U.S. House Passes Spanberger Legislation Investing in Local Infrastructure, Employment Access
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved funding requested by Rep. Abigail Spanberger for two local projects—improvements to the American Job Center in Fredericksburg and infrastructure and public safety improvements in Stafford County. Spanberger secured the funding for both projects as part of the House’s appropriations package for fiscal […]
Stafford Supervisors to Advertise Tax Rate of $0.91.
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Stafford County Supervisors on Tuesday voted to advertise a real estate tax rate for calendar year 2025 of $0.91 cents per $100 of assessed value. This rate includes a levy of $0.0131 for fire and rescue capital projects. The tax rate is subject to a public hearing on March […]
Spanberger Introduces Bill to Name Post Office After Gladys P. Todd
A bill introduced in Congress last week would name the post office at 1285 Emancipation Highway after noted local teacher and civil rights advocate Gladys P. Todd. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who sponsored the legislation, said Todd stood out to her as someone who impacted the community in many ways during her life and whose legacy […]
Mary Washington Healthcare Plans to Build Conference Center and New Medical Clinic, Expand Snowden House
Mary Washington Healthcare is seeking approval to build a conference center and new medical clinic and construct an addition to Snowden House, a historic structure on the hospital campus that is used for “meetings, receptions, and fundraising activities,” according to the MWHC website. The new 24,500-square-foot two-story medical clinic will replace the building that currently […]
Fredericksburg School Board Postpones Approving Budget
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Fredericksburg City School Board members on Monday said they were not comfortable with the idea of approving a budget with a gap between revenues and expenditures of more than $4 million. The board unanimously voted against approving the operating budget proposed last week by superintendent Marci Catlett, with revenues […]
ANALYSIS: Foregone Conclusions; Foreseeable Concerns
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tuesday night’s presidential primary was as predictable as would be fan enthusiasm were the Kansas City Chiefs to come to our region to play perennial powerhouse King George High School. Crowds would turn out from everywhere to see the decked-in-red Chiefs. As for the decked-in-blue Foxes? They’d have their supporters, but let’s […]
King George County Withholding Records Related to Complaints Against Board Chair
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT King George County is withholding in their entirety 34 pages of records responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act for emails referencing complaints against Board of Supervisors Chair T.C. Collins. The Advance on February 29 requested “emails sent by King George County employees to county Human […]
Student Projects on Display at Spotsylvania’s John J. Wright Museum
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Seven sixth-grade students from Chancellor Middle School will have their African American history projects on permanent display in Spotsylvania’s John J. Wright Museum. The winners were chosen out of 42 submissions entered by English and history students at Chancellor. The students had to create a Google slide presentation on […]
Annual Youth Climate Conference Gives Students an Opportunity to Educate and Learn From Each Other
by Abby KnowlesINTERN Last weekend, the University of Mary Washington hosted the fourth annual Youth Climate Conference to educate the public on the current climate crisis and how the community of Fredericksburg can work together to help save our planet. The event included speakers and presentations by area youth, including high school students. Twenty-year-old Sena […]