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NOVA offers free online classes for high school students

By Gianna Jirak
Northern Virginia Community College Manassas Campus.

Northern Virginia Community College is offering free online courses to high school students in certain Northern Virginia schools through their new JumpStart Program.

This program allows up to 3,500 students to take and gain transferable college credit from two of the following classes: History and Appreciation of Art I, Introduction to Communication, College Composition I (open only to recent high school graduates), History of World Civilization II, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Services, and Quantitative Reasoning.

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Fredericksburg considers consolidating wastewater treatment plant

By Rick Horner
A map showing the location of the wastewater treatment plants

Three wastewater treatment plants are being consolidated into one to save taxpayers money and lessen the environmental impact on the Rappahannock River.

Under the plan, Fredericksburg would close its wastewater treatment plant and direct the wastewater to a facility in Spotslyvania County.

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6 things your business should be doing if still open to the public

By Uriah Kiser
A view of Downtown Fredericksburg from above Hurkamp Park [Photo: Fredericksburg City]

If your business is still open to the public, the Fredericksburg City government has just posted a list of the six things business owners in its city should be doing in the wake of the coronavirus spread.

The list comes amid Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s mandatory stay-at-home order for state residents, which restricts residents from leaving the state, and only making trips to essential business like grocery, hardware, automotive stores, and restaurants.

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Employees at Virginia’s Bassett Furniture Company going back to work

By Potomac Local News

A publically-traded furniture company in Bassett, about 250 miles away from Fredericksburg, tells Potomac Local News its employees are going back to work following a closure due to the coronavirus.

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Stay-at-home order strains Virginia recycling centers, collections up 40%

By Uriah Kiser

More people who are now at home in Virginia due to Gov. Ralph Northam’s mandatory stay-at-home order prompted by the spread of the coronavirus appear to be taking stock, and clearing out old items that are past their prime.

That has put a strain on trash haulers in our region, as our Gianna Jirak reported earlier this week.

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I-95 Rappahannnock River crossing, FredEx projects on track despite coronavirus

By Uriah Kiser
Interstate 95 at Route 17 in Stafford County, looking south. [Photo: VDOT]

The coronavirus hasn’t stopped the construction of two new bridges across the Rappahannock River.

Soon, drivers on Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg will have new travel options, and with any luck, a smoother commute once officials lift the lockdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

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