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- February 14, 2024
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The Theatre of the Absurd Needs to Yield

The voters opted for change in Spotsylvania – we’re still a long way from it. By Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The election in November was a referendum on Board chaos. Tossed out of power were two of the four Board members who made up the majority voting bloc and supported burning books—Kirk Twigg (who lost by a […]

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- February 13, 2024
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Spotsylvania School Board Approves Budget

Board members will present the $480 million budget for fiscal year 2025 to the Board of Supervisors later this month. Also, the Board holds a closed session. By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Spotsylvania School Board on Monday approved a $480.4 million budget for fiscal year 2025, which begins July 1. The bulk of that amount—$418.3 […]

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- February 13, 2024
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Budget Takes Center Stage at Tuesday’s Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors Meeting

Sharp increases in assessed real estate values mean the Board will be walking a line between meeting the increased funding needs the county faces, and not raising tax rates to a burdensome level. By Martin Davis EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tomorrow night’s meeting agenda for the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors features a consent agenda loaded with 28 items, and […]

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- February 12, 2024
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Keene Asked to Control Meeting Narrative on December 20

A new cache of text messages shows former school board chair, superintendent among those instructing coordinator of school safety and security Marshall Keene on managing meeting. Editor’s Note: Fallout from a December 20 meeting at Riverbend High School that led to the principal and head swim coach being placed on administrative leave continues to grow. […]

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- February 12, 2024
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Spotsylvania’s John J. Wright Center to Host Monday’s School Board Meeting

The 1952 building housed the county’s first public high school for Black students. Now it houses a museum and five uniquely tailored education programs.

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- February 5, 2024
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Nugget, a Yellow Lab, Fights For the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office

He is the newest member of the Sheriff’s K9 workforce and one of only three dogs in the state trained for this purpose.

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- February 2, 2024
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Emails Show Riverbend Parent Involving School Board

Newly unearthed emails show Phelps, Twigg, Taylor, and a swim coach outside of Riverbend High School copied on emails beginning in mid-December.

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- January 16, 2024
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Text Messages Reveal Change in Tone about Mentoring

A late November change in the way the Riverbend High School swim team selects captains has led to a rupture in relationships between coaches, parents, and student-athletes at Riverbend High School. Speaking on a podcast last week, however, Riverbend Principal Xavier Downs—now on administrative leave—and a parent of a student-athlete on the team are arguing the change […]

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- December 31, 2023
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How Local School Divisions Plan to Spend Additional State funds for Learning Loss Recovery

All 131 public school divisions in Virginia have finalized and submitted their plans for implementing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ALL IN VA learning loss recovery initiative, the governor announced earlier this month. Funding for the initiative was included in the state budget approved in September. The plan funnels an additional $418.3 million to state school divisions […]

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- December 15, 2023
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Details of Spotsylvania’s new materials selection and review policy

Library materials now fall under the Spotsylvania School Board’s policy that governs the selection and review of instructional materials, and library books can be removed if they are found to have sexually explicit content as defined by Virginia Code. The School Board on Monday approved changes to Policy IIA and its accompanying regulations. The changes […]

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