Kirk Twigg to enter plea in felony case next week
Kirk Twigg and the Commonwealth of Virginia will present a plea agreement before Spotsylvania County Circuit Court next week, according to the court’s online case information system. The plea agreement is scheduled to be heard at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Twigg, the former chair of the Spotsylvania School Board, was indicted by a […]
Stafford School Board to request funds for 34 more modular classrooms
The two new elementary schools opening in 2026 are already full, board members say.
Kirk Twigg to enter plea in felony case next week
Former Spotsylvania School Board Chair is charged with felony forgery and misdemeanor tampering of public records.
HOLIDAY PROFILE: Hanging Out at Possum-bilities
This downtown store covers a lot of ground – education, clothing, art, science, and more. At the end of the day, however, Possum-bilities is just a wonderful, feel-good, happy kind of place.
Local housing prices up, demand and inventory down
Local housing prices continue to rise as demands drop and inventory shrinks, according to the monthly report released Wednesday by the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors. The median home price in the region covered by FAAR (Fredericksburg City, the town of Colonial Beach, and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George and Orange) in […]
BREAKING NEWS: Details of Spotsylvania's new materials selection and review policy
Outgoing School Board member Rabih Abuismail helped ignite the book burning/banning controversy in Spotsylvania; now he’s classifying library books as “instructional materials.”
Fredericksburg City Council approves first read of amendments encouraging different types of housing, increased density
The city-wide conversation about density continued Tuesday night as City Council approved on first read a set of amendments to the unified development ordinance that would increase density in some zoning districts. City Council initiated consideration of the proposed amendments by a resolution approved in May. The amendments are “intended to allow consideration of projects […]
City Council approves Neon project in Celebrate Virginia South
Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday gave the final go-ahead to the Neon project, which will bring 762 new dwelling units to Celebrate Virginia South. Council unanimously (6-0, with one abstention) approved a second reading of a request to rezone two vacant parcels, totaling 63 acres and owned by entities of the Silver Companies, from Planned […]
Fredericksburg City Council approves first read of amendments encouraging different types of housing, increased density
Vote to approve is 6-to-1, with outgoing Council member Matt Kelly dissenting.