“Just after midnight on Thursday, November 27, SCFR units were dispatched for a reported structure fire in the 200 block of Sandy Ridge Road (in the White Oak area),” Stafford County Fire and Rescue reported. “Units arrived six minutes later to find two, connected outbuildings well involved with fire.”
The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted Monday to adopt the long-awaited Rappahannock River Crossing Parkway Alternatives Study, advancing “Option C,” a proposed new bridge and roadway linking Stafford County to the City of Fredericksburg west of Interstate 95.
The decision places the corridor into the region’s long-range transportation plan and moves the project toward the costly federal environmental review process needed before any construction can be approved.
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In Stafford County, deputies responded to reports of an unusual assault on Mine Road. Victims reported that a white sedan, occupied by multiple individuals, approached them and threw eggs, striking both the victims and a vehicle. The suspects quickly fled the scene after the incident.
In another incident, a fraud complaint was filed on Mount Hope Church Road after a victim discovered multiple unauthorized transactions in various states through their banking account.
“Chart Your Future is an integral part of our Strategic Plan, ensuring every student has a clear plan toward being employed, enlisted, or enrolled after graduation,” Stafford County Public Schools stated. “This event provides an important opportunity for students to explore their options and take practical steps toward what comes next.”
Stafford County Public Schools welcomed more than 2,400 juniors and seniors to the Fredericksburg Convention Center for its 4th Annual Chart Your Future Expo, the first to include juniors. Students from all five high schools and the Phoenix Center connected with 100 career-clustered exhibitors, exploring enrollment, enlistment, and employment pathways.
Stafford County’s emerging practice of routing media questions for elected officials through government staff is not just a change in communication strategy — it is a direct threat to transparency. It creates a wall between residents and their representatives, insulating leaders from basic accountability and weakening the democratic norms that make local government work.
This gatekeeping did not appear in a vacuum. It followed weeks of questions surrounding Garrisonville District Supervisor Dr. Pamela Yeung, who abstained from a major data center vote on October 22 without offering any explanation. Residents spent hours speaking at that meeting. The standards were described as some of the strongest in Virginia. Every supervisor present either voted for or against them — except Yeung, who opted out and has never said why.
“And so, what’s going to happen is, you know, eventually they’re going to put in a tall pole, and it’s going to take out a small portion of my fruit orchard; not a lot,” Fredericksburg Free Press reported. “All I want is to be able to work with Dominion Energy to try to minimize, shall I say, necessary impact.”
Residents in Caroline and Stafford counties are voicing concerns as Dominion Energy begins exploring routes for the proposed 70-mile, 500-kilovolt Kraken Loop transmission line. The line would run through multiple counties, connecting existing and planned substations, and public meetings are underway ahead of eventual State Corporation Commission review.
A Stafford man is charged with driving under the influence with an elevated blood alcohol content. The incident occurred on the 2000 Block of Richmond Highway, where Deputy B. E. Vaughn responded after a report of a heavily intoxicated driver. The driver, identified as Carl Savoy Jr., 41, was taken into custody and held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.
In another incident, a man was arrested for shoplifting and several other charges at a Wawa on Garrisonville Road. John Townsell IV, 29, of Stafford, was charged with shoplifting, obstruction of justice, identity fraud, and providing false identification to law enforcement. He was held without bond.
A long-running partnership between Stafford County Fire and Rescue and Stafford County Public Schools will provide nearly 1,700 winter coats to local students this year through Operation Warm. This donation-driven program has grown dramatically since its launch more than 15 years ago.
Mark Doyle, a volunteer with the Mountain View Fire Department, said the effort began around 2008 when Fairfax County Fire and Rescue donated about 30 coats and encouraged Stafford to expand the initiative locally.
