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- October 1, 2024
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Education Spotlight: King George School Division Receives Cash Award in National Competition

The division made the semi-finalist round of the U.S. Department of Education’s Career Z Challenge, which sought innovative ideas for expanding work-based learning opportunities. King George County Public Schools has won a $20,600 prize from the U.S. Department of Education for completing the semi-finalist round of the Career Z Challenge—a multiphase national competition seeking innovative […]

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- August 21, 2024
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King George Board of Supervisors Removes all Current EDA Members

“They are working against us,” supervisor says. The King George Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove all sitting members of the county’s Economic Development Authority. Chair T.C. Collins made the motion during his member comments, citing the fact that EDA members met with Birchwood Power Partners and the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance earlier […]

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- August 20, 2024
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King George School Board Votes to Retain Challenged Books

Vote upholds superintendent’s decision to keep the books but require parental permission before checkout. Board members also want to revisit the library book selection process. The King George School Board on Monday evening voted 4-to-1 to uphold superintendent Jesse Boyd’s decision to retain two challenged books in the King George Middle School library but require […]

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- August 1, 2024
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King George Elementary Joins List of Area Schools that Provide Free Meals

The school is now participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision. All of Fredericksburg and Caroline schools, and some of Stafford and Spotsy schools already participate. All enrolled students at King George Elementary School, including those enrolled in the county’s preschool programs, can receive free breakfast and lunch this year. The school announced this week […]

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- July 19, 2024
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GUEST REPORT: Confederate Monument Re-Dedicated in King George County’s Private Historyland Memorial Park

Supervisors voted in 2021 to remove the monument from in front of the county courthouse. A monument originally dedicated in 1869 to the men of King George County who fought for the Confederacy, which was moved September 10, 2022, from its long-time location in front of the county courthouse, was re-dedicated at its new location […]

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- May 3, 2024
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The News That Moved Us This Past Week: April 26 – May 3

The week just past saw a new Battle of the Wilderness, students arrested at UMW, an innovative school lunch program, another person leaving King George, and more bad news for Mary Washington Hospital. Share FXBG Advance 5. Battle of the Wilderness Resumes In May of 1864, the Union and Confederate armies came face to face […]

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- May 2, 2024
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King George School Board Approves Moving Six of Nine Preschool Classes out of Troubled Building Next Fall

But this is a temporary fix. Members must decide what kind of construction project will best serve the county long-term. Six King George County preschool classes will move from the rapidly deteriorating building on St. Anthony’s Road where they are now housed to King George Elementary in the fall. That will leave three classes, comprised […]

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- April 26, 2024
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Breaking News: Another Resignation in King George County

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The Advance has received confirmation that Richard Stuart Jr., King George County’s community development director, has resigned from his position. “Mr. Richard Stuart, Jr. has resigned as community development director. His last day will be on Wednesday, May 22,” spokeswoman Amy Southall wrote in an email Friday morning. Stuart is the son of Richard Stuart […]

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- April 17, 2024
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King George Voters May Decide on Whether to Fund New School

A referendum on whether to fund a new county school may be headed to King George voters in November. “It looks like you need a new preschool,” said T.C. Collins, Chair of the Board of Supervisors, to School Board members during a joint meeting of the two boards on Monday afternoon. “I think everybody agrees […]

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- April 15, 2024
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge was in “Fair” Condition. How Many Local Bridges are in “Poor” Condition?

by Hank SilverbergCORRESPONDENT The dramatic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month has raised concern across the country about the condition of the nation’s bridges. That particular bridge was listed in “fair” condition, yet it fell into the Patapsco River quickly when hit by a cargo ship. What about the hundreds […]

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