Fredericksburg needs the credits to meet short-term obligations with its water permits. The permits would offset reduction obligations for nitrogen and phosphorous under Fredericksburg's Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Permit.
These permits regulate discharges from these municipal systems, which are owned or operated by cities and counties within the commonwealth.
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A Stafford family has been given a waiver allowing them to subdivide their property to build a house for their extended family.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors, on Tuesday, July 5, made a final decision in the case of the Miramontes family, who sought a waiver that would allow them to build a home on their property despite not having owned it for very long.
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A concerned group of parents are outlining their concerns regarding their children's use of Chromebooks at home and are asking the Stafford County School Board to take action.
The Stafford Chapter of Moms For Liberty, a non-profit organization with largely conservative views with members that advocate for parental rights in schools, sent an email to the school division, which included concerns about overuse and over-reliance on the personal computers issued to each student during the pandemic. Virginia was the first state in the U.S. to close school buildings in March 2020 and force children to learn online from home.
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Don't live in Fredericksburg? You're going to have to pay to park at the city's park on the Rappahannock River.
The Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday, June 28 voted to charge entrance and parking fees at Old Mill Park for non-residents.
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Germanna Community College will soon move its Fried Center location to a new campus on Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.
During a recent Central Rappahannock Regional Library Board of Trustees meeting, the library announced the community college would move from its location at 124 Old Potomac Church Road in Stafford. CRRL operates a branch library inside the campus, known as the Barbara J. Fried Center, which opened in 2018.
Potomac Local News contacted Germanna Community College for comment. It declined to comment, citing an upcoming announcement.
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Fredericksburg Pride, a non-profit organization dedicated to forming a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ people, held its second annual pride march and festival in downtown Fredericksburg.
The festival in Old Mill Park on the banks of the Rappahannock River attracted hundreds of people. At the event, several local vendors, businesses, and organizations came to celebrate alongside its local LGBTQIA+ community, which offered food, prizes, music, entertainment, and other items for sale to festival attendees.
The 2021 festival attracted 53 vendors, and over 100 vendors participated in this year's festival. According to Meegana Henry, Founder and President of Fredericksburg Pride, the event took a whole year to plan. It gained double the number of vendors compared to last year when the festival was held in Maury Playground Park.
"It's been a really great show of support from the community, the business, from the residents, from the volunteers," said Katie Jones, Vice President of Fredericksburg Pride. "We've had such a good outreach to support the event and to support the community. It's been fantastic."
Other affiliated organizations showed up at the festival to participate and support the community. Among those organizations was the Rappahannock Region Transgender Support, a group dedicated to helping people who fall under the transgender umbrella. The group also ran a clothing swap booth at the festival, which offered clothing for transgender people in their sizes.
"For a lot of people, this is their first pride festival, and the fun part is watching them because these are people that are closeted, they haven't come out, or they're just starting to come out to their friends, and they're family, said Dani Butler, the group's founder. "And that's hard because not everybody understands, not everybody accepts, and they come down here, and everybody here is affirming and accepting. We know it's hard. We've been there, done that, and got the t-shirt."
Another organization present at the festival was Free Mom Hugs, a national non-profit organization dedicated to offering support to LGBTQIA+ youth who are revealing they are gay.
"We wish that our organization didn't need to exist, but we see the need out here. We've given out a lot of hugs, and it's clear that support is needed," said Kelly MacCleary, a member of the organization's local chapter. "So we'll be around until support isn't needed."
Another organization present at the event was the Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault which provided support, treatment, and advocacy to persons affected by sexual assault.
"We find it very important to represent our community, be out, provide support for everyone, and sexual violence is, unfortunately, one of those things that do not discriminate, said Meghan Cole, the group's community service specialist. LGBTQ individuals do face sexual violence at a disproportionate rate, and we want to provide some resources to them."
Fredericksburg Pride President Meegana Henry told Potomac Local News that changes are planned for next year's festival to accommodate more people, vendors, and other potential ideas.
Governor Glenn Youngkin rallied at The Harbour Grille in Woodbridge to tout the new state budget, which he recently signed. Youngkin announced that the budget would give millions in funding to schools, police, and mental health treatment.
Toward the end of his speech, Youngkin took time to chastise senate Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly for not agreeing to a suspension of the state's gas tax.
Youngkin expressed his disappointment that an agreement could not be reached with senate Democrats to deal with the rising gas price in a time of inflation being felt across the world.
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Some Stafford County residents have been experiencing issues with trash collection.
One of the trash haulers contracted to do business in the county, GFL Environmental, has attributed the problems to issues with its routing system.
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke at a rally for Republican candidate Yesli Vega on Monday, June 20, on the eve of her run for the seventh Congressional District seat.
The Texas senator spoke at the Crosswoods Baptist Church rally, where he publicly endorsed Vega in her run for the seventh district. Vega, the current Coles District Supervisor in Prince William County, was born and raised in Texas before moving to Virginia.
