Vote upholds superintendent’s decision to keep the books but require parental permission before checkout. Board members also want to revisit the library book selection process. The King George School Board on Monday evening voted 4-to-1 to uphold superintendent Jesse Boyd’s decision to retain two challenged books in the King George Middle School library but require […]
Fredericksburg-area resident completes this year’s Tour Divide, an ultra-distance, unsupported annual mountain bike race. At the bottom of a jolting, seven-mile descent into the area of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Robert Maple realized he’d lost his tent poles. The Spotsylvania resident was days into his attempt to finish the Tour Divide—the world’s longest annual off-pavement cycling […]
The Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington opened its doors this week for its first cohort of 9th graders. There are no desks in Spanish teacher Michael Arriaza’s classroom at the newly opened Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington. At his request, there are only […]
VRE is adding Saturday service to Washington, D.C. Central Virginia residents will soon have more passenger rail service into Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, and Richmond. Virginia Railway Express has approved adding passenger rail service on Saturdays sometime within the next ten months. VRE spokeswoman Karen Finucan-Clarkson says the final implementation of the new service is […]
The representative, City Council, and residents want to know how CSX will prevent future derailments. Directly behind the five CSX freight cars that derailed behind the Cobblestone Square neighborhood in Fredericksburg City last month were eight more carrying molten sulfur—which is flammable and can release hydrogen sulfide, a poisonous gas, when it burns. Those cars […]
Museum curators will discuss best practices for taking care of keepsakes and heirlooms at Thursday evening program. Kylie Thomson, curatorial specialist at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, was with her grandfather one day, going through his things, when she found a box of old postcards. They were from the 1940s and depicted different scenes and tourist […]
The Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care is requesting proposals through August 24. The Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care is looking to establish an eviction reduction program that would provide financial and court navigation services to at-risk families in the Fredericksburg area. The CoC, which coordinates the local homeless response system, is seeking proposals from organizations […]
Davies died Sunday evening at the age of 94. Fredericksburg’s “mayor for life,” Lawrence Davies, died Sunday evening at the age of 94, after a life of service grounded in faith, family, education, and civil rights. “My heart is sad and we’re sorry to hear of the passing of the strongest pillar of our community,” said […]
Division had hoped all children would have bus routes by this evening, but some still are without assigned bus routes. Some Stafford County Public School students are still without assigned bus routes, the division announced this evening. All students return tomorrow for the first day of the 2024-25 academic year. “Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, […]
EDA will act as “pass through” for city funds to initiate the study. Fredericksburg City is taking preliminary steps towards determining whether a data center can be constructed on several parcels of land in Celebrate Virginia South. On Monday, the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority agreed to accept $200,000 in city funds to initiate a feasibility […]
