Fredericksburg singer takes the big stage at NBC and takes home the trophy.
What should the city do with the historic Renwick Courthouse?
Working group recommends seeking public-private partnership and adaptive reuse as a performance or event space.
Spotsylvania Democratic Committee Sets New Course
Bob Martin, now former chairman of the Spotsylvania County Democratic Committee, strode to the podium at Salem Church Library in a festive blue Santa hat and gave newly elected chair Jeff Kent his Christmas present – the gavel. The roughly 40 people who attended Monday night’s meeting of the SCDC were in a festive mood […]
Students gain marketable skills; a veteran gains a home
Caroline’s Future Builders program is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build an affordable home for a veteran, with support from the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors.
Details of Spotsylvania’s new materials selection and review policy
Library materials now fall under the Spotsylvania School Board’s policy that governs the selection and review of instructional materials, and library books can be removed if they are found to have sexually explicit content as defined by Virginia Code. The School Board on Monday approved changes to Policy IIA and its accompanying regulations. The changes […]
Stafford School Board to request funds for 34 more modular classrooms
Overcrowding in Stafford County elementary schools has led to the School Board’s approval Tuesday of a resolution requesting $3.5 million from its capital reserve fund to purchase 24 new “modular classrooms.” The division is proposing to put four modulars each at Kate Waller Barrett, Falmouth, Moncure, Park Ridge, Rocky Run and Stafford elementary schools, and […]
Kirk Twigg to enter plea in felony case next week
Kirk Twigg and the Commonwealth of Virginia will present a plea agreement before Spotsylvania County Circuit Court next week, according to the court’s online case information system. The plea agreement is scheduled to be heard at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Twigg, the former chair of the Spotsylvania School Board, was indicted by a […]
Stafford School Board to request funds for 34 more modular classrooms
The two new elementary schools opening in 2026 are already full, board members say.
Kirk Twigg to enter plea in felony case next week
Former Spotsylvania School Board Chair is charged with felony forgery and misdemeanor tampering of public records.
Local housing prices up, demand and inventory down
Local housing prices continue to rise as demands drop and inventory shrinks, according to the monthly report released Wednesday by the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors. The median home price in the region covered by FAAR (Fredericksburg City, the town of Colonial Beach, and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George and Orange) in […]