Posts Tagged Fredericksburg

Virginia adds 21 stops to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 15, 2024

Fredericksburg was the first stop on a historic trip by so-called Freedom Riders who, in 1961, traveled through the South at great personal peril to desegregate public buses and stations as required by federal law. Local leaders, pictured here, got this and 20 other sites added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. (Credit: University of Mary Washington)

People who want to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement can visit sites in 14 states including Virginia. Historic markers stand in Richmond, Farmville, Danville and now in Fredericksburg, which – this month – added 21 points of interest on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. Sandy Hausman has that story.

Fredericksburg, U.S. Civil Rights Trail

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Helping the Disabled Out of Their Homes

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 24, 2019

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Notes written for the Martin family became a part of their ramp. (Credit: SAW Virginia)

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed almost 30 years ago. And since then public spaces and businesses have become much more accessible. But that doesn’t mean anything to someone who can’t make it out of their home. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Americans with Disabilities Act, Fredericksburg, Nonprofits

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Elections Board Delays Meeting To Certify Close House Race

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 27, 2017

Workers continue to build bleachers and the reviewing stand as they prepare for the January inauguration of Virginia Governor-elect Ralph Northam at the Capitol in Richmond. (Credit: AP Photo / Steve Helber)

The Virginia State Board of Elections has postponed a meeting to certify the results in a Fredericksburg-area House of Delegates district where election officials say some voters were given the wrong ballots. Michael Pope reports.