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- March 13, 2024
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A ‘Transformational’ Moment for Virginia

Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Amazon Web Services formally announced the company’s $35 billion dollar investment in data centers at Germanna Community College. To truly understand the word “billion,” some context is necessary. Jeff Black of the Caroline County Board of Supervisors provided that frame of reference at Germanna Community College on Wednesday morning where Gov. […]

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- March 12, 2024
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Three Key Priorities for Addressing the Regional Housing Crisis

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Regional Housing Assembly has identified the following three top priorities for addressing the area housing crisis: The Housing Assembly is an advisory group made up of multiple stakeholders—including representatives from the Rappahannock Area Health District, Central Virginia Housing Coalition, the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors, the Rappahannock […]

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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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Student Projects on Display at Spotsylvania’s John J. Wright Museum

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Seven sixth-grade students from Chancellor Middle School will have their African American history projects on permanent display in Spotsylvania’s John J. Wright Museum. The winners were chosen out of 42 submissions entered by English and history students at Chancellor. The students had to create a Google slide presentation on […]

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- March 1, 2024
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Shooting Incident in Spotsylvania County

by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Editor’s Note: It is FXBG Advance policy to not post photos of police suspects. On Wednesday, deputies responded to a reported shooting in the Sheetz parking lot in the 5000 block of Mudd Tavern Road in Thornburg. Upon arrival, detectives found a 29-year-old male and a 45-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot […]

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- February 29, 2024
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Lisa Phelps, Mark Taylor Failed to Fully Comply with FOIA Request

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Newly available text messages reveal the degree to which at least one Spotsylvania School Board member and senior school division leadership were involved in events that led up to and followed the volatile December meeting of the Riverbend High School swim team that resulted in the principal being placed […]

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- February 29, 2024
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FAMPO Seeks Feedback on Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public input into its comprehensive draft safety action plan, which it released Wednesday. FAMPO is responsible for transportation planning in the Fredericksburg area, to include the City and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, and it also provides rural transportation planning for Caroline […]

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- February 21, 2024
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ANALYSIS: The Challenges of Growth in Spotsylvania

Tax assessment spike in the county is high, but not out of line with increased property values. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Last week, the Advance reported that real-estate assessments were up about 20% for residential properties, and 8% for commercial properties. How significant is that jump? In an email exchange with Spotsylvania Commissioner of the Revenue Deborah Williams, […]

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- February 14, 2024
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Sheriff Candidate Withdraws Case

Maxwell had petitioned the court for a recount of votes cast in the November 7, 2023, election. He requested and was granted a nonsuit this week. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT A Spotsylvania Circuit Court judge this week granted a motion for a nonsuit filed by Steve Maxwell, who in November lost his race […]

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