‘I hope we have more of that’: Spotsylvania School Board and supervisors share amicable dialogue
Supervisors approved an $840.6 million Capital Improvement Plan over the next five years with $228.4 million going to the school division.
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Mitchell: Amendment to support cap puts Spotsylvania schools in a $2 million bind
Superintendent concerned that change to state-supported positions from what lawmakers passed will prove costly to the school division.
GWRC establishes new committee for focus on rural transportation
Caroline and King George counties to receive increased attention for planning projects starting later this year.
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Milde to introduce vaping bill after previous legislation left law enforcement agencies fuming
Milde’s legislation would impose civil penalties on anyone under 21 who possesses retail tobacco and hemp products.
Learning Lane work in Fredericksburg to continue through January
The emergency project originally was expected to be finished last month.
WATCH: A Thanksgiving Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Meteorologist Sean Sublette tells you what to expect weather-wise on Thanksgiving in the Fredericksburg area.
Virginia housing groups look to 2025 for legislative, funding solutions
The many forms of homelessness is a state crisis, sending organizations to government to find solutions.
Work on Fredericksburg bike path to begin next week
The $2.4 million project will add shared-use path to span of Lafayette Boulevard; also includes improvements to VCR trail.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine
Free Press managing editor Joey LoMonaco sits down with Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine to discuss her two decades in city government, as well as data centers, homelessness and affordable housing.
Caroline’s Rollins-Fells elected to lead Virginia School Boards Association
Caroline native has been a member of the county’s school board for the past eight years.
GALLERY: Lafayette returns to Fredericksburg
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Expect a wet Friday around Fredericksburg leading to a cool, dry weekend.
Groups hold energetic conversation on data centers in Fredericksburg
Panel at Dorothy Hart included environmentalists, data center developers and Mayor Kerry Devine.
Stuart’s bill passes committee, Caroline’s water permit won’t be impacted
Senate Bill 923, introduced by Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), passed the committee level unanimously. A second bill introduced by Stuart, providing more oversight of data centers, advanced as well.
‘Disgusting’ or deliberate? Stafford supervisors debate ripple effects of Trump’s DEI order
The question of the hour: Does merely having a diversity committee imperil federal funding on which the county relies?
Stafford Schools proposed budget has a funding gap of $14.2 million
Superintendent Daniel W. Smith on Tuesday presented a $490.7 million funding request to the county school board.
High school football roundup: Thomas powers Riverbend to Region 5D title game
The season ended for Massaponax and King George after defeats in the region semifinals.
Left side, strong side: despite disability, Ellia ‘didn’t ask for anything special’
Seventh grader overcame a mild form of cerebral palsy to make the football team at Chancellor Middle School.
Ground and pound: Eagles use rushing attack and defense to eliminate Wolverines
Eagles avenge a regular season defeat for the second straight week, ending North Stafford’s impressive season.
Stafford High School drama program hoping community will get in the act
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.
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LISTEN: VDOT focusing your getting to your road
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says if you haven’t had a plow on your street by Thursday–contact them.
PHOTOS: Your trip out today will continue to be slow
Few cars on the road to begin our cold, snowy and slippery Tuesday.
LISTEN: VDOT asks you to stay off the roads today
Kelly Hannon with VDOT says staying off the roads will help clear them keep the roads clear.
PHOTOS: Right on schedule, the snow arrives!
VDOT and its contractors–and City Public Works–are out in it.
LISTEN: VDOT’s plowing strategy once the snow starts to pile up
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says the Interstate and primary roads are first—and there’s a website where you can track progress.
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