Downtown Fredericksburg residents have a tobacco company to thank in the fight to keep the city beautiful.

The city received 30 new cigarette buttlers, which are mounted on sidewalk trashcans and serve as a place for smokers to snuff out their butts. They’re located mainly along Caroline and William streets, two of downtown’s busiest thoroughfares.


Police in Manassas says they have now verified the legitimacy of a charity in which it warned its residents about earlier this week.

On Monday, police told Potomac Local News that someone was walking going to door-to-door seeking donations on behalf of the Virginia Youth Club of America, using a flier with the police department’s name on it.


It’s the start of budget season, and Stafford County Schools is talking about its needs.

Division Superintendent Dr. Scott Kizner presented his annual budget plan to the School Board. It calls for a $57 million increase in spending over the previous year. This would be used to pay for new counselors, English and foreign language teachers at middle schools, as well as school maintenance.


Anne E. Moncure Elementary School has been sitting empty since last summer.

A new Moncure Elementary School opened about a mile from the original site, at the corner of Garrisonville Road and Doc Stone roads.


The option for millions of dollars in tax breaks for the owners of a once prosperous shopping center in North Stafford is dead.

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