Clay Jones

There’s still a week to go, so we at FXBG Advance are holding our water on our list of the stories of the year. Clay Jones is casting his vote this morning with another of his brilliant cartoons. And for him, there’s no doubt – it’s the ongoing saga of book burning and book banning […]

BREAKING NEWS: Riverbend Principal Xavier Downs on Leave

by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Riverbend High School Principal Xavier Downs is on leave according to Spotsylvania County Schools following an incident during a meeting with swim team parents at RHS on Wednesday night. Fredericksburg Advance contacted the Spotsylvania County Schools’ Communications Department seeking more information. According to an email response from the school system, we learned […]

BREAKING NEWS: Riverbend Principal Xavier Downs on Leave

by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Riverbend High School Principal Xavier Downs is on leave according to Spotsylvania County Schools following an incident during a meeting with swim team parents at RHS on Wednesday night. Fredericksburg Advance contacted the Spotsylvania County Schools’ Communications Department seeking more information. According to an email response from the school system, we learned […]

Podcast: Howard Rudat

Howard Rudat discusses his new Mercedes and its AI, reflects on his campaign for Rock Hill Supervisor for Stafford County, what degree of investment localities need to take on for public education and student meals, why the next high school in Stafford should be named the Frank “Doc” White Flying Bats (or something more creative).

Sunday Books & Culture

Reviews include “Let Us Descend” from National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, and Ashley Hope Perez’s often banned “Out of Darkness.”