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Fredericksburg

River Rescue Teams Run Drill This Weekend—Here’s What to Know

By Potomac Local News
Stafford fire and rescue crews at Historic Port of Falmouth Beach Park. [Potomac Local News]

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Area residents may notice a heavy presence of emergency vehicles and personnel along the Rappahannock River this weekend, but it’s not a real emergency—it’s a planned water rescue training exercise.

RIVEREX 2025 kicks off Friday, June 6, and runs through Saturday, June 7. The large-scale drill will simulate swift water rescues across more than 20 miles of the river and include live-action scenarios designed to test emergency crews’ readiness, coordination, and response tactics.

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Fredericksburg

Get Ready to Pay: Fees Resume at Old Mill Park and Falmouth Beach This Weekend

By Potomac Local News

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Starting Memorial Day weekend, visitors heading to the Rappahannock River will notice something familiar at two popular parks: entrance and parking fees are back for the summer season.

At Old Mill Park in Fredericksburg, fees will be collected Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., now through Labor Day. Non-residents—those who live outside the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County—will pay $15 per car or $5 per walk-in visitor aged 12 and up. City and county residents can enter for free with valid ID. The park remains open daily but closes from dusk to dawn.

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Stafford

Stafford County Supervisors Discuss Falmouth Beach Operations and Safety Concerns

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford Sheriff’s Office was called to Historic Port of Falmouth Beach, 401 River Road, on Saturday, August 24, for a report of a drunken man on the public beach.

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News

Police Report: Body Identified | Man Shot | Cabela’s Window Smashed

By Uriah Kiser
[Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash]

We first told you about the discovery on Friday.

Death Investigation – On July 12 at 3:20PM, officers responded to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) located at 2635 College Dr. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a death. The investigation revealed NVCC police located the personal belongings of an individual, later identified as a 20-year-old man, near a pond and contacted Prince William County police. A short time later, the man’s body was located and recovered from the pond by Fire & Rescue personnel. Preliminarily, there are no signs of foul play in the man’s death. The cause and manner of death is pending by the Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Business

Harkcon opens first company office in Falmouth

By Potomac Local News

Governing contractor Harkcon, Inc. opened its headquarters next to the Rappahannock River in Falmouth on April 12, 2023.

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Popular Port of Falmouth park to only charge parking fees weekends, holidays

By Potomac Local News

Visitors to the popular Port of Falmouth Park on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County won’t have to pay to park on weekdays this summer.

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