Central Rappahannock Regional Library is hosting Fabulous Friday: Animal Rescue on Friday, October 16, from 4:15 to 5 p.m. at the Porter Branch for grades K-6, the library posted.
Participants will hear rescue stories from Stafford County Animal Shelter, Stafford SPCA, Rapidan Equine Sanctuary, and Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets.
The Stafford County School Board on Tuesday awarded a $7.1 million construction contract to Oakley and Williams Construction for the North Stafford High School Fine Arts Wing.
The board approved the contract unanimously at its Oct. 13 business meeting.
Stafford County has canceled the Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, after the applicant and county staff agreed to postpone public hearings on four large data center proposals along Kings Highway until November 18, 2026.
The county said the delay will allow further review and refinement of the applications so they are fully prepared for consideration. The projects were the only business on the October 14 agenda.
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.
A Stafford County Sheriff’s Office arrest report names Mayada Khadr, 38, as arrested on two felony counts of cruelty and injury to children.
The report lists Casey T. Richardson as the arresting officer. Richardson arrested Khadr at 4:52 p.m. The report says Richardson arrested Khadr at the sheriff’s office, 1225 Courthouse Road, on October 6. The case is listed as domestic. The office released the report in response to a public-records request. It does not name a victim, and it does not say the arrest was at a school. The supplement that lists the arrest was still marked incomplete.
Stafford supervisors approved the Accokeek Center data campus in the Falmouth District late Wednesday, 4-3. The vote followed a failed attempt to delay it for revenue numbers, a fight over setbacks, and a proffer packet corrected the day of the meeting.
The land is on the west side of Richmond Highway (Route 1), about half a mile north of Eskimo Hill Road and Rupert’s U-Pull-It, the self-service yard at 1489 Richmond Highway. It sits in the strip between the highway and Interstate 95.
National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, was a success, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.
The office said Wednesday night was about the police-community partnership. It thanked exhibitors, community partners, and volunteers, and the neighbors who showed up.
Stafford County Public Schools told families Wednesday afternoon that a routine shelter-in-place drill at one school set off an alert across every school in the division. The division said the alert was tied to the drill and that there was no emergency and no danger to students or staff.
The note, sent at 3:15 p.m., did not name the school where the drill started and did not say whether the alert had been cleared. Shelter-in-place drills are for severe weather, including tornadoes. The division said Safety and Security and Technology teams were still checking why the false alarm spread and working to fix it.
Stafford County Public Schools broke ground Tuesday on the replacement for Edward E. Drew, Jr. Middle School at the Oak Knoll Farm site near Clift Farm Road and Leeland Road.
The new building is planned for about 1,100 students and is scheduled to open in August 2028. The current school, built in 1951, has a capacity of 650. Principal Amy Ivory and Superintendent Dr. Daniel W. Smith spoke at the ceremony. Students from the Drew band and chorus also performed.
Stafford County’s National Night Out starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, at Stafford Marketplace.
The free public event brings residents together with law enforcement, first responders, and community organizations.
