Embattled Spotsy School Board Holds Final Meeting

The Spotsylvania School Board voted to give itself a raise during its marathon final meeting of 2023, which started at 5 p.m. on Monday and did not adjourn until 3 a.m. Tuesday. Current Chair Lisa Phelps made the original motion to double Board members’ compensation to $2,000 per month and to give the chair an […]

A roundup of legislation pre-filed by local state senators

Members and members-elect of Virginia’s General Assembly could begin filing legislation on November 20 for the 2024 session, which begins January 10. Here’s a look at bills and resolutions sponsored so far by the Fredericksburg area’s elected officials. Sen. Jeremy McPike McPike, a Democrat, was re-elected in November to represent the 29th Senate District, which […]

Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg brings “Songs of the Season”

The winter holiday season has been inspiring gorgeous music and poetry for centuries. This weekend, Fredericksburg residents have an opportunity to hear a more recent result of that inspiration at the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg’s winter concert. “A Winter Day” is a 2018 composition by Canadian composer Sarah Quartel that sets text by poet Sarah […]