The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a conditional use permit for a drive-through built into a new Dairy Queen restaurant.
The restaurant, known for ice cream-based desserts like the Blizzard, will be near a Waffle House at Celebrate Virginia, off of Route 17 in the Hartwood district in south Stafford.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to rezone 46 acres from suburban residential to residential mixed-use to develop a new neighborhood called Mainline.
The Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Company sought the rezoning and will build 260 apartments in 11 three-story buildings, 114 townhomes, and 4,776 square feet of commercial space.
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A pair of local filmmakers are preparing to shoot an independent horror movie in the Fredericksburg area.
669 Productions and JB Concepts are currently pre-production for their first full-length film, a horror movie entitled "Poison Tree." Filmmakers Aaron Crocker and Justin Bridges plan to use backdrops in Fredericksburg and Stafford County for their psychological horror film.
The pair plan to film at the newly rebuilt Chatham Bridge over Rappahannock River, linking Fredericksburg and Stafford, and George Washington's boyhood home, Ferry Farm.
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Woodbridge-based Hot Chikn Kitchn plans to open a new location in Stafford by the end of March.
The restaurant, which offers fresh, Nashville-style cooked chicken, is in the midst of its final inspection that would make way for its official opening sometime in late March or early April.
The new 2400 square foot location at 50 North Stafford Center Complex, next to a Walmart Neighborhood Market, will offer the same chicken and sauces offered at its Woodbridge location, across from Potomac Mills mall.
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Religious and political leaders from across the region reacted today to war in Ukraine.
Over the weekend, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called the Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees and university endowment funds to divest any Russian currency and all securities of Russian companies.
Youngkin also ordered a review of all government contracts with Russian companies and called on Norfolk and Roanoke to end sister city partnerships with Russian cities.
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Occoquan will hold a public meeting on tonight, Tuesday, March 1 to discuss how the town will use money received through the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF).
The meeting will replace a Town Council meeting that had originally scheduled for tonight.
During the meeting, residents will learn how the town aims to spend more than $900,000 in SLFRF funds the town is to receive. The presentation will be followed by questions and feedback from the public regarding the use of the funding.
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Class passing rates dropped from 86.3 percent to 84.8 percent in county middle schools in the second quarter. The number of middle school students that are failing two or more subjects increased from 5.2 percent in the first quarter to 6.5 percent in the second quarter.
According to Dr. Jennifer Cassata, a director and researcher of Accountability and Strategic planning for the county schools, the overall proportion of students failing two or more classes is similar to the rate during the 2019-2020 school year, which was 5.2 percent. However, the rate is significantly lower than the 2020-2021 school year, which was 17.9 percent.
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The city fire department identified concrete medians in the middle of Golf and Rosebud courts as being impediments. The department first brought this to the Governing Body's attention on September 7, 2021.
According to the department, the issue was compounded due to residents parking within the cul-de-sacs narrowing the roadway restricting impending fire and rescue department vehicle access. Many fire trucks got stuck due to parked cars and the islands.
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The Stafford County Board of Zoning Appeals has denied Lupine Grove's application to run a commercial kennel from their home located in the Rock Hill District.
It's the second denial for the Stafford County couple vying to operate the kennel in as many years.
