The week’s top stories
-Fredericksburg’s “mayor for life” Lawrence A. Davies received a fitting tribute in the form of a visitation held in the City Council chambers over which he once presided. Jamar Billingsley provides coverage of a weekend dedicated to celebrating Davies, who died Aug. 11 at age 94..
–A new business focusing on sustainable products will soon open in downtown Fredericksburg. Get your fill of Kathy Knotts’ piece on Fillagreen’s second store location.
-High school football season is back, but the Mountain View High School varsity team is already in mid-season form. Check out Devin Payne’s story on the new-look Wildcats’ 37-12 victory over Forest Park on Friday afternoon.
-New Spotsylvania schools superintendent Clint Mitchell held a listening session on Aug. 27. What he got was an earful of about teacher and school safety, Taft Coghill Jr. writes.
-The NTSB released its preliminary report on the July plane crash that claimed the lives of Fredericksburg residents Zach Hatcher and Chris Kucera.
What they’re saying
“I wish your CEO would buy one of those houses on Railroad Avenue and move their family in there.” -Fredericksburg Vice Mayor Chuck Frye (Ward 4), on the CSX transporation railyard near the city’s Mayfield neighborhood.
Go figures (Numbers that made the news)
-180, the number of small-home units planned for Jeremiah Community, a supportive housing project nearly 10 years in the works. Not everyone is thrilled about the development, which went before Fredericksburg’s planning commission for a second time this past week.
Press-ing on (A glimpse at the week ahead)
-Oberle Academy, a local private school catering to disadvantaged and disabled students, has paired with Atlantic Builders to construct a “hoop house” to facilitate lessons about cultivating flowers and life skills alike.
