The week’s top stories
-Mark Taylor isn’t going away quietly. The former Spotsylvania County Schools superintendent filed a lawsuit this past week, alleging wrongful termination, reports Taft Coghill Jr.
–A letter from Vice President Kamala Harris awaited Dr. Gladys Mae West at a recent ceremony honoring the mathematician and namesake of the city’s new elementary school. Joey LoMonaco was there.
-Caroline’s newest crew of teachers is already getting a geography lesson. Taft Coghill Jr. has a story about the county’s novel approach to filling its classrooms.
-The University of Mary Washington was among seven state institutions found to have at least some viability risk. Joey LoMonaco summarizes the recent JLARC report, as well as the response from UMW President Troy Paino.
-Several speakers at a recent Fredericksburg City Council meeting spoke in favor of the creation of conservation districts in several of the city’s historic neighborhoods.
What they’re saying
“We have coloring pages, journals, stress toys, fidget toys, things that you can cuddle with. We have these super comfortable couches, and like, come on? Who doesn’t want to be in here?” -Brooke Point High School senior Joellaine Duku on the school’s new wellness room, which was furnished by Macy’s.
Go figures (numbers the made the news)
–50 million, the anticipated square footage of data center campuses coming to the Fredericksburg region in the coming years
Pressing on (A look at the week ahead)
-We take a look at the lengthy legislative process that led to the lone referendum on this year’s ballot in Virginia.
