Split-rail device is no longer near Cobblestone wall, but Mayfield residents are none too happy about new location.
In Mayfield, residents worry that CSX’s priorities don’t track with their reality
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UPDATED: ‘No direct threat’ to city schools after manhunt involving FBI
Police say that Fasihullah Safar, 16, who was spotted at James Monroe High School earlier this week, is in custody in New Jersey.
MWHC, RAHD release draft of 2025 Community Health Assessment
Affordable housing, behavioral health and access to providers are among the top issues affecting health across the Fredericksburg area.
City manager’s recommended budget includes 3-cent real estate tax increase
Budget calls for a general fund balance of $136.75 million, a 6.9% increase from the adopted FY 2025 budget.
Frustrations muffled no longer: New law would allow automated enforcement of vehicle noise in Fredericksburg
HB 2550 would create a pilot program in Planning Districts 8 and 16, under which violators would be issued a traffic summons not exceeding $100.
FCPS approves proposed FY2025-26 budget, instructional calendar
Updated elementary school zoning encounters ‘a little glitch.’
Don’t ribbit: FredNats honor region’s Black baseball history with new identity
For five home games this season, the FredNats will transform into the Frogs, an all-Black team that starred on city diamonds from 1919 through the early 1930s.
Fredericksburg City Council approves Technology Overlay District
Votes pave the way for by-right data center development in Celebrate Virginia South.
Federal funding again dominates FCPS budget discussions
Division will hold a public hearing on the budget March 3, with a joint work session with city council set for early April.
Judge rules against plaintiff in suit over city council appointment process
Guy Gormley is still seeking the release of written notes and other materials related to the interview and appointment process.
Finn is in as Ward 3 councilor after appointment Thursday
Former planning commission chair will represent Ward 3 through the remainder of term.
Planning commission tells city to cool heels on Technology Overlay District
Following a lengthy public hearing on a zoning district for data centers, commission votes 4-3 to recommend denying approval.
PODCAST: Coffee shop talk with Fredericksburg Regional Alliance President Curry Roberts
Fredericksburg Free Press managing editor Joey LoMonaco sits down with Fredericksburg Regional Alliance President Curry Roberts to discuss data centers from an economic development standpoint.
FCPS strikes gold with Silver’s $1 million donation for CTE
The donation, which takes the form of $100,000 payments over 10 years, will fund a center for Career and Technical Education.
FCPS unveils proposed FY 2025-26 budget while pondering ‘worst-case scenarios’
Proposed budget includes a 5% pay increase for all staff, funding gap of $5.7 million.
As City Council fetes Duffy, search is underway for Ward 3 replacement
Councilors also pledge to monitor potential impact of federal freeze on city’s budget.
City defends ‘deliberate pace’ of data center pursuit during public input session
Residents raise questions about timeline and specifics of proposed Technology Overlay District.
Fourth arrest made in downtown murder of Tyler Jones
Daquan Warren, 24, of Woodford, is facing charges including second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
‘We are not complacent’: Speakers at NAACP prayer breakfast pledge urgency
Event honoring the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. attracted a crowd of nearly 500 people to the Fredericksburg Convention Center.
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