By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT In November of 1986, David Decatur was just two months into his job with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office when deputies were called to respond to a crime scene at the office of Mount Vernon Realty in the 300 block of Garrisonville Road. Employees of the real estate office […]
By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Stafford County parent Joshua Mead stood before the Board of Supervisors yesterday evening and suggested that they hold their next work session on the ground in a hallway, instead of seated at a desk in a conference room. “Or maybe you could hold these meetings in a trailer in […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Spotsylvania School Board has terminated “with cause” its contract with Mark Taylor, effective March 19, 2024. The announcement was sent to the school community in an email late Wednesday afternoon. Taylor has waived the School Board’s offer of a hearing, which the Board voted last week to extend […]
by Adele UphausManaging Editor and Correspondent A U.S. District Court judge found today that a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of stripping voting rights from people with felony convictions has merit and can proceed. The ACLU of Virginia, along with WilmerHale and Protect Democracy, is bringing the suit on behalf of three individuals against Glenn Youngkin, […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT With three months left to go in the current fiscal year, the King George County Board of Supervisors has exceeded its budget for office supplies by at least $10,000, largely due to purchases made in December and January of this year, after the November election ushered in new Board […]
By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors said this week that it welcomes the proposed settlement agreement reached last week by the National Association of Realtors and litigants in federal court. “FAAR stands ready to support our REALTOR® members who work so diligently on behalf of their clients as we […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT All across Fredericksburg, some 200,000 tulips are getting ready to blanket the city with springtime color. For the folks behind TulipsFXBG and the volunteers who planted thousands of bulbs last fall, the anticipation is almost as good as the display itself. “If you’re lucky enough to spend an afternoon […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT There is no date yet for a rescheduled joint meeting between the Stafford School Board and Board of Supervisors, though the clerks of both boards are discussing options. “Both boards have expressed commitment to making [the rescheduled meeting] happen and recognize the importance of cooperation,” School Board Chair Maureen […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Regional Housing Assembly has identified the following three top priorities for addressing the area housing crisis: The Housing Assembly is an advisory group made up of multiple stakeholders—including representatives from the Rappahannock Area Health District, Central Virginia Housing Coalition, the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors, the Rappahannock […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Despite pressure from the Board of Supervisors and residents of Embrey Mill to build the county’s 19th elementary school in that neighborhood, a majority on the Stafford School Board is sticking with the Brooke Point site. A motion by Griffis-Widewater representative Elizabeth Warner to rescind the board’s October vote […]
