Report states enrollment has declined 20% over past decade; graduation rates ‘higher than predicted.’
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College Heights residents lobby for creation of conservation district
City Council also approved a measure to initiate a public review process related to the proposed Jeremiah Community supportive housing development.
GPS pioneer West ‘helped chart a path of opportunity’ for students
At reception, elementary school namesake feted by local leaders, presidential hopeful Harris.
Analysis: Super (un)scientific data points from Wednesday’s VA-7 debate
The Free Press asked debate goers to answer five questions about the candidates’ performance.
City flocks to license plate recognition technology for use at ‘gateways’
Police Chief Layton appeared before City Council to propose putting a pair of grants toward the lease of eight cameras.
Fredericksburg City Council moves closer to issuing bonds for CIP projects
The bonds will cover projects including the city’s portion of the Motts Run water treatment project, which it shares with Spotsylvania County.
YMMAS to dish out a local take on Windy City speciality
Chicago deep-dish hits the ‘Burg Oct. 2 when Sammy T’s owner Jeff Small opens YMMAS Pizza.
In Market Square, giving a voice to those who hear them
Local mental health advocates aim to break stereotypes with World Hearing Voices Day celebration.
City schools unveil proposed elementary school zone map
According to staff, cell phone policy being well-received by teachers, students.
Buchanan exhibits curiosity, connects to family history through FAM internship project
PITV tribal citizen’s exhibit, “Past and Present of the Patawomeck Tribe,” opened Aug. 10 at the Fredericksburg Area Museum.
Opportunity cost: Fredericksburg EDA votes unanimously to fund feasibility study
EDA, not taxpayers, to bear cost of study related to data centers.
Planning Commission hears public opposition, support for Jeremiah Community
Public hearing on planned supportive housing development continued until Sept. 25 planning commission meeting.
Fredericksburg City Council grills CSX official; data center talk heats up
EDA will decide whether to fund data center feasibility study.
City Council to hold public hearing on Comprehensive Plan changes
Will also decide whether to extend until Oct. 18 the planning commission’s deadline to issue its recommendation on Jeremiah Project, a proposed supportive-housing community.
In Fredericksburg’s Mayfield neighborhood, current events fuel efforts to educate residents about petroleum pipeline
Volunteers from the Fredericksburg chapter of the NAACP, Mayfield Civic Association and Fredericksburg Fire Department have teamed up to spread awareness about the pipeline, constructed in 1964.
From Kabul to Tappahannock, Akhzarati’s education proved a group project
Najia Akhzarati’s back-to-school journey began nearly 7,000 miles away.
After 30 years, a new road map for Hyperion Espresso
Jack Scholl, the managing partner of Roadmap Coffeeworks in Lexington, Va., purchased the iconic downtown coffee shop from founders Dan Peterson and Ana Brugos in July.
EDA may soon be empowered to pursue feasibility study for data center
The study, which would take four to six months to complete, requires a $200,000 upfront payment to Dominion.
Spanberger visits derailment site, Mayfield railyard
Congresswoman, city officials discuss next steps with CSX and give update on tanker cars in Mayfield.
‘A crisis in our downtown’: Street outreach position met with skepticism by EDA
Position would serve as a conduit between business owners, the unhoused and the services they require.
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