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Manassas Park officials today are reporting the city’s first case of coronavirus.
Please note the below message referencing the 1st confirmed case of COVID-19 in the City. City staff continues to work diligently with our local healthcare partners to ensure the safety and well being of our residents. The complete public message is here: https://t.co/vMbl9Lb7pl pic.twitter.com/L1333a3kMh
Every afternoon along Fairview Avenue, past the Manassas Police Department headquarters, and into Downtown, Sandy O’Bannon walks her dog, Indiana while wearing a pink bunny suit.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, O’Bannon said she continued to walk her dog daily. She added the pink bunny suit to bring cheer to passersby.
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I spent the past four hours scouring the web, looking for the Twitter handles of as many restaurants in our area — from Gainesville to Fredericksburg — that I could find.
Starting tomorrow in Virginia, it’s Restaurant Takeout Week, a chance for residents to support their favorite restaurants during a time when dining rooms are closed in the wake of a growing number of coronavirus cases in the state and in the U.S.
Stafford County now leads the Rappahannock area with the most number of coronavirus cases with 13.
There’s now a total of 20 cases reported by the Rappahannock Health District. The second case of coronavirus has been reported in Fredericksburg, but there are no additional details about the patient, said city spokeswoman Sonja Cantu.
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With supplies running short and localities searching for any amidst the coronavirus outbreak, Stafford County is working to provide these supplies to their community, with the help of volunteers and donors.
Stafford County has set up a warehouse and supply chain to address this supply shortage. Working with members of Stafford Fire and Rescue, Stafford’s volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and Team Rubicon, a veterans disaster relief organization, The county will be accepting public donations between Monday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
With fewer volunteers on hand to take care of animals during the spread of the coronavirus, an effort is underway to clear the shelters.
Between Thursday, March 26 and Wednesday, April 1, the BISSELL Pet Foundation will help foot the bill to lower adoption fees for their shelter animals at the Fredericksburg SPCA, located at 10819 Courthouse Road.
Fredericksburg has reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus.
It brings the total number of cases in the Rappahannock Area Health District to 13. There are nine cases reported on Stafford County and three in Spotsylvania County.
Sitting six feet apart in an empty board chamber, Superintendent Scott Kizner and School Board Chair Holly Hazard broadcasted to a thousand concerned parents, students, staff, and community members viewing from a distance, behind the safety of their screens, about the impacts of the coronavirus on the Stafford County Public School System.
The large takeaway — nothing is certain.
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Daniel Clyde Thomas Sr., fondly known as Boone, passed away peacefully with his loving children on March 25, 2020. He was born on May 18, 1955 in Fredericksburg, Va. To the late Charles H. Thomas Sr. and Daisy B. Thomas. He is proceeded in death by not only his parents but his beautiful wife Shirley Mae Thomas, his brothers Charles Thomas, William Thomas and Robert Thomas also his grandson Daniel Cleveland Thomas.
Daniel was a humble, God…