Virginia and her residents are now under a state of emergency, declared by Gov. Ralph Northam, in response to COVID19, a coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China.
Governor Northam also announced additional steps to ensure the health and safety of all Virginians, including:
There will be one less traffic light in Fredericksburg.
The traffic signal at the intersection of George and Prince Edward Streets, near Hurkamp Park in Downtown Fredericksburg, stopped working properly earlier this year, city officials tell us.
Thomas was born on April 27, 1934 and passed on March 12, 2020. Thomas was a resident of Front Royal, Virginia.
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Tapping his foot once, twice, and third time against the rough grey carpet in the School Board chambers, Stafford County Schools superintendent Scott Kizner looked back at the small crowd that faced the School Board meeting Tuesday night.
Immediately after his glance back, Kizner calmly addressed the School Board on his staff’s response to the ongoing fears of the spread of the Coronavirus.
Should home school students in Stafford County be allowed to use the same public facilities as those in public school?
That’s what county leaders are trying to decide, and they’ve tasked the county’s parks and recreation department to come up with a plan that would provide guidelines for such a program.
Update | We’ve now learned George Mason University and Germanna Community College will move all classes online.
To limit exposure on our campus, [George] Mason is extending spring break by an additional week through March 20. This will allow students and faculty to prepare for virtual alternative instruction and reduce close contact on campus.
Students, faculty, and staff at George Mason University will be grounded starting Monday.
The university, with campuses in Fairfax and Prince Willaim counties, told Potomac Local News it will ban international travel due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Aubrey was born on September 28, 1931 and passed away on March 11, 2020. Aubrey was a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia.
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Virginia health officials are now reporting eight cases of suspected coronavirus in the state. That number is up by three from earlier this morning.
The newest cases include a “presumptive” case in Loudoun County and two in Virginia Beach. In Loudoun, the presumptive positive case is a patient is in their 40s who is believed to have come in contact with a person with coronavirus while attending Christ Church in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. The Loudoun County Health Department learned about this patient early Tuesday morning following testing for the novel coronavirus by the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services in Richmond, the county states in a press release.
Manassas Park sees a new library, and now a new parking garage for the city’s envisioned downtown development.
A new garage would provide at least 500 more parking spaces needed at the Manassas Park VRE station. The new spaces would be in addition to the 600 spaces already in use at the station on weekdays.
