Five new wayside panels add to the story already told on the downtown portion of the Trail. Almost four years to the day after an email exchange that initiated work on the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail, city and University of Mary Washington leaders unveiled five wayside panels that complete the trail. “This is the last unveiling […]
“Shovel Ready Virginia” was established this month by the Virginia Business Roundtable for Early Education. Virginia has assembled a task force of business leaders who will spend the rest of 2024 working to increase the Commonwealth’s supply of high-quality early childhood care and education services. Leaders announced the launch of Shovel Ready Virginia—which has the […]
Thousands lost power in Spotsylvania. A thunderstorm that came through the area shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday evening left thousands of households in Spotsylvania without power. According to Dominion Energy’s outage map, about 2,746 customers in the Salem Fields area of Spotsylvania, along Gordon Road, had lost power as of 8:15 p.m. Power would […]
Area localities are monitoring today’s forecasted triple-digit temperatures and heat index. In response to excessive heat forecast for this week, Micah Ecumenical Ministries’ Hospitality Center will remain open until 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. The Fredericksburg area, along with much of the east coast up to New England and a large portion of the central […]
Some providers from Elite Women’s Health are joining the healthcare system. A well-established local obstetrics and gynecology practice is closing its doors this week, with some providers joining Mary Washington Healthcare and others establishing a new practice that will provide gynecological care only. Patients of Elite Women’s Health received a letter dated June 17 from […]
Project proposed by Micah Ministries, Virginia Supportive Housing, and Mary Washington Healthcare to provide housing and support for Fredericksburg’s unhoused population. Area residents, as well as nonprofit and religious leaders, filled City Council chambers Wednesday night for the first public hearing on the Jeremiah Community, a proposed planned neighborhood with wrap-around services for those experiencing […]
Project to begin this fall is the start of many improvements to Harrison Road. Starting this fall, motorists can expect to see some changes along Harrison Road in Spotsylvania County, which may be only the beginning of substantial improvements to the road over the next decade. A widening project will begin in September on a […]
The Advance is teaming up with the Fredericksburg Sister City Association to document their visit. On Thursday, one dozen high schoolers from Fréjus, France, will arrive in Fredericksburg for a two-week cultural exchange organized by the Fredericksburg Sister City Association—and the Advance is teaming up with them to document their visit. We’ll be posting daily […]
County and school division staff hope new policy will prevent the kind of tension that occurred between supervisors and the School Board this budget season. Stafford County school division and government staff hope a new policy for developing the county’s capital improvement plan will prevent the process from becoming “disjointed.” That was the word Meg […]
A Maryland-based distribution company is currently the only identified end-user. Questions raised by Board over what became of a previously proposed recreational center. The Stafford Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted narrowly to approve the rezoning of multiple parcels in the George Washington district to allow for light and heavy industrial use—but even those who […]
