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Stafford County announced a new program that seeks to help residents and restaurants in the county that have been negatively affected by coronavirus pandemic.

Falmouth District Supervisor Meg Bohmke revealed the launch of the Supporting Restaurants and Families in Need Initiative, a program that is designed to bolster the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP as well as struggling restaurants in the Stafford County.


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Fredericksburg’s transportation officials will work in conjunction with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to improve passenger train experience in Fredericksburg City and Stafford and Spotsylvania counties.

The Passenger Rail Authority was established earlier this year has been tasked with promoting, sustaining, and expanding passenger and commuter rail service availability in Virginia. It will also own all the new tracks meant for passenger rail in Virginia, including the third rail that will run from Union Station in Washington D.C. to Spotsylvania County.


Obituaries

Betty May Bennetts, 82, of Woodbridge, died December 23, 2020 at Sentara Northern VA Medical Center.  She was born February 26, 1938 to the late Robert H. and Annie (Horn) Brown in Washington, DC.  She was preceeded in death by her husband, Charles Bennetts; and her son, Brandon Keith Bennetts; and one sister.

She is survived by her son, Christopher Bennetts; grandchildren, Jonathon and Shawn Bennetts, and Aaron Newman. She was a longtime devoted member to the Concordia Lutheran Church.


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Alvenia was born on February 8, 1931, to Marie Olle Shaw and Thomas Henry Jackson in Detroit, Michigan.  She was the second of five children, three sisters and a brother; Arletta (preceded in death), Jacqueline (Jackie), Marie (Tootie)(preceded her in death),  and Mell (preceded her in death).  Alvenia attended Higginbottham ES, Post Junior High and Cooley HS in Detroit, Michigan.  She also attended college.  Alvenia accepted Christ at an early age.  She attended New Prospect Baptist Church on Wisconsin St, Detroit, Michigan, where she was baptized and sang in the choir.  Alvenia’s first job was at SS Kresge Retail Store. She worked as the head cook at their lunch counter. While working there, she introduced her Stuffed Cabbage recipe to the store.  While working at this store, she met and married Donald Christian Reeves Sr (preceded her in death). From that union there were four children born;  Donald C. Reeves Jr (preceded her in death), Gary R. Reeves (preceded her in death), Sharon P. Reeves (Pindle) and Randy Reeves (preceded her in death).

Alvenia loved singing and cooking.  She was always singing while she was cooking. She also loved to travel and shop, especially on QVC.