The week’s top stories
-To date, police have made three arrests in the fatal Dec. 14 shooting in downtown Fredericksburg. All three suspects face charges of second-degree murder. Here’s the latest on the investigation.
-The Stafford Board of Supervisors voted to censure Monica Gary over her removal of a board member on the Central Rappahannock Regional Library board. Gary has accused her fellow board members of acting in bad faith, writes Kathy Knotts.
-Incarceration doesn’t just affect those behind bars. This Christmas and for the past several years, a local charity has worked to ensure the children of incarcerated parents have something to unwrap.
–Meet the Fredericksburg Nationals’ 2025 coaching staff. While the Carolina League champions will have a new manager at the helm, the FredNats’ staff features plenty of familiar faces.
-When Teri McNally started with the Community Foundation more than two decades ago, its asset base was less than $1 million. She leaves the organization positioned as a giant in the local nonprofit community.
Go figures (numbers in the news)
253– The number of unhoused people in the Fredericksburg region as of January, when the most recent point-time count was conducted. One regional approach to addressing homelessness isn’t exactly a new idea, writes Kathy Knotts.
Pressing on
-While the Free Press won’t publish our usual daily newsletters on Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) or Dec. 25 (Christmas), look for us to close out our inaugural year as a publication by ranking the top stories of the year, with our whole newsroom getting in on the act.
