Town Talk

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LISTEN: FailSafe-Era

Sgt. Steven Curtis of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and Juanita Shanks of FailSafe-ERA preview  Sounding the Alarm, a special event happening this Saturday from 11 AM to 2 PM at Hope Aglow Empowerment Church in Olde

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Dave the Computer Guy

Dave the Computer Guy with Techs in the Burg on Lafayette Blvd. shares tips for fixing your Wi-Fi, getting ready for the end of Windows 10 (October 14th), and knowing when a VPN helps.  

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Collection Development and Discovery Manager-Youth Specialist- Joe Prince and Fredericksburg Assistant Branch Manager and Adult Services Department Head Erin Creighton.  Ever wondered how the library picks its books?  Summer reading is winding down.  Spotsylvania branches will soon

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LISTEN: Town Talk/American Canoe Association

Kelsey Bracewell, Director of Education, Insurance, and Membership at the American Canoe Association (ACA), with  insights on Smart Start for Safe Paddling, a safety-focused resource she helped compile. The booklet is designed to introduce paddlers of all

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Rappahannock Area CASA

Edie Evans with Rappahannock Area CASA—Court Appointed Special Advocates—tells how they support vulnerable children across the region. CASA volunteers work with children in the court system to ensure their voices are heard and their best interests represented.

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care

Megan Samples and Sam Shoukas preview the Point in Time Count on July 24 — a key effort to assess homelessness in the region, done every January and every other summer.  They also spotlight the Regional Housing

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg SPCA

Kathleen Daley-Becker and Von Young preview this year’s Fur Ball, taking place August 23rd at the Fredericksburg Convention Center! It’s the biggest night of the year for animal lovers—and a critical fundraiser supporting the lifesaving work of

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Blosser Education Advocacy

Adam Blosser talks about how families of students with special needs can prepare for the upcoming school year. We discuss  the importance of the Parent Input Statement in the IEP (Individualized Education Program) process, why your voice

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LISTEN: Town Talk/Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

CEO & Producing Artistic Director Patrick A’Hearn talks about current show,  “Next to Normal.”   We also preview “Sound of Music,” beginning mid-August.   We also talk about the process of choosing shows and actors.  riversidedt.com

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LISTEN: Town Talk/UMW President Troy Paino

Dr. Paino talks about the value of a liberal arts education, the benefits of a smaller student body/class sizes and the challenges of AI.