Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, April 19, units were called to a structure fire along Glen Oak Road near Deacon Road. First-arriving crews found smoke and flames coming from the rear of a single-family home. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze to the back deck, with only minimal heat damage to the exterior of the residence. The Stafford County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause as routine procedure. Units were assisted on scene by the Fredericksburg Fire Department.

Earlier on Saturday, April 18, two other fires kept crews busy. Just before 1:30 p.m., units responded to a reported structure fire in the 500 block of Sanford Drive near Greenbank Road. Crews arrived within about five minutes and found a large shed heavily involved in flames that had begun spreading to the surrounding area. Firefighters extinguished the fire and confirmed it did not extend into the adjacent residence, though the home did sustain some damage. The Fire Marshal’s Office is also investigating this incident.


Clark Patton Road wells remain dry or insufficient for many of the more than 30 homes in Stafford County’s Hartwood District. Residents returned to the Board of Supervisors on April 7, 2026, to renew their plea for a permanent water solution.

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Riverside Center for the Performing Arts has completed its transition to nonprofit status. At the April 7, 2026, Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting, Liz Lane provided an update on the organization’s progress.

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At the Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 7, 2026, the Patawomeck Indian Tribe (also referred to as Patawomack) highlighted ongoing local divisions over tribal recognition, historical documentation, and cultural heritage in a county with deep roots in early American settlement.

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Stafford Regional Airport will become Washington Executive – Stafford Regional Airport effective April 16, 2026, the Stafford Regional Airport Authority announced.

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Stafford County homeowners left the April 7, 2026, budget public hearing with a clear message: the cost of living in Stafford is going up again, and they’re the ones expected to pay for it.

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Stafford County residents voiced passionate and often conflicting views on a proposed Buc-ee’s travel center during the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 7, 2026, highlighting deep community divisions over growth, traffic, economic benefits, and quality of life in the Garrisonville and Rock Hill areas near Courthouse Road and Interstate 95.

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The Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club presented the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office with a $2,349 donation on April 7, 2026, to support its K-9 unit.

Sharon Allen, vice president of the kennel club, joined Captain Worcester, Lieutenant Fetterolf, Lieutenant Kreider, First Sergeant Demirci, Deputy Jett, Deputy Sterne, Deputy Eastman and K-9 Ruby for the presentation. The money will go toward new tools and technology to help keep the community safe.


The Stafford County Planning Commission voted 4-3 late Wednesday night to recommend approval of both the zoning reclassification and conditional use permit for the proposed Buc-ee’s Travel Center at the northeast corner of Courthouse Road and Austin Ridge Drive, just off Interstate 95 Exit 140 in Stafford County.

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