Adele Uphaus joins FXBG Advance as Managing Editor and Correspondent
Two years ago, I had the opportunity to work with Adele Uphaus when I joined the Free Lance-Star as that paper’s Opinion Editor. Over my 25-year career in journalism, there are few reporters that I’ve worked with or led who were Adele’s equal. Her well of sources runs deep; her research skills are first-rate; and […]
It’s Election Day – Five Reasons to Care
We as Americans are consumed with national news and national elections. So much so that we often turn out for presidential elections at far high numbers than we do for any other type of election. Today is not one of those presidential elections. It’s not even an off-year election, where we don’t elect the next […]
Concerns over National Elections in Local Politics
At the Dorothy Hart Community Center in downtown Fredericksburg, a line of students at the University of Mary Washington waited for the trolley to pick them up and take them back to campus. The trolley was busy all day taking students from the college to downtown for voting. Many of them were brand-new voters motivated […]
Winners in Spotsylvania and Stafford school board races prepare for what’s next
Perhaps the biggest local story from Tuesday’s election is the flip of the Spotsylvania School Board from Tea Party-aligned control. Incumbent Livingston representative Kirk Twigg, who described himself to voters as the “anti-woke” candidate and is facing a felony charge of forgery and tampering of public records, lost his bid for reelection to a third […]
COMMENTARY: Spotsylvania Stares into Abyss, Says ‘No’
At the end of the day, voters favored people over policies in Spotsylvania County, sometimes by significant margins. This election brought Spotsylvania back from the edge of becoming a county fueled by hard-right, exclusionary politics, and brought it back into the orbit of civilized political debate. The big news of the evening was the School […]
Winners in Spotsylvania and Stafford School Board races reflect on what's next
Stafford School Board members offer advice on how to work together. Also in this issue: a correction.
COMMENTARY: Spotsylvania Stares into Abyss, Says 'No'
In Stafford and Fredericksburg, some new voices emerge. And in red Spotsylvania, a clear message – people over policies.
UPDATED: Fredericksburg Area Election Returns
Keep checking in as we bring you the Virginia 2023 election returns plus local coverage from victory parties around the Fredericksburg region.
UPDATED: Fredericksburg Area Election Returns
Keep checking in as we bring you the Virginia 2023 election returns plus local coverage from victory parties around the Fredericksburg region.