Downs: The Spotsylvania County School Board will make the final decision on principal’s future at Riverbend within the next 30 days.
Dismissal of Riverbend principal Downs upheld at hearing
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Proposed Stafford school budget brings tough decisions
Superintendent Taylor: Stafford is ‘fastest growing school division in Virginia.’
James Monroe books trip to state semifinals with a well-rounded rout
The Yellow Jackets’ 91-67 victory sets up a trip to Norfolk Friday to take on Lake Taylor with a state championship berth on the line.
LISTEN: Town Talk/UMW Admissions
Dean of Admissions Melissa Yakabouski with tips on the college search, paying for college, changes in FAFSA and writing an application.
LISTEN: Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division K-12 STEM Coordinator Tyler Truslow talks about what high school students (and Caroline Middle School) can expect on Friday and Saturday.
Senators Warner and Kaine at Germanna in Culpeper for check presentation
Early childhood education and foster youth programs to receive funding
WATCH: ICYMI-The Future Builders raise a wall in Caroline
USDA Rural Development Director Perry Hickman and Caroline Supervisor Floyd Thomas reflect on the importance of the wall raising by students at Caroline High School. habitatofcaroline.org
Spotsylvania school officials say deferred projects are catching up to the county
Officials: more than $70 million is required to renovate Spotsylvania Middle School; Chancellor Middle and Chancellor High will require $20 million in upgrades.
Kids’ Station to remain open at MWHC
The announcement follows a week of letter-writing campaigns and social media activity by a resourceful group of parents who did not want to see the facility close.
PHOTOS: The future is now for The Future Builders program at Caroline High School
Noah Hughes and his students in The Future Builders Program at Caroline High School raised a wall Wednesday afternoon to kick off their build and thank donors. habitatofcaroline.org
WATCH: Wall raising ceremony by carpentry students at Caroline High School
Students in the Carpentry Career Technical Education class are partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Caroline to build a home at the school. Once finished the home will be moved to Ladysmith and sold to a local veteran at cost.
Stafford’s proposed 2025 budget hits the $1B milestone
The board of supervisors will ask the school board to vote again on the Embrey Mill location for elementary school No. 19.
Free Press exclusive: an interview with Spotsylvania School Board Chair Lorita Daniels
Daniels, who is in her fifth year on the board, discussed her diverse background and how it prepared her to take the reins of an embattled decision-making body that is looking to recover from two years of local, state and national scrutiny.
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank picks Germanna’s Bear Necessities for Healthy Choices grant
The check was the first Dan Maher distributed as part pf a Federation of Virginia Food Banks Healthy Pantry Initiative Grant Pilot program.
Families ‘scrambling’ to find care after Kids’ Station announces May 24 closure
Earlier this week, families received a letter from KinderCare’s senior district leader, Stacy Butler, informing them that the childcare facility is closing May 24.
Budget proposal leaves Spotsylvania schools with major funding gap
Petrovich also suggested a real estate tax rate of 75 cents per $100 of assessed value, which would leave Spotsylvania with the lowest rate on the Interstate 95 corridor from Fairfax County to Richmond.
Spotsylvania School Board votes to send budget request to Board of Supervisors
The school board will present its budget to the supervisors on Feb. 20. The supervisors will meet on Feb. 27 to set an advertised tax rate.
WATCH: Spotsy School Board passes budget on to Board of Supervisors
The Spotsylvania School budget–with a 46 million dollar funding gap–is headed to the Board of Supervisors after the School Board voted 6-1. April Gillespie voted no.
Two Stafford students U-S Presidential Scholar nominees
Angelene Daganzo and Adam Ahmed are both seniors at Colonial Forge
Stafford Supervisors aid market, continue to debate school sites
Locations for future schools, support for early childhood education programs and pay raises for school support staff dominated the public comment portion of Stafford’s Feb. 6 board meeting.
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