The Commonwealth hasn’t elected a Republican to the upper chamber since 2002.
Democrat Tim Kaine fends off GOP challenger Cao to win a 3rd term to the US Senate
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Voters turn out at the polls with concerns including abortion, inflation
Turnout big on both sides of the aisle; minor technical glitch in White Oak resolved without issue.
For local Electoral Board chair, democracy is in the details
In 2023, Fredericksburg had the fifth-highest total of provisional ballots of any locality in Virginia.
PHOTOS: Election Day across the Fredericksburg region
These first-time voters found the ballot box — eventually
The young and not-so-young experienced civic firsts on Tuesday.
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.
Podcast: Coffee shop talk with UMW’s Stephen Farnsworth
The Director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies and area’s preeminent political scientist, sat down for a conversation over locally-roasted coffee.
Fredericksburg City Council moves forward on legislative agenda, priorities
When state legislators return to Richmond in January to convene the General Assembly, Fredericksburg city officials will be watching.
WATCH: The Fredericksburg Visitor Center now at 601 Caroline Street
City Public Information Officer Sonja Canta tells us about the new location.
King George officials contend they’re ‘giving the voters a say’ on adding new school
A bond referendum on the ballot in King George asks if residents support building a new $57 million preK-5 elementary school.
Press pause: DEQ suspends permit process for Caroline County’s Rappahannock River withdrawal
Department of Environmental Quality officials request additional information before moving forward with the permit process.
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.
Fredericksburg postal workers aim to stamp out support for tentative agreement
Workers held informational picket held in opposition to a tentative agreement reached last week between the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and USPS.
WATCH: Art highlighting Fredericksburg
New art on the first floor of the Executive Plaza at 601 Caroline Street.
WATCH: Colonial Beach praised for use of community development funds
Two agencies–USDA Rural Development and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development– selected Colonial Beach to announced a new phase of the Rural Community Development Initiative that aims to boost economic growth in small towns.
Local registrars give vote of confidence to early turnout at the polls
Numbers are high, if slightly down from 2020 cycle.
Judge orders Virginia to restore 1,600 voter registrations canceled in effort to purge noncitizens
State officials said they will appeal ruling.
Courtyard Marriott to house ‘satellite’ visitor’s center ahead of new site opening
The new visitor’s center, located on the first floor of Executive Plaza at 601 Caroline St., is set to open Nov. 1.
The Summit reaches Gordon Road: Spotsylvania supervisors approve relocation of private school
Supervisors also tabled a vote on the Andora Oaks subdivision until Nov. 12, approved tax relief for seniors and discussed fine amounts for speeders in school zones.
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