A countywide showcase of music and community spirit will return next month as Stafford County’s five high school marching bands come together for the 15th annual Band Together to Fight Hunger event.
Event coordinator Deb Pickeral and the drum majors representing each high school announced plans for this year’s concert during a presentation before the Stafford County School Board.
The team behind the proposed Buc-ee’s Travel Center in Stafford County will meet face-to-face with residents tomorrow to discuss the project and answer questions.
A community information session is scheduled for Monday, October 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Colonial Forge High School, 550 Courthouse Road. Representatives from the Buc-ee’s development team will share details about the project planned for Austin Ridge Drive at the northwest corner of Interstate 95 and Courthouse Road, and will hear concerns from nearby residents.
Stafford County Public Schools – Superintendent Dr. Daniel W. Smith invites the community to the 4th Annual Stafford Schools Multicultural Fair on Saturday, November 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mountain View High School.
As the federal government shutdown continues into its third week, thousands of families in the Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia regions are facing growing uncertainty about essential services like food and utilities. Local agencies are stepping up to warn residents and offer assistance.
The Fredericksburg and Stafford County Departments of Social Services have issued urgent public notices about potential disruptions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. While October payments have already been disbursed, both agencies say November benefits may be delayed—or not issued at all—without Congressional action to fund the USDA. In Stafford, more than 12,000 residents across 5,000 households rely on SNAP. Officials are urging families to conserve existing benefits and use tools like Virginia Fresh Match and FredFoodVA to access local food support.
A new Books-A-Million store is coming to Stafford Marketplace, marking the return of a major bookstore to the busy Garrisonville Road shopping center.
The new store will open in the former Party City space, covering about 13,000 square feet, next to where a larger Borders Books & Music once operated before the chain closed its doors nationwide more than a decade ago.
