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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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.
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.
Bowling Green Post Office closed
Car into the building means users of the Bowling Green Post Office are being directed to Ruther Glen and Milford.
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.
WATCH: New life for the Executive Plaza building downtown
Many city offices now available in one location.
‘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.
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.
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.
Spotsylvania and Caroline supervisors approve joint resolution for Mattameade Tech Campus
Per agreement, Caroline will receive $57.5% of the revenue associated with the project, and Spotsylvania will bring in the remaining $42.5%.
Fredericksburg City Council hails data centers as ‘generational’ opportunity
After passing resolution on data centers, the body then went into closed session to discuss a development in Celebrate Virginia South.
Supervisor Vanuch: Let’s help bring a bowling alley, a movie theater to Stafford
Joint meeting between supervisors, EDA sparks conversation about which businesses to attract.
All aboard the democracy train, er, trolley
UMW Votes program offered free transportation to students on Election Day.
Stafford defers decisions on holiday leave, courthouse project
Calendar discussion sparks conversation about conflicts of interest.
King George voters support bond referendum for new elementary school
Bowling Green elects new mayor and four town council members; Port Royal elects town council.
Voter turnout in Fredericksburg region down from 2020 levels
Registrars in Fredericksburg and in Stafford and King George counties said their offices saw fewer voters than they did four years prior.
Democrat Vindman staves off Anderson to claim victory in Virginia’s 7th district
The race was decided by just over 8,000 votes with 342,423 total ballots cast, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
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