BREAKING NEWS: Riverbend Principal Xavier Downs on Leave
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Riverbend High School Principal Xavier Downs is on leave according to Spotsylvania County Schools following an incident during a meeting with swim team parents at RHS on Wednesday night. Fredericksburg Advance contacted the Spotsylvania County Schools’ Communications Department seeking more information. According to an email response from the school system, we learned […]
BREAKING NEWS: Riverbend Principal Xavier Downs on Leave
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Riverbend High School Principal Xavier Downs is on leave according to Spotsylvania County Schools following an incident during a meeting with swim team parents at RHS on Wednesday night. Fredericksburg Advance contacted the Spotsylvania County Schools’ Communications Department seeking more information. According to an email response from the school system, we learned […]
GO Virginia Increases Regional Collaboration
Since program’s founding, Region 16 – which includes Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Stafford – has received more than $8 million in grants for collaborative projects.
GO Virginia Increases Regional Collaboration
Since 2017, the GO Virginia program has given $110 million in grants for the dual purpose of improving regional collaboration, while growing and diversifying the economy. A report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) released last week concluded that GO Virginia was successfully improving regional collaboration. However, it also cited issues with […]
HOLIDAY PROFILE: Taste the Mediterranean at Baghdad Cafe
Owners serve up delicious, healthy food from “a generous culture with deep and heavenly love for others.”
Kirk Twigg Ordered to Pay Restitution
Spotsylvania School Board member Kirk Twigg must pay $10,164.64 in restitution to the school division by Dec. 20, 2024, according to terms of a plea agreement entered in Spotsylvania Circuit Court this morning. The total amount represents the overage paid to deputy superintendent Kelly Guempel in July and August of 2022 as a result of […]
BREAKING NEWS: Kirk Twigg to Pay Restitution
Felony charge dismissed “with prejudice.”
BULLETIN: Huntley Wins 'The Voice'
Fredericksburg singer takes the big stage at NBC and takes home the trophy.
Stafford's combined high school bands raise thousands for Food Bank
“BAND Together to Fight Hunger” fundraiser is in its 13th year.