A second person in the Fredericksburg region has died after contracting the coronavirus.
The patient was in his 50s, according to the Rappahannock Area Health District.
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You’ll remember last week we posted a story about Sandy O’Bannon, of Manassas, who been walking around the city dressed as a bunny while walking her dog.
O’Bannon writes to us to thank us for publishing her story and to help to add a little cheer to our community.
Stafford County officials continue to monitor the latest with the coronavirus outbreak and working to keep patients and rescue crews safe.
In a press release, county officials tell Potomac Local News they are evaluating policies and procedures on a daily basis as information is disseminated from the CDC:
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During April, construction crews will start a safety widening project along sections of Route 635 (Decatur Road) and Route 628 (Ramoth Church Road) in Stafford County to expand the road shoulders.
Widening the shoulders will provide more recovery space for drivers if their vehicle strays from the travel lanes. The project is intended to reduce the risk of crashes and injuries that can result from vehicles running off the road.
Police in Manassas are looking for three men they say walked in a Home Depot and stole tools.
It happened at the big box hardware store at 8805 Liberia Avenue on March 20. The men made off with the tools and then got away in a black four-door sedan with chrome trim, said city police spokeswoman Sarah Mahoney.
Eric Wolpert, CEO at EAW Tech in Manassas, took some time out of his busy schedule of supporting his customers to, instead, support his fellow local business owners in Downtown Manassas.
This is one of the best things I’ve seen online in recent days, and this truly is part of the Downtown Manassas culture, where over the years hosting 1 Million Cups Prince William at CenterFuse co-working center (where I also have a workspace, and you should, too, once this storm passes), I’ve seen business owners come together time and again to support each other.
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Rickey Odell Lang, Sr. was born on January 6, 1957 and passed away on April 3, 2020. Rickey was a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia.
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The Rappahannock Area Health District is reporting its first coronavirus death.
The victim, in his 60s, died at Spotsylvania Regional Hospital, Fredericksburg.com reports. The victim’s family told the news outlet he was unable to receive a coronavirus test.
Fatal coronavirus victim denied test — The Spotsylvania County man who this week became the first person in the Fredericksburg area who is known to have died from COVID-19 tried repeatedly to get tested for the virus, according to his daughters. [Fredericksburg.com — metered paywall]
Gainesville woman stricken with coronavirus — Joanne Blue, 65, was in a Gainesville nursing home when she was infected with the coronavirus. She’s now at Haymarket Medical Center, and her family cannot see her. [Insidenova.com]