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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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- April 12, 2024
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Search for New Spotsylvania Superintendent Kicks Off Next Week

The search for a new school superintendent will kick off officially next week. The division today announced a public engagement process that includes four upcoming community forums plus an online survey. “Our goal is to identify a leader who will lead with a vision and strive for excellence. This is a critical decision for the […]

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- April 9, 2024
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Spotsylvania School Board Votes to Reprimand Lee Hill Representative Lisa Phelps

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Spotsylvania School Board member Lisa Phelps will receive a written letter of reprimand from the Board for violating the governing body’s Code of Ethics. The Board approved sending the letter by a vote of 5-to-0 at Monday evening’s regular meeting. Phelps had been participating in the meeting via phone […]

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- April 5, 2024
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Riverbend High School Teacher Named Region 3 Teacher of the Year

Beth Marshall, center, a French teacher at Riverbend High School, was named Teacher of the Year for Virginia Region 3 in a surprise announcement on Friday, April 5. Photo by Adele Uphaus.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT It took the students in Beth Marshall’s French 2 class less than a second to come up with answers to a question posed to them by Lisa Coons, Virginia’s state superintendent of public instruction. “Why is Ms. Marshall a good teacher?” Coons asked. “She is very passionate,” said one […]

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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 4, 2024
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School Board Members Lay Out Path to Spotsylvania’s Next Superintendent

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT There has already been interest in the job of superintendent of Spotsylvania schools, associates with BWP, the search firm selected by the School Board to find the division’s next leader, told the Board on Wednesday. Kevin Castner and E. Wayne Harris, BWP associates who will lead the search process […]

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- April 2, 2024
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ANALYSIS: What’s It Like to Visit a Data Center?

FXBG Advance recently visited two centers in Prince William County, seeing first-hand the size, potential, issues, and benefits these centers bring. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Data centers are both hailed as regions’ financial saviors, and spurned for their impact on local environments as well as their ever-growing real-estate footprints. Perhaps more than any other industry, however, […]

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- March 28, 2024
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Chronic Absenteeism on the Spotsylvania School Board

by ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Spotsylvania School Board members April Gillespie, Berkeley district representative, and Lisa Phelps, Lee Hill district representative, have either been absent or left early from nine out of the 10 meetings the School Board has held so far this year. Both board members left the January 8 organizational meeting early […]

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- March 27, 2024
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Spotsy Schools’ Maintenance Issues Threaten Buildings, Instruction

A decade’s worth of neglected maintenance and underfunding, paired with rapid growth and unprecedented demographic change, has left Spotsylvania County’s school system crippled, and facing an uncertain future. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Down in the bowels of Chancellor Middle School sits a relic from 1987. A roughly six-foot tall metal box with rows of black fuse […]

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- March 26, 2024
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Spanberger Celebrates Infrastructure Investment in Spotsylvania

By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Rep. Abigail Spanberger was in Spotsylvania on Monday afternoon to present a ceremonial check for $4.6 million in federal dollars for community-requested infrastructure projects, and to her, the occasion was an example of what happens when “local, state, and federal investments work in harmony.” “Since being elected to Congress, […]

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