County plans to apply for funding for safety improvements on Salem Church Road from VDOT’s SMART SCALE program. by Hank SilverbergCORRESPONDENT Over the past five years, there have been 93 vehicle crashes, and one fatality, on a well-traveled road in Spotsylvania County. Now, after months of input from the public, the Virginia Department of Transportation […]
An overview of the topics to be discussed at the upcoming Board meeting. Tuesday’s Stafford County Board of Supervisors’ meeting includes a list of 21 items on the consent agenda, three unfinished business items, and one item for new business. Unfinished Business Last October, the Board denied a conditional use permit to Enon Road Solar […]
This Thursday at 6:00 PM, the City of Fredericksburg and the Sister City Association will host a commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion that turned the tide of the Second World War. It will take place at the Fallen Heroes Memorial at 531 George Street. The program for the event follows: The […]
The week just past saw UMW’s president offer a fascinating look at the university’s present and future, controversy over a vacant parcel in Spotsy, a crisis of OB-GYN coverage in our region, another Spotsy School Board warrant, and Buc-ee’s controversial bid to move into Stafford. In addition, Martin Davis reflects on Memorial Day, the United […]
Concerns raised about removing childcare facility, residential space at Snowden, parking, and hospital’s poor LeapFrog rating. The entirety of the Mary Washington Healthcare campus in Fredericksburg needs to be devoted to medical use, Eric Fletcher told City Council Tuesday evening. “Our perspective is, this needs to be a medical campus,” Fletcher, the hospital system’s senior […]
Top three goals have also been in the city’s Comprehensive Plan since 2015. HFFI hopes to see them achieved by May of 2025. At tonight’s Fredericksburg City Council meeting, the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation will present a series of preservation goals for the coming year. The top three goals—establish a preservation advisory committee, complete a historic […]
What is driving the shortage and what can be done about it? In mid-February, Dakota Richardson went to the emergency room at Stafford Hospital for abdominal pain. Ultrasound imaging revealed a large cyst on one of her ovaries. “They told me they were not going to remove it right away because it wasn’t an emergency […]
Washington Heritage Museums hosts wreath-laying at the Hugh Mercer Monument in honor of Memorial Day. Fredericksburg-area residents are likely familiar with Hugh Mercer for his work as a physician in town—George Washington’s mother, Mary, was among his patients—and his service as a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War. His name is on a local elementary […]
Looking to get involved with others concerned about protecting the environment? Here’s a list of organizations in and around Fredericksburg, and what they do. by Bruce SallerWRITER Over the past several months, this column has explored some practical steps we can all take to lessen our carbon footprint. But there’s power in numbers, and getting […]
A consulting firm hired by Buc-ees found that the Courthouse Road area faces debilitating traffic even without the proposed travel center. Both the Virginia Department of Transportation and an independent transportation planning firm have raised concerns with Stafford County staff about how construction of a 74,000-square-foot Buc-ees travel center will affect traffic in the area […]
