There are two zip codes, 22405 and 22406, that USPS has attached to Fredericksburg's location despite lying within Stafford County lines. This affects 25,713 residences and businesses across three magisterial: George Washington, Falmouth, and Hartwood.
George Washington District Supervisor Tom Coen is pushing for the change, citing a new tax on plastic shopping bags charged by neighboring Fredericksburg City on January 1, 2022. Businesses in Stafford County also began improperly charging the tax despite not being located within the city's boundaries.
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Sheetz held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its third location in Stafford County. The Pennsylvania-based fuel and convenience station is the first business to open at Wyche and Courthouse roads.
Hartwood District Supervisor Darrell English touted Sheetz as one of the fastest-growing family-owned businesses in the U.S. The elected supervisor also touted the station as an achievement in Stafford's growing economy.
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When the Coronavirus pandemic hit the world, schools and universities had to increase their online presence to allow their students to attend classes virtually.
Germanna Community College's online program, College Everywhere, has produced surprising success rates, especially among male students. The program has also attracted many African-American men. Both cohorts claim a higher percentage online than in the general population of the school's student body.
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The Central Rappahannock Regional Library partnered with the Library of Virginia to launch a virtual collection on the history of deaf culture.
The Deaf Culture Digital Library offers resources that include books, eBooks, magazines, websites, media, and other digital materials found online. Residents with Virginia library cards can access both the Library of Virginia's collection and search the collections of their local library with no additional charges.
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Nearly a dozen contracted janitors that work in Stafford County Schools testified to the school board about unfair treatment by their company.
Employees of the national cleaning company ABM described low pay and no benefits, a lack of workforce, and a lack of proper cleaning equipment.
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A Stafford-based hot sauce maker held a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate its products hitting the shelves at the Fredericksburg Food Cooperative.
Since its operations began 14 months ago, Always Flavored has made its freshly made hot sauces, spices, and marinades available at events and farmers' markets in Stafford and Spotsylvania counties. Founder and owner Rita Witte and her family celebrated their achievement of taking their products from the garden to the shelves of the food cooperative.
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Beverly Hess, who served as the executive director for six years of the ARTfactory, has resigned.
Hess began as executive director in August 2015, when it was still known as the Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas at the Candy Factory.
Hess had previously spent nine years as part of the administration for the Youth Orchestras of Prince William, her first two years spent as financial director and then the rest of her time as executive director.
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The Manassas City Public School Board has approved a proposal to give most of its employees a 5 percent increase as a part of its proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023, starting July 1.
School support staff, licensed teachers, and administrative staff would all see an increase in their salaries based on a step scale. Instead of a step scale, administrative staff raises will be based on a percentage of their salary during the 2021-2022 school year.
The administrative pay scale is divided into seven tiers labeled from A-1 to A-7, all for 12-month contracts. The A-1 tier would start with the elementary school assistant principal position with minimum pay of $94,592 to a maximum of $141,887.
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Marc Broklawski was re-elected as second vice-chair of the Virginia Democratic Party's steering committee. Brokowski's duty as the second chair includes oversight of the rules for the party and its membership.
Broklawski was part of the Virginia Forward ticket, which included all members of the state party's central committee; all the members on that ticket were re-elected to their positions in the committee.
"I will continue to be a fierce advocate in providing local committees with the resources they need to succeed while building on recent efforts of growing programming and hiring diverse voices," said Broklawski on his Facebook page.
