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- July 30, 2024
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Opinions Differ on “Cell Phone-Free Education”

State superintendent of public instruction holds “Commonwealth Conversation” on the topic at James Monroe High School. Not everyone who attended Tuesday morning’s conversation on “Cell Phone-Free Education” was convinced that public schools should be cell phone-free. But Lisa Coons, Virginia’s superintendent for public education, reiterated several times that the purpose of the event was to […]

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- July 18, 2024
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Meeting Reveals Disconnects; Bridges Divides

A community meeting held this week in Mayfield about the Comprehensive Plan began with confusion between residents and city staff about purpose; concluded with concrete ideas for future. Some residents came to Wednesday’s Comprehensive Plan meeting in the Mayfield neighborhood thinking a new plan for their community was already in place. It was an example […]

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- July 15, 2024
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Micah Ministries Hospitality Center to Stay Open as Cooling Center

Area localities are monitoring today’s forecasted triple-digit temperatures and heat index. In response to excessive heat forecast for this week, Micah Ecumenical Ministries’ Hospitality Center will remain open until 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. The Fredericksburg area, along with much of the east coast up to New England and a large portion of the central […]

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- July 11, 2024
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City Planning Commission Begins Consideration of Jeremiah Community

Audience at Planning Commission meeting

Project proposed by Micah Ministries, Virginia Supportive Housing, and Mary Washington Healthcare to provide housing and support for Fredericksburg’s unhoused population. Area residents, as well as nonprofit and religious leaders, filled City Council chambers Wednesday night for the first public hearing on the Jeremiah Community, a proposed planned neighborhood with wrap-around services for those experiencing […]

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- July 11, 2024
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OP-ED: Will the City of Fredericksburg Hear Its Residents?

The city is asking residents to get involved in updating its comprehensive plan. Some believe the city’s reaction to concerns over Mary’s Landing raises concerns over how closely the city will listen. By Matt Kelly The city of Fredericksburg has embarked on planning its future development through the updating of its Comprehensive Plan. Branded “FXBG […]

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- July 2, 2024
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Fredericksburg School Board Approves Cell Phone Ban

New policy and regulation prohibit student use of personal communication devices during the instructional day. The Fredericksburg School Board on Monday unanimously approved a new policy prohibiting the use of “personal communication devices” by students in school buildings during the school day. “The use of PCDs on school grounds must be appropriately regulated to protect […]

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- June 24, 2024
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City Seeking Community Input into Comprehensive Plan Update

The first of several Community Conversations will be held on Wednesday. The Comprehensive Plan is a long-range policy guiding document. Fredericksburg residents have their first chance to contribute to the city’s updated Comprehensive Plan this Wednesday evening. It’s the first of several “community conversations” meant to gather input into the plan, which is a policy […]

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- June 20, 2024
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The Roundabout Way to Travel

Roundabouts are becoming more common nationally, statewide, and regionally. Traffic engineers say they are less expensive to construct and safer for motorists. There’s been a change in highway construction over the last decade that could make travel safer and less stressful. Traffic engineers across the country, the state, and the region are turning to the […]

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- June 20, 2024
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City School Division Seeks Teacher Input into Phone-Free Policy

Forty middle and high school teachers gathered for a working lunch this week. Fredericksburg City’s middle and high school teachers who attended a working lunch on Tuesday agree that the division needs to become phone-free and that the best way to achieve this is by locking student devices in secured pouches during the school day. […]

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- June 15, 2024
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Fredericksburg Area Experiencing Seasonal Uptick in Car Break-ins

Area police departments say this is not unusual for this time of year and offer advice. Lock your car, take your keys, and don’t leave anything valuable in your vehicle. That advice comes from several local police departments after the usual seasonal increase in automobile break-ins in neighborhoods across the region. There have been 19 […]

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