Governor’s Office Spurns FOIA Request
The Advance’s FOIA request for information surrounding the arrests of UMW students and others surfaced 16 pages of responsive records that the governor’s office will not turn over. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office is withholding in full 16 pages of records responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, citing the exemption provided for […]
Cell Phone Ban Proposed in Stafford Schools
School Board will vote on proposed new regulation, as well as other updates to the Code of Student Conduct, next month. The Stafford School Board is considering banning use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices during the regular school day. The Board at its regular business meeting on Tuesday reviewed a proposed […]
COMMENTARY: Celebrating Excellence
To dismiss public schools as “failing” is to cheapen the achievements of students who reach for it, and show the way for elevating the bar for all. Using standardized tests to measure academic achievement is hardly a new idea. America has a long history of experimenting with ways to measure outcomes. Few efforts have been as […]
Spotsylvania School Division on the Hook for Courthouse Road Improvements
Board members agree that they’d like funding support from Supervisors for the project. Two Spotsylvania School Board members who usually always oppose each other agreed Tuesday night that the school division should not be responsible for funding $1 million worth of improvements to Courthouse Road in front of Spotsylvania Middle School, which is undergoing expansion. […]
Stressed Family Grocery Budgets Get Summertime Help
Summer means much higher food bills for families with school-age children. The Summer Food Service Program is there to ease some of the pain. The COVID pandemic led the U.S. government to change the rules around summer food distribution for school-age children, and the result has been a boom in meals served to needy children […]
Summer Food Service Program Calendar
Dates and locations for the Summer Food Service Program offered by the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank follow. The program runs for 10 weeks through the summer and is for kids 18 and under. Brooke Point High School: 1700 Courthouse Rd, Stafford VA 22554Monday Grab N Go June 3, 2024-August 5, 2024, 11:15AM-12:45PM Good Hope Baptist […]
Investigation, Legal Fees in Spotsylvania
The School Board has retained a Norfolk-based law firm to investigate the Riverbend Swim Team debacle; plus, information on fees for “legal services” outside of general representation. The Spotsylvania School Board has retained the Norfolk-based firm Yeng Collins Law, PLC to conduct an investigation “related to certain issues surrounding the Riverbend High School swim team,” […]
Mountain View Senior Overcomes to Earn Eagle
Thomas Gill, who has spina bifida, led his troop in a green infrastructure project for Widewater State Park. Fewer than 6% of Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Eighteen-year-old Thomas Gill, 18, a senior at Mountain View High School, celebrated earning the BSA rank of Eagle Scout on Saturday, April 20, with a ceremony […]
Yellen, Biden Score a Win in Stafford
Treasury Secretary Yellen celebrated almost 700 homes gaining high-speed internet access in Stafford. Pending additional government funds could connect all Virginians in near future. About two miles from Richland Baptist Church in Stafford, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was getting a crash course in splicing and testing fiber optic wire on Monday morning when her […]