by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Stafford County Administrator Randall Vosburg has directed the School Board to “immediately stop spending dollars on the Elementary 19 site at [Brooke Point High School.” “As you know, the [Board of Supervisors] has been expressing concerns over the School Board’s proposed location for the elementary school at [BPHS] for […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT A new Board of Supervisors took office in King George County in January. Two months later, at least four senior county employees have resigned, and until last week, the Board Chair, T.C. Collins, was acting as County Administrator. The Board “accepted the resignation” of County Administrator Chris Miller and […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Newly available text messages reveal the degree to which at least one Spotsylvania School Board member and senior school division leadership were involved in events that led up to and followed the volatile December meeting of the Riverbend High School swim team that resulted in the principal being placed […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public input into its comprehensive draft safety action plan, which it released Wednesday. FAMPO is responsible for transportation planning in the Fredericksburg area, to include the City and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, and it also provides rural transportation planning for Caroline […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Stafford School Board approved its budget for the upcoming fiscal year two weeks ago, but met again on Tuesday to approve an amendment based on new state revenue projections. The budget of February 13 assumed $23.8 million in new money from the state of Virginia, based on Gov. […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT In the 1980s, members of the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English began talking about hosting a nationwide read-in of African American authors as part of Black History Month celebrations. The goal was to encourage communities to read together, and especially to read aloud, works […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Installation began last week on the largest rooftop solar array in Virginia—which happens to be at North Stafford High School. Sun Tribe Solar and Madison Energy Infrastructure are partnering with Stafford County Public Schools on the project, according to a press release from the school division. Students also had […]
Ideas include a museum, “memory lab,” and community center. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Fredericksburg’s historic Walker-Grant school has been educating and caring for members of the community for approaching 100 years, and the City wants to ensure that the building can continue to serve these purposes going forward. The school division and City […]
County Administrator’s budget would fully fund school division, Superintendent’s proposed budget, provide pay increases for government and public safety employees. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT For the first time, the proposed budget for Stafford County is over $1 billion. “This is very significant,” said County Administrator Randall Vosburg during his presentation of the budget […]
Duke Stableford’s embroidered comic book covers will help tell the story of Marvel Comics creator. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Duke Stableford, who passed away last month, was a 1981 graduate of the University of Mary Washington and a longtime history and government teacher and chess team coach at Spotsylvania’s Chancellor High School. He […]
