News

Germanna Community College’s enrollment is climbing despite the pandemic.

Enrollment is up 4.24% for the fall compared to the same date in 2019, the college reports.Germanna began bucking the national trend with a 25% surge in summer enrollment.


Event

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.


News

Early voting is underway across the state, and in our region, thousands have already went to the polls to cast their ballots.

In Prince William County, nearly 3,300 people cast their ballots over Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, respectively. The county’s office of elections has polling places set up at


Obituaries

Lawrence Hamm 75, of Woodbridge, died September 17, 2020. He was born February 22, 1945 to the late Dorothy Hamm in New York. He is survived by his wife, Christel Hamm; his daughter Tanya Hamm (Timothy Boelyn); and his grandson, Ryan Boelyn.

A memorial service will be held 6pm, September 30, 2020 at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home, 4143 Dale Blvd. Dale City, VA 22193.


News

Public libraries in the Fredericksburg region are set to reopen to the public, in an limited capacity, on November 11.

But county leaders in Stafford are asking why the Central Rappahannock Regional Library system hasn’t already done so, similar to libraries in neighboring counties. There’s also a discussion about whether or not Stafford would be better off operating its own library system.