LOCAL HISTORY: Old Fredericksburg Jail

- September 4, 2023

Tucked away behind its more famous neighbor, the Renwick Courthouse, the old jail seldom generates any interest for passersby.  Little significant research has been done on it, and it is not a stop on any of the city’s historic tours. Yet it is one of the more interesting and unique buildings downtown. Fredericksburg’s first recorded […]

New Dominion Podcast: Supervisor Tom Coen and Deuntay Diggs

- September 4, 2023

Supervisor Tom Coen (I-George Washington) is a veteran educator representing the George Washington District for Stafford County. Deuntay Diggs (I) is a veteran deputy for Stafford County and a VMI graduate. If you are looking for a debate where two gentlemen can disagree without being disagreeable, then this is the debate you have been waiting […]

Sunday Books: Marquis de Lafayette

- September 3, 2023

A Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution By Mike Duncan Published by Public Affairs (August 24, 2021), Paperback – $18.99, 512 pages Paperback edition Kindle edition Reviewed by Martin Davis and Craig Vasey History – and in particular biography – in the hands of amateur historians can be […]

Obituaries: September 3

- September 3, 2023

Fredericksburg Area Obituaries for September 3, 2023 Thomas Rodgers “Roger” Chartters Charlie Eugene Coleman Fred Kolb Carol Masters Robin Kayling Moss Charles Edwin Spooner    

BREAKING NEWS: Dawn Shelley Launches Write-in Candidacy

- September 2, 2023

by Martin DavisFOUNDER AND EDITOR The FXBG Advance has just learned that current Spotsylvania School Board member Dawn Shelley is launching a write-in campaign to unseat Phillip Scott, who until today was running unopposed to keep his seat in the General Assembly representing House District 63. Shelley tells the Advance: After an outpouring of calls […]

Non-Profit: Easy Enrollment, Lynchburg Schools

- September 2, 2023

Virginia Mercury: ‘Over 60,000 Virginians used Easy Enrollment in medical assistance program’s first year’ (Republished with permission under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.) by JW Caterine Thousands of Virginians recently checked a box on their state tax return indicating they were uninsured and wanted to know if they were eligible for medical assistance programs like […]