Editor’s Note: Will Mackintosh is a history professor at the University of Mary Washington and is running for City Council as an at-large member. He’s facing off against Jannan Holmes and Matt Kelly. Their interviews will run later this week. FXBG Advance: Tell us about your journey to run for City Council. Will Mackintosh: My […]
Fredericksburg Oct. 9 – Monday – Columbus Day Oct. 9 – Monday – Economic Development Authority – 8:30 am – Executive Plaza, Third Floor – Agenda Oct. 9 – Monday – Architectural Review Board – 7:00 pm – Agenda Oct. 9 – Monday – Fredericksburg City School Board – 7:30 pm – Read More Oct. 10 – Tuesday […]
Floating straw looks like a lifeboat to a drowning man. Is McCarthy’s ouster a sign of Republican dysfunction… or Democratic desperation?
… How will it affect local elections?
Mr. William A. Anderson — mastermind behind the 1901 Virginia Constitution — would certainly understand what is happening daily outside the early-voting location in Spotsylvania County. Blatantly deceiving voters. Neither Nick Ignacio — a candidate for clerk of court — nor Steve Maxwell who is running for Spotsylvania Sheriff have Anderson’s acumen. Yet they certainly […]
The FXBG Advance is enjoying rapid growth, which is enabling us to expand our coverage to better meet your needs. Among the additions recently made to the Advance are: FXBGAdvance.com Local Deaths Political Cartoons with Clay Jones Local Voters’ Guide New Dominion Podcast Profiles of local candidates Sunday Book Reviews Sunday Arts Reviews Now, we’re […]
Entering the last weekend of September, fall colors are beginning to make their way to Virginia’s mountains, according to American Forests. Near-peak and peak viewing times will be October 16-23, according to the same website. For those who enjoy keeping a close eye on leafy colors, Smokeymountains.com invites people to help improve predictions by reporting […]
Imperial Takeover
Augustus was pulling off coups long before Lisa Phelps came on the scene. Educated citizens will understand the reference. The chairman of Spotsylvania County’s school board, however, surely won’t. That would require reading – and given her desire to ban and burn books with “pornography,” we assume anything from, or about, the Roman Empire is […]