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Fredericksburg District weekly traffic alert: Oct. 11-17, 2026

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VDOT listed scheduled lane closures for Oct. 11-17 in the Fredericksburg District, weather permitting, the agency said. Drivers can check 511 Virginia for updates.

On I-95, mobile northbound and southbound single lane closures run Monday–Saturday, 8 p.m.–5 a.m., between Exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) and Exit 148 (Quantico) for bridge inspections in Stafford. Other I-95 work includes soil sample collection between Exit 118 and Exit 143, Rappahannock River bridge inspections near Exit 130–133, pavement marker and rumble strip installation near Exit 143, and noise barrier work near Exit 126 in Spotsylvania.

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Leadership Fredericksburg seeks Community Action Project proposals for the Class of 2027

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Leadership Fredericksburg is seeking Community Action Project proposals for the Class of 2027, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce said.

Organizations throughout Planning District 16 are invited to submit projects that give fellows the chance to put leadership skills into action while creating a lasting benefit for the community. Selected teams will work with the organizations to research, collaborate, develop resources, and provide recommendations. Projects should have a manageable scope, offer meaningful learning, and be completable between January and May. Applications are open through Oct. 12.

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Event

11th Annual Walk to Bust Cancer

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Fort Hunt Park

8999 Fort Hunt Rd

Alexandria, Virginia 22308

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Join Breast Cancer Collective for the 2026 Walk to Bust Cancer on Sunday, October 18, at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria.
Walk alongside survivors, caregivers, friends, families, and neighbors for an uplifting community event supporting access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV.
Walk to Bust Cancer brings our community together to turn hope into action and help expand access to timely breast health care. Register to walk, gather your team, and join us at Fort Hunt Park.

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Friends of the Library October sale: Monday is another chance to support the library

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The Friends of the Library October sale at the Library Administration Center runs Friday, Saturday, and Monday (Oct. 9, 10, and 12), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Central Rappahannock Regional Library said.

Monday is another chance to support the library. The sale offers newly arrived, gently used books and media, plus other finds. Special deals run each day.

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Stafford school board members host Oct. 14 town hall on Drew rebuild, sales tax and redistricting

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Dr. Sarah Chase and Susan Randall will host an open town hall Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School, Stafford County Public Schools said.

Chase represents the Falmouth district; Randall represents George Washington. The session is open for discussion of the Edward E. Drew replacement build, the 1% sales-tax vote and middle-school redistricting. More information is on the division website.

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Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation

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Household water bills rose 62% on average from 2015 to 2025 across the nation’s 500 largest community water systems, the Virginia Mercury reports.

Those systems serve about 155 million people. The increase ran faster than overall inflation and more than twice the rate of grocery price increases over the same period. Bills also rose 19% faster than household incomes. In Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire and West Virginia, water bills grew about twice as fast as incomes. Average annual costs ranged from $286 in Idaho to $1,383 in West Virginia. For-profit providers charged more than publicly owned systems.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg EDA asks whether the business license is costing employers

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A view of Downtown Fredericksburg from above Hurkamp Park [Photo: Fredericksburg City]

Run a business in Fredericksburg and the city starts taxing your receipts at $100,000. Cross into Spotsylvania and, on the numbers read in the room Monday, that same kind of tax does not start until $2 million. Head north into Stafford, and there is no tax of this kind at all. Three weeks ago, Stafford’s supervisors refused to bring one back.

That gap was a focus of the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority during its Oct. 5 retreat. The authority did not vote, and it did not recommend a rate. Chair Meredith Schatz said she wanted the receipts in hand before she took the question to a Nov. 4 meeting with the city. She did not want to hand the City Council a problem with no solution attached.

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Fredericksburg City Schools eyes Project SEARCH partnership at new Kalahari resort

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Construction tour of the new Kalahari Resorts & Conventions site
Construction tour of the new Kalahari Resorts & Conventions site in Spotsylvania County. Credit Courtesy Kalahari Resorts

Fredericksburg City Schools could join a regional Project SEARCH work-immersion program at the new Kalahari resort in Spotsylvania beginning in the 2027-28 school year, school board members heard Monday.

Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brendon Albon said the board will receive a memorandum of understanding in the next month or two for a partnership between Kalahari Resorts and Project SEARCH. The presentation was an information item only. The board took no vote.

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