Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw and Delegate-elect Josh Cole are among the 18 state and local officials who are endorsing Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger for Governor. Spanberger announced last week that she will run for Governor in 2025 to replace Glenn Youngkin, who is term-limited by Virginia’s constitution. She is the only declared candidate so […]
State Board of Education approves two regional lab schools
Board OKs the Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington and the Future Educator’s Academy at Germanna Community College.
State Board of Education approves two regional lab schools
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Last week’s approval by the state Board of Education of two new lab school applications brings the total new schools approved in Virginia to three – and two of them are connected with colleges in the Fredericksburg area. The Academy of Technology and Innovation (ATI) at the University […]
UMW graduate receives statewide award for volunteer work
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Over her four years at the University of Mary Washington, 2023 graduate Meghan McLees volunteered at so many different Fredericksburg-area organizations that she can’t always remember them all. There was Downtown Greens, the Thurman Brisben Center, Stafford Junction, the regional Food Bank, Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity of […]
UMW graduate receives statewide award for volunteer work
Volunteering helped her connect with the Fredericksburg community and inspired her career path.
Spotsylvania student injured while boarding school bus
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT A 14-year-old student was struck by a motorist while attempting to board a school bus in Spotsylvania in the early morning of Nov. 15. The driver, a 20-year-old, failed to yield to the bus’s displayed stop signs and flashing lights, according to a press release from the Spotsylvania […]
Proposed zoning changes in Stafford would affect future opioid treatment facilities
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Proposed changes to Stafford County’s zoning ordinance would affect how and where future medical clinics can open. In general, the proposed changes would mean that medical, dental or psychiatric offices and clinics would no longer be permitted “by right” in the 14 zoning districts where they are currently […]
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is two years old
Here’s a look at some of the local projects it’s funded.
Specialty centers are coming to Stafford high schools in fall of 2024
Four-year “schools-within-schools” will prepare students for careers or higher education.
Specialty centers are coming to Stafford high schools in fall of 2024
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Specialty centers are coming to Stafford County high schools in the fall of 2024. The School Board at its regular meeting on Tuesday approved a program of studies for high school that includes launching three specialty centers that will provide “enhanced four-year courses of study, preserve and integrate […]