Fillagreen, a new shop in downtown Fredericksburg, is set to offer refills on household and bathroom supplies, with a mission to reduce plastic waste. Owners John and Beverly Hicks were inspired to start Fillagreen by their 11-year-old twins, who had been learning about environmental issues and pollution. "We saw an opportunity to make a difference in the world while also teaching our children about the hard work that goes into running a small business," said Beverly.
The Hicks first test-marketed their concept at the Manassas Farmer's Market before opening their first brick-and-mortar location at 9029 Center St. in Manassas. They noticed a substantial gap in refillable product locations along the I-95 corridor between Manassas and Richmond and felt Fredericksburg was an ideal place to bridge that gap. John, who helped found the University of Mary Washington’s Mother’s Rugby team and remains active in its foundation, said that moving into downtown Fredericksburg was made easier through their partnership with Main Street America. Both Manassas and Fredericksburg are part of the Main Street program, which focuses on revitalizing historic downtowns and neighborhoods nationwide.
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Fredericksburg's STEP VA Inc. has announced Disney's "Finding Nemo, Jr." will be its 2025 spring musical. The organization, which empowers people with disabilities through artistic expression, has chosen the show as its fourth licensed musical, following previous productions like "The Lion King, Kids!" and "Seussical Jr."
The STEP VA musical selection committee of 14 STEP VA participants ranging from middle school-age to adults worked together over four sessions to narrow down show options. The committee then presented the options to the production team, who made the final choice and submitted it to the licensing organization for approval.
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The Virginia State Police issued a critically missing adult alert on behalf of the Fredericksburg Police Department on August 26, 2024.
The Fredericksburg Police Department is looking for Nancy Elizabeth Briesemeister, race: White, sex: female, age: 86 years old, height: 5’4", weight: 100 lbs., with blue eyes and white hair.
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The Washington Capitals announced the second season of the Capitals Inline Hockey League (CIHL), which launched in 2023 as a co-ed youth inline travel league run by the Capitals. Current inline hockey players aged 8-18 are invited to participate in the CIHL, which consists of one team per club, per division. Year two of the CIHL will also see the addition of the Winchester Revolution out of Winchester, Va., as the sixth participating club in the league.
Individual club tryouts begin in September and interested players may register to tryout by contacting their local club director.
Participating clubs include Loudon's Ashburn Fury, the Fauquier Dragons, Fredericksburg Phantoms, Madison Wildfire, Richmond Renegades of Hanover, and the Winchester Revolution. The Ashburn, Fredericksburg, Richmond and Winchester teams will each host a weekend tournament.
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The event covered first responders from the Fredericksburg and Caroline, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties, filling the main ballroom at the Convention Center. There were 19 awards given out to local Virginia State Troopers and county police officers from all over the area. Included in the 19 awards was a lifetime achievement award given to Fredericksburg Fire Chief Mike Jones, Caroline County Citizens Valor awards given to Shericka Twyner, Russell Trainer, and Desiree Dushane, and the Stafford County Fire and Rescue Citizens Valor Award went to Guillermo Shelton and Austin Leonard.
“We are a better region because of you,” added Steve Cox of Rappahannock Goodwill, one of the sponsors at this event, which the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce hosted.
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The Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water and the Rapidan Service Authority issued a continued "Do Not Use Water Advisory" for the Wilderness Water Treatment Plant. The advisory, first implemented on August 21, is still in effect following reports of an unknown odor in the drinking water.
Despite extensive testing and sampling by a VELAP-certified private lab, the cause of the odor has not been identified, and no harmful contaminants have been detected. The odor is noted to be dissipating, but the advisory will remain until it is sufficiently reduced or eliminated. The Rapidan Service Authority is actively working to address and mitigate the odor.
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Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash involving a construction vehicle that crossed into the Express Lanes on Interstate 66, struck a guardrail and Jersey wall, flipped, and caught fire, killing 23-year-old driver Devin G. Stewart of Fredericksburg.
From Virginia State Police:
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred at 7:51 a.m. today (Aug. 23, 2024) on Interstate 66 westbound near the Interstate 495 (The Beltway) interchange in Fairfax County.A construction vehicle was heading westbound in the left general-purpose lane on Interstate 66 when it crossed through the traffic bollards and into the Interstate 66 Express Lanes.The vehicle then struck a guardrail and a Jersey wall and then flipped on its side and caught on fire. The fire also damaged nearby equipment for the EZ Pass system.The driver, Devin G. Stewart, 23, of Fredericksburg, Va., died at the scene.The crash remains under investigation.
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Mayor Kerry Devine and City Councilor Jannan Holmes attended. Devine said, "Our individual businesses are really the backbone of our community." The new location is across from the Riverfront Park. City Vino was previously on Caroline Street but relocated to expand the size of the establishment and offer new items like charcuterie, cheese plates, and paninis, as well as wine pairing dinners and wine classes. “We are first focused on bottle shop sales and will roll out the food element as we onboard our new kitchen staff,” Allan said. City Vino is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on First Fridays. They are open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and closed Sundays.If you've never seen sabrage in action, here's your chance! Rita Allan of @cityvino added saber action to yesterday's ribbon cutting. https://t.co/SoPJFsR8ag pic.twitter.com/A5rsGjz1MH
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Fredericksburg's Fire Department is on the scene now at 800 Caroline Street for a structure fire. The building is home to Dragonfly Yoga and Stage Door Productions, amongst others.
No injuries have been reported, but drivers are advised to use alternate routes in downtown Fredericksburg.
