by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The week just past saw still another local school district with unfunded needs, all things election, elementary school No. 19 still homeless, Mary Washington Healthcare expanding, and FOIA Follies in King George. Also – our new website continues to pick up steam. Check it out to easily access and read the most […]
by Bruce SallerWRITER Editor’s note: Issues like climate change can feel overwhelming. After all, how much difference can any one person make? Turns out, quite a bit when we together take small steps. Bruce Saller is a retired engineer and active participant in the Fredericksburg Clean and Green Commission. This is the first in an occasional […]
A bill introduced in Congress last week would name the post office at 1285 Emancipation Highway after noted local teacher and civil rights advocate Gladys P. Todd. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who sponsored the legislation, said Todd stood out to her as someone who impacted the community in many ways during her life and whose legacy […]
Mary Washington Healthcare is seeking approval to build a conference center and new medical clinic and construct an addition to Snowden House, a historic structure on the hospital campus that is used for “meetings, receptions, and fundraising activities,” according to the MWHC website. The new 24,500-square-foot two-story medical clinic will replace the building that currently […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) has announced that it has received a grant worth $45,622. The funds come from the Joe and Mary Wilson Community Benefit Fund of Mary Washington Hospital. The funds will be used to support the ongoing efforts of sustainable housing affordability solutions in Planning District 16. The […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The week just past saw a Black History Month poetry read-in at James Monroe High School, a new interview with Republican congressional candidate Terrice Todd, a MWHC op-ed, a brewing political controversy in King George, and a FOIA request gone bad in Spotsylvania. In addition, our best-read commentary looked at school board […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Editor’s Note: It is FXBG Advance policy to not post photos of police suspects. On Wednesday, deputies responded to a reported shooting in the Sheetz parking lot in the 5000 block of Mudd Tavern Road in Thornburg. Upon arrival, detectives found a 29-year-old male and a 45-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public input into its comprehensive draft safety action plan, which it released Wednesday. FAMPO is responsible for transportation planning in the Fredericksburg area, to include the City and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, and it also provides rural transportation planning for Caroline […]
Ideas include a museum, “memory lab,” and community center. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Fredericksburg’s historic Walker-Grant school has been educating and caring for members of the community for approaching 100 years, and the City wants to ensure that the building can continue to serve these purposes going forward. The school division and City […]
Duke Stableford’s embroidered comic book covers will help tell the story of Marvel Comics creator. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Duke Stableford, who passed away last month, was a 1981 graduate of the University of Mary Washington and a longtime history and government teacher and chess team coach at Spotsylvania’s Chancellor High School. He […]
