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Beloved Virginia gay couple dies in plane crash heading home from New York
A profound sense of loss has gripped a community inVirginia after the tragic death of a gay couple on their way home from New York’s Long Island to King George, southeast of Washington, D.C., earlier this week. Christopher Kucera, 46, and Zachary Hatcher, 43, died in a plane crash,...
July 26, 2024
As farmers age out, future of the mythic Hanover tomato is uncertain. Gerald Bosher, a Hanover tomato farmer, turned 85 years old Sunday, but he isn’t ready to retire. He wants to work as long as he can tolerate grading the soil by hand. “Every day it gets a...
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In 2019, Zach Hatcher helps a Fairfield Foundation intern sift soil at his White Plains Farm in King George County during an archaeological dig. Hatcher and his partner, Chris Kucera, were killed in a plane crash Monday night. FILE, MIKE MORONES, THE FREE LANCE–STAR.
Area road work this week
Sunday – Wednesday, Midnight – 4:30 a.m. Alternating single lane closures near the interchange for guardrail work. Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) to Exit 140 (Courthouse Road) Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Varying single and double lane closures for bridge maintenance at mile marker 137, at...
How fast is Fredericksburg area growing?
Census estimates released in May show some area counties adding population at rates that are among the highest in the state. According to these new estimates, Spotsylvania and King George both grew over 6% between 2020 and 2023. Estimates by the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia also...
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The Dahlgren Heritage Museum will introduce its newest exhibit, “20th Century Pioneer Dr. Russell Lyddane: A True Renaissance Man,” during a forum on Thursday, July 18 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus. A reception will begin at 4:30 p.m. followed by the forum at 5 p.m....
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