construction projects at their latest meeting on April 28.
Repairing the outer walls at North Stafford High School
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A recent round of heavy rain on Thursday could lead to flooding on area rivers. And that has state officials concerns for the safety of boaters, as rushing rivers could lead to fatal boating accidents.
In Richmond, The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) says recreational boaters should use extreme caution this upcoming weekend as the National Weather Service has issued Flood Warnings in several locations throughout Virginia and water temperatures remain dangerously cold.
There are two new doctors at Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg.
Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) announced a new practice to the Mary Washington Medical Group. Mary Washington Obstetrics and Gynecology, formerly known as Fredericksburg Women’s Health Associates, is dedicated to the health and well-being of women through all stages of life.
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Update 1:43 p.m. | Two lanes are now open on I-95 southbound. The left lane remains closed south of Exit 133.
Original post 1:03 p.m. | A tractor-trailer has crashed in a work zone on Interstate 95 at the Rappahannock River.
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Ann Little is running for Mayor of the City of Fredericksburg.
She’ll face incumbent Mayor Katherine Greenlaw in an upcoming city-wide election on May 19. That election was postponed from May 5 by order of Gov. Ralph Northam, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting today, Gov. Ralph Northam is relaxing what were his strict orders that prevented Virginians to have nonessential surgery during the spread of the coronavirus.
“Today, I’m announcing that elective surgery and dental procedures can resume when the public order expires at midnight on [May 1] with guidelines in place to ensure safety for healthcare workers and patients and to maintain an adequate supply of PPE,” Northam said at a press conference on Wednesday, April 29.