Stafford Supervisors Defer Approval of Conditional Use Permit for Elementary School 19
Move will delay construction of new school by at least two months, School Board says. The Stafford Board of Supervisors’ vote on Tuesday evening to delay approval of a conditional use permit for the county’s 19th elementary school will “significantly delay” construction of the school. “The decision regarding [elementary school 19] significantly delays construction on […]
Election Update
And the winners are … The prelims are over, and the main events are set for November 5. On the Democratic side of the ledger, Eugene Vindman won the party’s nod to represent them in the party’s effort to hold on to the 7th Congressional District seat for a fourth consecutive term. Vindman won with 49% of […]
Attorney Contesting By Right Status of Proposed Mary’s Landing Development
Emails have been exchanged with City Attorney. An attorney hired by a group of Fredericksburg residents is asking the City’s planning department to deny approval of the site plan for the proposed Mary’s Landing development in the Canal Quarter neighborhood. “My clients respectfully demand that the City deny the requested approval of the Mary’s Landing […]
It’s Election Day!
Make your voice heard. Today is Election Day. Democratic Primary voters will choose between seven candidates hoping to win the 7th Congressional District seat currently held by Abigail Spanberger (D). Spanberger’s tenure in Congress is ending, as she prepares to run for governor in 2025. The winner of the Democratic Primary advances to the General […]
Stafford Superintendent Leaving for Montgomery County
Thomas Taylor has been selected to lead the 15th-largest school division in the country. Stafford County Public Schools superintendent Thomas Taylor will be leaving the county to take over leadership of Montgomery County Public Schools this fall. Taylor’s resignation from Stafford County will be effective July 1. He was hired by the School Board in […]
Pre-Primary Fundraising Totals
The final fundraising totals for candidates prior to the Primary came out last week. The numbers are larger, but the trends and storylines haven’t changed – Eugene Vindman is outraising everyone. The pre-primary fundraising totals are in. The same trends we reported in the spring hold true now; the numbers are just larger. And there’s […]
Sunday Books & Culture
This week’s reviews include harrowing racial tensions in Greg Iles’s “Southern Man” and the enduring impact of family secrets in Rachel Khong’s “Real Americans.” Sunday Books & Reviews is edited each week by Vanessa Sekinger. Interested in writing reviews? Contact Vanessa. SOUTHERN MAN By Greg Iles Published by William Morrow (May 28, 2024) Hardcover $25.18 Audiobook […]
Clay Jones: QR Code This
Cellphone bans? Sure thing! See someone violating the policy? Ah, that get’s a little trickier. Clay is here to sort it all out. Editor’s Note: Smart phone bans are all the rage right now, with Fredericksburg, Caroline, and King George passing bans in recent weeks. But as we noted recently, bans alone aren’t the magic […]
How to Drag a Body and Other Fun Facts
It’s Drew Time! A few weeks ago, I was wandering the streets of downtown Culpeper, destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked, looking for an angry fix, when I stumbled upon a store called Le Monkey House. (In actuality, I was killing time before a high school track meet and was fully clothed, but Ginsberg sounded […]