The Stafford students won Best Play, Best Actor, two All-Star Cast honors, Outstanding Technical Merit, and Best Set Design which advanced them to the Southeastern Theater Conference next March in Baltimore.
Lecture offers ‘Lafayette 101’ ahead of bicentennial weekend
Will Mackintosh leads audience through what the town was like during historic visit.
New program igniting passion for literacy in Spotsylvania students
While data is still flowing in, reading program is already yielding positive results for students in grades 1-8.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Cold and windy Friday, but a weekend temperature turnaround.
Carter, Brooks sentenced to 28 years for ‘senseless’ 2023 city slaying
Fredericksburg Circuit Court Judge Gordon F. Willis sentenced Aaron Carter and Lorenzo Brooks to 40 years, with 15 suspended, for second-degree murder, along with three years for the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Rappahannock Area Health District, Mary Washington Healthcare seek community input
Residents asked to answer anonymous survey about health issues.
And then there were two: firm hones in on route for Rappahannock river crossing
More than 140 people attended an open-house-style information session on the proposed crossing.
Area school divisions seek changes to new VDOE standards
At Region III breakfast, school officials presented their legislative agenda to local delegation of state legislators.
‘We have work to do’: Virginia Black Legislative Caucus discusses priorities
Group’s first gathering in Fredericksburg focused on solidarity, constitutional amendments.
Stafford supervisors debate school funding, bonuses for staff
Supervisors push back against additional funding requests from school system.
Local officials asking state to pay for bike/pedestrian path on U.S. 1 bridge
Pedestrian bridge would be part of planned $86.2 million rehabilitation project.
Access denied: Spotsylvania School Board votes against allowing board member to participate in work session remotely
Lee Hill District representative Lisa Phelps made the request to the board’s clerk; policy requires the chair be notified directly.
Stafford County Schools announces new superintendent
Daniel W. Smith moves into division’s top position after serving as chief of staff for Loudoun County schools.
Spotsylvania schools hoping to create a ‘shared vision’ for division
School board recently heard from a consulting firm detailing the steps to developing a five-year strategic plan.
Constitutional amendment gets a vote of confidence at Restoration of Rights Forum
HJ 2, which would automatically restore felons’ right to vote, passed the House of Delegates Committee on Privileges and Elections on a party line vote Wednesday.
Stafford Hospital gets top mark for patient safety, Mary Washington Hospital improves on previous ranking
Mary Washington Hospital and Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center received “C” grades.
Press Rewind, Nov. 10-16
What’s new: Data centers and more drama among members of the Spotsylvania County School Board.
Eagles avenge earlier loss to Stafford, advance in Region 6B playoffs
North Stafford, Massaponax and King George also advance in postseason play.
Fredericksburg’s Lafayette Bicentennial to culminate with full weekend of events
Commemoration of Frenchman’s ballyhooed visit started back in March.
Cool on industrial use: Caroline lowers Rappahannock River withdrawal request
County now seeks a maximum withdrawal of 9 million gallons a day from the river instead of 13.9 million.