To reach elusive state title game, Colonial Forge must first tame powerhouse Tigers
The Eagles (10-3) will travel to Chesapeake to face Oscar Smith (13-0) in a VHSL Class 6 state semifinal at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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Fire ravages businesses at Fredericksburg’s Eagle Village shopping center
Blaze broke out before 1 p.m. Thursday and initially proved difficult to extinguish.
King George Board Chair recorded conversations with departed fire personnel so ‘no one could change their tune’
Board’s legislative priorities include limiting which meetings are considered open.
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House passes legislation to rename Fredericksburg post office
Spanberger-sponsored bill honors Gladys P. Todd, revered school teacher, voting rights advocate and community organizer.
Calzada-Mayronne named new Lafayette Elementary principal
Educator previously served as assistant principal at Colonial Forge High School.
Fredericksburg School Board discusses possibility of adding time to school day in 2025-26
School division also unveils new mission and vision statement.
Route 1 improvements in Fredericksburg to begin next week
Work at two intersections will be complete by June 2026.
Mary Washington Healthcare CEO McDermott to step down
McDermott has served as president and CEO of the health care nonprofit since January 2015.
Two arrested in Fredericksburg armed robbery
Fredericksburg Express Food Mart robbed Sunday evening.
Pedestrian fatally struck by train in downtown Fredericksburg
Rail traffic was shut down while police investigated fatality on tracks.
Last one standing: Eagles rout Patriot to move on to state semifinals; Bears succumb to Falcons
Colonial Forge rolls to the Region 6B championship with a comfortable victory over Patriot; Riverbend falls to Briar Woods.
Fire ravages businesses at Fredericksburg’s Eagle Village shopping center
Blaze broke out before 1 p.m. Thursday and initially proved difficult to extinguish.
King George Board Chair recorded conversations with departed fire personnel so ‘no one could change their tune’
Board’s legislative priorities include limiting which meetings are considered open.
House passes legislation to rename Fredericksburg post office
Spanberger-sponsored bill honors Gladys P. Todd, revered school teacher, voting rights advocate and community organizer.
Calzada-Mayronne named new Lafayette Elementary principal
Educator previously served as assistant principal at Colonial Forge High School.
Fredericksburg School Board discusses possibility of adding time to school day in 2025-26
School division also unveils new mission and vision statement.
Fredericksburg-area sites receive state land conservation grants
Governor announced $14.4 million in funding through the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation.
High school football playoff preview: Eagles, Bears seeking regional championships Friday
Colonial Forge will visit Patriot in the Region 6B championship game, while Riverbend hosts Briar Woods for the 5B crown.
‘We’re all one:’ Caroline community encourages Lotus Academy students at Thanksgiving luncheon
Faith leaders, school officials and community members embraced students and staff of alternative school during a Thanksgiving lunch.
Fredericksburg City Council grants FAM $150,000 for design of auction block memorial
The memorial will be designed by Eto Otitigbe, the lead artist behind the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia.
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.
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Fredericksburg Biz Beat
Fiber being laid for data centers throughout Fredericksburg region
Fiber lines are currently being installed in state right-of-ways throughout the area.
Fredericksburg home sales-price record could soon be eclipsed
Two Fredericksburg homes could eclipse the record-high sales price of $2.75 million set in 2006.
What sold last week: Rappahannock River property tops list
A 5,592-square-foot Caroline County house with 422 feet of frontage along the Rappahannock River topped the list of area home sales for the week ending Dec. 3.
Biz Beat Briefs: Dec. 4
New restaurant planned in Eagle Village, brewery closes in Fredericksburg, brewery to open in Stafford, $26M sale in Spotsylvania
Biz Beat Clips: Hanover Place FXBG
Hanover Place FXBG, a Downtown Fredericksburg marketplace offering local artisan wares, is the subject of this week’s edition of our Biz Beat Clips video series.
News from B101.5/WFVA
LISTEN: 39th year for Rappahannock Rotary’s Pancake Feast–it was almost a ham biscuit feast
John Coker, Andy Lynn, Roy Strohl and Ed Evers talk about the event Saturday 8-5 at Fredericksburg Baptist Church–Caroline Street entrance.
LISTEN: Fredericksburg Christmas Parade preview
Courtney Mersiowsky–Superintendent of Special Events with City Parks, Recreation and Events–with what you need to know about the parade–it begins Saturday night at 5:30.
PHOTOS: No parking signs up for the Christmas parade
There will be no parking along the parade route and on some side streets beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
High praise for the water experience at Caledon State Park
The first Virginia State Parks Master Paddler, Colleen Renderos, said one of her favorite experiences out of the 31 parks in the Wandering Waters Paddle Quest program was her sunset kayak tour at Caledon.
WATCH: Leashes of Valor teaching kids (and their parents) about service dogs
It’s the story of a service dog saving a veteran.
News from around Virginia
Some events listings provided by The City of Fredericksburg Tourism Department and the Stafford County Tourism Department.