Manassas-based Electra’s high-tech aircraft completes first grass field test flights
By Cameron DeleanThis article was republished with permission from FXBG Advance’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Aviation history was made recently at Manassas Regional Airport. Electra, an aerospace company, successfully completed off-runway test flights July 17 of the EL-2 “Goldfinch,” an aircraft that utilizes hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing, or eSTOL, […]
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Dreams Big
The Center is changing to a nonprofit structure and hopes to increase its educational and artistic offerings to meet community needs. It’s never been a better time to be a fan of Riverside Center. Riverside Center’s Artistic Director and CEO Patrick A’Hearn called for the community’s regional theater to dream big. He also called for […]
Opinions Differ on “Cell Phone-Free Education”
State superintendent of public instruction holds “Commonwealth Conversation” on the topic at James Monroe High School. Not everyone who attended Tuesday morning’s conversation on “Cell Phone-Free Education” was convinced that public schools should be cell phone-free. But Lisa Coons, Virginia’s superintendent for public education, reiterated several times that the purpose of the event was to […]
Au Revoir
Our friends from Frejus return home, and await the arrival next summer of a new batch of American travelers. “There was not a dry eye on the tracks as the students said good-bye to each other and to their families for the past two weeks,” said Craig Vasey, who’s president of the Fredericksburg Sister City […]
BACK TO SCHOOL King George
An interview with superintendent Jesse Boyd, plus key dates and important links. An Interview with Superintendent Jesse Boyd Back-to-school is always an exciting time of year for Jesse Boyd, who is going into his second full year as superintendent of King George County Schools. “Honestly, I’m just looking forward to everyone getting back, and to […]
Area School Divisions Still Working on Filling Vacant Positions
About 6% of positions in Stafford and Spotsylvania are vacant. With between one and two weeks left before the start of the 2024-25 academic year, area school divisions still have staff vacancies to fill. Spotsylvania There were 136 vacant teaching positions as of July 19, division spokeswoman Rene Daniels said. These positions include classroom and […]
ANALYSIS: Schools’ New Year Brings New Reality for Students
Smart phones, book bans, and new leadership bring big changes for students and teachers. Youngkin’s new accreditation standards will ramp up assault on public education. Come next week, almost 70,000 children and young adults will make their way back to school in Caroline, Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. They’ll be walking into a school […]
BACK TO SCHOOL Fredericksburg
Phone bans and bringing Fredericksburg into the CIP program mean significant changes for ever child in the school system. An Interview with Superintendent Marci Catlett Dr. Marci Catlett isn’t setting a new course for 2024-2025; rather, she’s building upon and adding to the building blocks she’s been putting in place since becoming superintendent. “We’re going […]
OPINION: Data Centers, Environment Linked
A stagnant economy would damage the environment, while bad environmental practices would impede the creation of economic opportunities. By Curry RobertsGUEST OPINION WRITER In reading the recent FXBG Advance article “Local Sierra Club Chapter, Friends of Rappahannock Host Information Session on Data Center,” several things struck me as interesting. This is not meant to create […]