The ACLU of Virginia sent a letter today to the Virginia Department of Corrections asking that it apply last week’s Supreme Court of Virginia ruling and restore earned sentence credits to everyone who is eligible for them—and immediately release from prison those who have served their full sentences. The state’s high court determined in Garcia […]
You can now check out seeds as well as books from the downtown Fredericksburg branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. CRRL staff have repurposed an old, unused card catalog to serve as a seed library, and it officially opened to the public on Monday—Earth Day. “Seed libraries have been around for a while—a bunch […]
Downs alleged that he was assaulted by parent Cory Ellis at the December 20 swim team meeting. A Spotsylvania General District Court judge on Tuesday dismissed former Riverbend High School principal Xavier Downs’s assault case against Cory Ellis, the parent of a student on the varsity swim team, with strong words for all parties involved. […]
Education is the main way to tackle it, administrators believe. James Monroe High School held a mandatory assembly for all grade levels about the dangers of vaping earlier this month, following a number of health emergencies at the school. “It appears there’s lots of vaping going on in the bathrooms,” Matt Eberhardt, deputy superintendent, told […]
After several years of remaining flat, in-state tuition at the University of Mary Washington will increase by 2% next year. “A small increase, still below the rate of inflation, is needed to support state-mandated compensation actions for faculty and staff and the continued success of academic programs and the campus experience,” the university wrote in […]
Mary Washington Healthcare’s plans to build a new medical clinic where Kids’ Station daycare and preschool is now will be subject to a public hearing before the Fredericksburg Planning Commission on Wednesday. The hospital system is requesting a rezoning to replace the 1993 general development plan and permit the demolishment of Kids’ Station and the […]
The Supreme Court of Virginia yesterday ordered the Virginia Department of Corrections to release a man who should have been released 18 months ago. The Court found that the VDOC unlawfully extended the incarceration of Jose Isais Garcia Vasquez by withholding sentence credits he worked to earn. The ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit on […]
Stafford supervisors are considering developing a comprehensive county-wide noise ordinance in order to be able to control the noise level produced by data centers. Meg Bohmke, Chair of the Stafford Board of Supervisors, said this week that she wants the Board to locate a third-party consultant to conduct noise analyses of proposed data center developments—and […]
Instead of lunch in the cafeteria on Wednesday, the members of Hugh Mercer Elementary’s Boys and Bowties after-school club enjoyed herbal tea-infused water, matar paneer, and a classic wedge salad at Katora Coffee in downtown Fredericksburg. “This is amazing,” said Lincoln Pretz, cutting into a slice of iceberg lettuce drizzled with balsamic reduction. Prior to […]
A referendum on whether to fund a new county school may be headed to King George voters in November. “It looks like you need a new preschool,” said T.C. Collins, Chair of the Board of Supervisors, to School Board members during a joint meeting of the two boards on Monday afternoon. “I think everybody agrees […]
