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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 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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- June 7, 2024
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Health Department Investigating E.Coli Outbreak Near Lake Anna

The source of outbreak is not yet known. The Virginia Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses in the Lake Anna area of Spotsylvania County that began over the Memorial Day weekend. Brookie Crawford, a spokeswoman for the VDH, says there have been at least ten confirmed cases of E.coli already—and there […]

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- June 5, 2024
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July Trial Date Set for Spotsylvania School Board Vice Chair Nicole Cole

Cole was arraigned in General District Court Wednesday morning. A trial date of July 1 has been set for Spotsylvania School Board Vice Chair Nicole Cole, who is accused of misdemeanor assault and battery by fellow School Board member Lisa Phelps. Cole was in Spotsylvania General District Court Wednesday morning for the arraignment. She is […]

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- May 30, 2024
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Wanted: One Developer for Vacant Spotsylvania Parcel

Could rezoning attract developer to vacant lot? Tens of thousands of baby boomers turn 65 every day across the country. According to the American Senior Housing Association, more than 100,000 new homes are needed between now and 2040 for them. That need is critical in Spotsylvania County and there’s some hope that a change in […]

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- May 23, 2024
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Spotsylvania Teacher Did Not Include Fredericksburg Employment on Resume

Candyce Carter, a 2nd grade teacher at Spotswood Elementary, was arrested last week at the school and charged with possession of narcotics and felony child endangerment. Candyce Carter, the Spotsylvania teacher who was arrested last week on drug and child endangerment charges, did not include her three-month employment with Fredericksburg City Public Schools on her […]

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- May 20, 2024
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Spotsylvania Teacher Arrested for Drugs Worked for Fredericksburg City Schools until November

Parents and teachers in Fredericksburg raised concerns to administration. Hiring in Spotsylvania surfaces questions about the district’s hiring process at that time. Candyce Carter, the 2nd grade teacher for Spotsylvania County Public Schools who was arrested last week on charges of possession of narcotics, child endangerment, and child neglect or abuse, was previously a teacher […]

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- May 15, 2024
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Spotsylvania School Division on the Hook for Courthouse Road Improvements

Board members agree that they’d like funding support from Supervisors for the project. Two Spotsylvania School Board members who usually always oppose each other agreed Tuesday night that the school division should not be responsible for funding $1 million worth of improvements to Courthouse Road in front of Spotsylvania Middle School, which is undergoing expansion. […]

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- May 14, 2024
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Investigation, Legal Fees in Spotsylvania

The School Board has retained a Norfolk-based law firm to investigate the Riverbend Swim Team debacle; plus, information on fees for “legal services” outside of general representation. The Spotsylvania School Board has retained the Norfolk-based firm Yeng Collins Law, PLC to conduct an investigation “related to certain issues surrounding the Riverbend High School swim team,” […]

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- April 22, 2024
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Vaping in School is a Growing Problem

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Education is the main way to tackle it, administrators believe. James Monroe High School held a mandatory assembly for all grade levels about the dangers of vaping earlier this month, following a number of health emergencies at the school. “It appears there’s lots of vaping going on in the bathrooms,” Matt Eberhardt, deputy superintendent, told […]

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