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- April 4, 2024
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School Divisions Prepare for Solar Eclipse

Simulation showing how the partial eclipse will appear in Fredericksburg at its maximum point, around 3:19 p.m. on Monday, April 8, from timeanddate.com.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Monday’s solar eclipse will occur at the end of the school day or on the way home for most area students, and school divisions have announced plans to ensure that children are safe and able to enjoy the rare phenomenon. Fredericksburg will experience a partial solar eclipse beginning at […]

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- April 2, 2024
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King George and Amazon at Odds Over Whether Performance Agreement Signed in December is in Effect

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Amazon Data Services project in King George County can be “resurrected” if the company is willing to “entertain discussion” on four items, interim County Attorney Richard Stuart wrote in a March 15 letter to Charlie Payne, the attorney representing ADS. First, Stuart wrote in the letter – which […]

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- March 27, 2024
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Resignations, Vacancies Trouble King George Fire Department

by ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Just three months into 2023, the King George County Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services has seen nine employees resign. Chief David Moody communicated this information to the county human resources department, members of the Board of Supervisors, and Norm Risavi, part-time senior advisor to the Board, in […]

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- March 26, 2024
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New Dominion Podcast

The “Tour d’ Sheetz”? In King George County? It’s a thing. And Kevin Biondi joins us to talk the Dahlgren Trail, and all things King George County. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kevin Biondi serves as treasurer for the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail in King George County, a unique 16-mile privately owned hiking path following the old […]

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- March 21, 2024
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King George High School Hosts Reverse Career Fair

King George High School students participated in a "reverse career fair" last month, at which local employers interviewed them. Photos courtesy King George Public Schools.

By Abby KnowlesINTERN King George High School last month hosted its first ever “Reverse Career Fair,” giving students a chance to showcase their career aspirations and abilities to more than 50 professionals.  At a reverse career fair, job seekers – in this case, students – make display boards to promote themselves and highlight their qualifications […]

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- March 19, 2024
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King George Supervisors Have Outspent a Budget Line Item by $10,000

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT With three months left to go in the current fiscal year, the King George County Board of Supervisors has exceeded its budget for office supplies by at least $10,000, largely due to purchases made in December and January of this year, after the November election ushered in new Board […]

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- March 10, 2024
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ANALYSIS: FOIA Denial Is a Problem … But Not the Most Concerning

Our local politics are on a path to diminishing the role of the citizen. It’s not too late to turn that around. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF A series in the Virginia Mercury is drawing attention to the difficulties people are facing receiving documents using the Freedom of Information Act. Called FOIA Friday, it examines cases where […]

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- March 8, 2024
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The News That Moved Us This Past Week: March 1 – 8

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 […]

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- March 5, 2024
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King George County Withholding Records Related to Complaints Against Board Chair

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT King George County is withholding in their entirety 34 pages of records responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act for emails referencing complaints against Board of Supervisors Chair T.C. Collins. The Advance on February 29 requested “emails sent by King George County employees to county Human […]

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- March 1, 2024
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The News That Moved Us This Past Week

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 […]

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