Joyce Ann Light died on March 5, 2021 in the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abington, Virginia at the age of 74. Born September 25, 1946 in Alexandria, Virginia, Joyce was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed playing bingo, listening to country music, and dancing. Joyce is predeceased by her husband Bill, daughter […]
High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!
Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.
The Stafford County Regional Airport Authority is discussing the possibility of holding a recycling day.
A letter sent to the airport by Diane Jones, the Recycling Manager of the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board, or R-Board, is requesting permission from the airport to hold a bi-annual collection for household, hazardous, and electronic waste on their property.
Fredericksburg is considering joining a coalition of local governments banned together to strive for racial equity.
The city is considering joining Government Alliance on Race and Equity, a joint project between two California based racial equity groups called Race Forward:The Center for Racial Justice Innovation, and The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society.
Barley Naked, the popular neighborhood brewery in North Stafford will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend.
Festivities will be Saturday, March 13 from 1 to 10 p.m. There will be beer, live bagpipes, a firkin keg, and food trucks. The event will be family-friendly and masks will be required to enter.
Police in Virginia are warning about the dangers of drunken driving this St. Patrick’s Day.
Police said March 17 is becoming one of the year’s most dangerous times to be on the road. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day weekend alone (6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18), more than three out of five (63%) traffic crash-related fatalities involved a drunk driver. In fact, from 2015 to 2019, a total of 280 lives were lost in drunk-driving crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day period nationwide.
Police in Woodbridge were called to the scene of a home invasion.
Two men broke into a home at the Summerland Apartments, in the 1900 block of Gableridge Turn at 8:53 p.m. Thursday, March 11. The men kicked in the door to the apartment to gain entry.
