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After a staff member tests positive for Coronavirus, the Rappahannock Area Health District will temporarily reduce clinical services.

From May 19, 2020, to May 28, 2020, RAHD will not be offering in-person clinical services. This includes maternity care, treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and family planning services, which will be delivered via telemedicine. Patients will also be referred to appropriate community partners or neighboring health districts.


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Karrie Mae Johnson Cooper, affectionately known to family and friends as “Kay” was born on May 17, 1940 to the late Annie Mae Kitt and Karey Johnson in Orangeburg, South Carolina. On Friday, May 15, 2020, an Angel was sent from Heaven to usher Karrie into the loving arms of her Savior. The Lord called Karrie home to receive her crown. Her assignment here on earth was finished. She responded to His call and is now resting in eternal “Peace and…

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Ruth Throckmorton Armstrong was born in Oxford, NC on December 4, 1929 to the late George Throckmorton and Cora Amis Throckmorton. She transitioned from labor to reward on May 12, 2020 in the care of her family in Lorton, VA.

Ruth was a lifelong Baptist and member of Little Union Primitive Baptist Church in Elm City, NC. In addition to being the backbone of the family, and family farm, for many years, she worked at Reuben H. Donnelly in Elm…


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Latson Tyler, Jr. departed this life peacefully on Sunday evening, May 10, 2020 after an extended series of illnesses and complications at Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, MD. Prior to this he met rehabilitation challenges at the Collingswood Health & Rehabilitation Dialysis Center in Rockville, MD and the Washington DC VA Medical Center.

He was born and raised in Washington, DC April 13, 1938 in a family of five…


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Gov. Ralph Northam announced on May 2 that Virginia was approved by FEMA to receive three Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems which can collectively sanitize 240,000 PPE each day. 

The systems are at no cost to Virginia for the first six months of use, and their decontamination services are free to hospitals and healthcare workers. 


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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved their $320 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021. 

With the Real Estate tax rate of  97 cents per $100 of assessed property value — known as the equalized tax rate that was adopted on April 21 — the main focus of Tuesday’s budget meeting was to identify cuts and reductions to the budget. The equalized rate means property owners won’t see a hike in their Real Estate tax bills. 


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