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January 2021

Editor's Note: Reflections of 2020

Jan 20, 2021 01:51AM ● By Chris Jones

Happy 2021! In 2020, we watched our communities, state, nation and the world change right before our eyes. COVID-19 changed the way we interacted within our community whether that was school...

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Mental Health America: "There Will Always Be Helpers"

Jan 20, 2021 01:11AM ● By Dianna Flett

When Fred Rogers was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1999, he shared some advice his mother gave him: “Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers.” He added,...

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Fredericksburg VA Main Street: Floating Businesses During the Pandemic

Jan 20, 2021 12:51AM ● By Erin Fryer

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, some of the first businesses to feel the intense economic impact were the small businesses on Main Streets across the United States, and downtown...

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Hinesight: Healing the Community from Within

Jan 20, 2021 12:35AM ● By Rhiannon Ellis

During a summer of record heat, a worldwide health crisis and explosive civil unrest, one local not-for-profit organization rose to address two pandemics: coronavirus and racism.  Hinesight, a...

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Germanna: "We Kept Our Eyes on the Goal"

Jan 19, 2021 11:58PM ● By Brandy Centolanza

Like most colleges and universities, Germanna Community College was tasked this year with conducting a virtual graduation ceremony for its students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fall...

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History is Being Made Every Day … Everyone’s Story Matters

Jan 19, 2021 11:35PM ● By Brandy Centolanza

Since the start of quarantine back in the spring of 2020, Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) has been collecting stories and artifacts in an effort to archive the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on...

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Zion Hill Baptist Church Helps Test for COVID

Jan 19, 2021 11:08PM ● By Amy Taylor

On October 8, 2020, Zion Hill Baptist Church partnered with the Fredericksburg Health Department to offer free COVID-19 testing. They provided 50 tests for parishioners and people in the...

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DaVita Kidney Care: Giving Light and Life to the Vulnerable

Jan 19, 2021 10:39PM ● By Rhiannon Ellis

DaVita Kidney Care’s mission of helping people towards better health has never been more obvious than during the coronavirus pandemic.  Its health care professionals remain are on the front lines...

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Early Childhood Educators Pressed on During Pandemic

Jan 19, 2021 10:14PM ● By Emily Freehling

As the world shut down in March 2020 to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, child care center owners and early childhood educators had a unique perspective on the challenges and trade-offs...

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Grymes Memorial School: "Our Teachers Were Heroic"

Jan 19, 2021 02:57PM ● By Emily Freehling

Grymes teachers worked through pandemic to ensure student progress continued  While the novel coronavirus transformed daily life for students in the spring of 2020, it didn’t change the...

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