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On Wednesday, August 5, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the launch of COVIDWISE, ‘an innovative exposure notification app that will alert users if they have been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19,’ according to a press release from the governor’s office.
The app will make Virginia the first in the nation to utilize Bluetooth Low Energy technology developed by Apple and Google.
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Here’s a look at this week’s construction hot spots in the Fredericksburg/Stafford County region, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation:
I-95 Northbound
For residents of local areas looking for volunteer opportunities to help out their community, Program Director of Volunteer Prince William, Jan F. Hawkins has announced areas in need of volunteers.
Here is where your help is greatly appreciated, according to Hawkins:
Cases of drugs, fraud, a hit and run, larceny, and threats occurred in Stafford County all on Thursday, August 6, according to a Sheriff’s Office Incident Report.
The details of the events are as follows:
Governor Ralph Northam announced today, August 7, that there will be a temporary statewide moratorium on eviction proceedings. This decision comes after the 4-month federal eviction moratorium and unemployment benefits expired.
The details of the decision are as follows:
Ronald Allan Briggs of Woodbridge, VA, a dedicated husband, retired federal employee, and lover of baseball, passed away after fighting a brave battle against colon cancer, on the morning of August 4, 2020.
Ron was born in St. Paul, MN on March 2, 1961, to Ronald Clarendon Briggs, a mining engineer, and Almedia Jane Briggs, a registered nurse. The family headed to Maryland just outside Washington DC during young Ronnie’s early years, eventually returning to Minnesota where he graduated from Burnsville High School in 1979.