The week just past saw a beloved librarian step aside, a New Hope in Spotsylvania, a well-paid New Hope in Spotsylvania, more controversy over Mary’s Landing (100 strong this time), and the Fredericksburg region goes round-and-round.
Also this past week, lots of post-election breakdowns, and Drew’s back encouraging us to vote to Tyrone. After Thursday’s night debate, Tyrone may find a movement brewing under his feet.
5. Martha Hutzel to Retire
Hutzel will step down on September 30 following a 37-year career with the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. She has been director since 2016.
4. Clint Mitchell Wants To Work “Side By Side” With Staff And Community
Clint Mitchell collected 55 pages of typed, single-spaced notes during the process of getting to know the Colonial Beach community early in his tenure as superintendent there. “I wanted to learn and see what people’s hopes and dreams were,” Mitchell—who was announced last night as the next superintendent of Spotsylvania County Public Schools—told Ted Tait during a January 2023 interview on Colonial Beach’s “Town Matters” radio show. “[Those notes] have been very, very, very valuable to me.”
3. A Look At New Spotsylvania Superintendent’s Contract
Incoming Spotsylvania school division superintendent Clint Mitchell will be paid $245,000 per year, according to his contract with the School Board, which went into effect June 24.
2. More than 100 Discuss Mary’s Landing
City planning staff contend the development can proceed by-right and only requires staff approval; attorney representing Canal Quarter Neighborhood Association residents argues otherwise.
1. The Roundabout Way To Travel
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 “roundabout” more and more as a way to move traffic through intersections faster and more safely.
POST-ELECTION COMMENTARY
Winners And Losers: 2024 Primary Edition
Endorsements matter in low turnout elections. Whether Virginia joins the GOP column in 2024 depends on whether black and Hispanic voters come home.
Is the Tide Turning on Nationalized Congressional Elections?
The idea that American voters are locked in an ever-spiraling cycle of extremism that is responsible for our currently “polarized” society is an easy way to talk about our current political situation. But is it accurate?
It’s Drew Time! Vote for Tyrone
NEWS FLASH!!! Drew’s a liberal, who writes liberal tripe!
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