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FXBG Advance
- June 24, 2024
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No Room for Spot or Fido

The Stafford County Animal Shelter is experiencing severe overcrowding. A nationwide trend has now reached a critical stage in the Fredericksburg area. The Stafford County Animal Shelter is severely overcrowded and put out a call for help last week via Facebook. “If you or someone you know is looking to adopt a dog or if […]

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FXBG Advance
- 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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FXBG Advance
- June 19, 2024
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Stafford Supervisors Defer Approval of Conditional Use Permit for Elementary School 19

Move will delay construction of new school by at least two months, School Board says. The Stafford Board of Supervisors’ vote on Tuesday evening to delay approval of a conditional use permit for the county’s 19th elementary school will “significantly delay” construction of the school. “The decision regarding [elementary school 19] significantly delays construction on […]

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FXBG Advance
- 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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FXBG Advance
- June 13, 2024
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Area Home Prices Continue to Rise

And supply is low, according to Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors May 2024 report. The median home price in Stafford County reached a record-breaking $551,000 last month, the highest price point ever seen in the county, the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors reported this week. “The Fredericksburg-area housing market continued to march on with the […]

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FXBG Advance
- May 23, 2024
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How Much Traffic Will the Stafford Buc-ees Generate?

A consulting firm hired by Buc-ees found that the Courthouse Road area faces debilitating traffic even without the proposed travel center. Both the Virginia Department of Transportation and an independent transportation planning firm have raised concerns with Stafford County staff about how construction of a 74,000-square-foot Buc-ees travel center will affect traffic in the area […]

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FXBG Advance
- May 22, 2024
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Stafford Residents Feel County is Safe, But Transportation is a Problem

Stafford residents feel more positive about the economy, their overall health, and the county’s snow removal service and emergency preparedness than they did in 2022. They feel less positive about the county’s garbage collection, recycling, the availability of affordable quality childcare and preschool, and the overall health and wellness opportunities in the county than they […]

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FXBG Advance
- May 17, 2024
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Mid-Year Raises Extended to Some Stafford County Department Directors

Not all directors got a raise. A handful of Stafford County government department directors and both deputy County Administrators have received raises—one over $10,000—outside of the annual budget cycle. The raises were not extended to all department directors. According to information received by the Advance through a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the […]

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FXBG Advance
- May 15, 2024
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Cell Phone Ban Proposed in Stafford Schools

School Board will vote on proposed new regulation, as well as other updates to the Code of Student Conduct, next month. The Stafford School Board is considering banning use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices during the regular school day. The Board at its regular business meeting on Tuesday reviewed a proposed […]

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FXBG Advance
- May 13, 2024
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Yellen, Biden Score a Win in Stafford

Treasury Secretary Yellen celebrated almost 700 homes gaining high-speed internet access in Stafford. Pending additional government funds could connect all Virginians in near future. About two miles from Richland Baptist Church in Stafford, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was getting a crash course in splicing and testing fiber optic wire on Monday morning when her […]

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