Spanberger-sponsored bill honors Gladys P. Todd, revered school teacher, voting rights advocate and community organizer.
House passes legislation to rename Fredericksburg post office
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Calzada-Mayronne named new Lafayette Elementary principal
Educator previously served as assistant principal at Colonial Forge High School.
Route 1 improvements in Fredericksburg to begin next week
Work at two intersections will be complete by June 2026.
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.
Fredericksburg-area sites receive state land conservation grants
Governor announced $14.4 million in funding through the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation.
Learning Lane work in Fredericksburg to continue through January
The emergency project originally was expected to be finished last month.
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.
Rappahannock Area Health District, Mary Washington Healthcare seek community input
Residents asked to answer anonymous survey about health issues.
Fredericksburg’s Lafayette Bicentennial to culminate with full weekend of events
Commemoration of Frenchman’s ballyhooed visit started back in March.
Local independent film to be released Friday
A local screening of ‘Written by Mike’ will be held 8 p.m. Saturday at Red Dragon Brewery following the release.
How the Fredericksburg area is celebrating Veterans Day
Ceremonies to be held in Fredericksburg, Caroline County, Dahlgren.
Stafford County unveils veterans support page
County website contains resources for military-connected residents.
Democrat Tim Kaine fends off GOP challenger Cao to win a 3rd term to the US Senate
The Commonwealth hasn’t elected a Republican to the upper chamber since 2002.
Election Day 2024: Live coverage with the Fredericksburg Free Press
Here, you’ll find updates from polling places across the region, live reports from the Derrick Anderson and Eugene Vindman camps in the evening, and interviews with local pols-in-the-know to help put results into context.
Colonial Forge High School senior selected for Governor’s Student Advisory Board
Kainat Ali will join body that advises governor on education policy.
Woodford man hospitalized after being shot by deputies during traffic stop
Shooting occurred after deputies from the Spotsylvania County Street Crimes Task Force attempted to apprehend Lawrence D. Toler at a Fredericksburg gas station.
Breaking: Falmouth Bridge to undergo emergency repairs; vehicle weight limit posted
Emergency repairs to address rapid deterioration in the bridge’s structural steel at spot locations, identified in a recent inspection.
Supreme Court’s conservative justices allow Virginia to resume purge of voter registrations
Appeal to high court was launched after a federal judge found that the state illegally purged more than 1,600 voter registrations in the past two months.
UMW, George Mason renew agreement for dual enrollment
During their senior year, UMW students can enroll in a master’s program at George Mason’s College of Engineering and Computing.
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