Originals

Delegate Mark Cole will not seek re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates.

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News

Libraries in the Fredericksburg region will reopen to the public on March 1.

Residents will be able to go inside library branches, including two in Stafford County, the Porter Branch at 2001 Parkway Boulevard in North Stafford, and the Howell Branch at 806 Lyons Boulevard, browse collections, and check out materials.


Event

Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


Opinion

On Tuesday evening, the Board of Supervisors will set the advertised tax rates for the 2022 Fiscal Year. Among them will be the residential tax rate.

Currently on the table is a proposal by the County Executive that would not increase the tax rate, but because of increases in home value assessments set by the County, would result in an average residential tax increase of $306 over last year’s bill, and $328 with the residential Fire Levy.


News

Occoquan aims to postpone a public hearing on a project to bring a seven-story housing development to the riverside.

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