Washington Heritage Museums hosts wreath-laying at the Hugh Mercer Monument in honor of Memorial Day. Fredericksburg-area residents are likely familiar with Hugh Mercer for his work as a physician in town—George Washington’s mother, Mary, was among his patients—and his service as a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War. His name is on a local elementary […]
A consulting firm hired by Buc-ees found that the Courthouse Road area faces debilitating traffic even without the proposed travel center. Both the Virginia Department of Transportation and an independent transportation planning firm have raised concerns with Stafford County staff about how construction of a 74,000-square-foot Buc-ees travel center will affect traffic in the area […]
Candyce Carter, a 2nd grade teacher at Spotswood Elementary, was arrested last week at the school and charged with possession of narcotics and felony child endangerment. Candyce Carter, the Spotsylvania teacher who was arrested last week on drug and child endangerment charges, did not include her three-month employment with Fredericksburg City Public Schools on her […]
Fredericksburg is now officially part of The Lafayette Trail. Long after the parties and celebrations commemorating the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg are over, the marker unveiled in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum on Thursday will remain. A historic marker is a physical anchor to the past, which to […]
Stafford residents feel more positive about the economy, their overall health, and the county’s snow removal service and emergency preparedness than they did in 2022. They feel less positive about the county’s garbage collection, recycling, the availability of affordable quality childcare and preschool, and the overall health and wellness opportunities in the county than they […]
When Jay Snyder, principal of Hugh Mercer Elementary School in Fredericksburg City, entertains visitors to the school, one of the first things he wants to highlight is the garden. Not only because it’s beautiful, and not only because it presents students with so many educational opportunities, but because it’s an example of the power of […]
Parents and teachers in Fredericksburg raised concerns to administration. Hiring in Spotsylvania surfaces questions about the district’s hiring process at that time. Candyce Carter, the 2nd grade teacher for Spotsylvania County Public Schools who was arrested last week on charges of possession of narcotics, child endangerment, and child neglect or abuse, was previously a teacher […]
The Fredericksburg Clean and Green Commission and R-Board sponsored a paper recycling contest at the school this month. When the kindergarteners in Ashley Rogers’ class at Hugh Mercer Elementary School learned that they could win a pizza party for recycling the most paper, they knew they were up to the challenge. “They were like, ‘Oh, […]
Not all directors got a raise. A handful of Stafford County government department directors and both deputy County Administrators have received raises—one over $10,000—outside of the annual budget cycle. The raises were not extended to all department directors. According to information received by the Advance through a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the […]
Facility Fees Surprise Patients at Mary Washington Healthcare Practices
Fees are charged at practices that are considered “outpatient departments of the hospital.” On May 1, patients of Mary Washington Rheumatology received a message in their inboxes. “As of 7 a.m. June 3, 2024, Rheumatology will be converting to a hospital-based outpatient clinic of Mary Washington Hospital,” read the message, which was signed by Daniel […]