There will be a second read and final approval of plans to build a new medical clinic and training facility, and remove the building currently housing Kids’ Station, later this month. Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a first read of a rezoning request from Mary Washington Healthcare that will permit the demolishment of […]
The source of the outbreak is still not yet known. More people have become ill after being exposed to E.coli in the Lake Anna area over the last few weeks. The Virginia Department of Health says 25 people have been sick and nine have been hospitalized after contact with the water in Lake Anna between […]
The source of outbreak is not yet known. The Virginia Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses in the Lake Anna area of Spotsylvania County that began over the Memorial Day weekend. Brookie Crawford, a spokeswoman for the VDH, says there have been at least ten confirmed cases of E.coli already—and there […]
At Thursday’s memorial to those who stormed Normandy’s beaches 80 years ago, at chance to speak with those who lived that day, and a call to remember what brought us to that point. The very young and the very old, those who served and those who did not, those family members whose loved ones paid […]
Max was born in the now-shuttered Envigo facility in Cumberland, Virginia. Envigo’s parent company pled guilty this week to violating the Animal Welfare Act must pay a record $22 million in fines. It was the tattoo on Max’s ear that brought home to the Cavalier family everything their new foster beagle had been through in […]
School divisions in Stafford and Caroline are also considering banning mobile devices during the school day. King George County Public Schools this week became the first area school division to implement a total ban on cell phones, and similar bans are being considered in Stafford and Caroline county schools. The King George School Board adopted […]
Cole was arraigned in General District Court Wednesday morning. A trial date of July 1 has been set for Spotsylvania School Board Vice Chair Nicole Cole, who is accused of misdemeanor assault and battery by fellow School Board member Lisa Phelps. Cole was in Spotsylvania General District Court Wednesday morning for the arraignment. She is […]
This is the mission and number one goal of the program’s new strategic plan. GWRideConnect, the transportation management program administered by the George Washington Regional Commission, has released its strategic plan for the next five years, and its top goal is to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle trips. This goal is also the program’s […]
The developer is no longer requesting open space credits for preserving the 1964 Medical Arts Building. The developer of Mary’s Landing—a 63-townhome project proposed on several largely-vacant parking lots in the Canal Quarter neighborhood—has submitted a second site plan for City staff to review. Staff disapproved the first site plan in February, based on “a […]
Clinic raises $134,000 during Day of Giving this week. The Lloyd Moss Free Clinic exceeded its goal of raising $100,000 for clinic operations this week. The clinic raised $134,000 during May Day of Giving on May 28. Combined with a matching grant, the amount will allow the clinic to continue offering medical, dental, and pharmacy […]
