King George Planning Commission defers action on 356-acre data center project
Project is expected to generate nearly $19 million in annual tax revenue and more than $560 million over 30 years.
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Food for thought: Caroline must add rooftops to attract grocers, retail recruiter tells supervisors
County hired Retail Strategies to conduct studies on the community’s readiness to support another grocery store.
Fit to be tied: Motion to require special use permit for data centers fails by deadlocked vote in Spotsylvania
Three supervisors voted to require a special use permit for data centers, while three others favored by-right development in Industrial zones. Supervisor Deborah Frazier did not attend the meeting.
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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.
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.
Great Lives lecture explores the many dimensions of Serling’s talent
Lecture explores the man behind the mind-bending hit ‘The Twilight Zone.’
Regional population tops 400,000 in latest Weldon Cooper Center data
Compared to the April 1, 2020 Census, the region’s population grew by 24,861 people, or 6.5%.
Rappahannock United Way President Janel Donohue to retire
Donohue, who will step down June 30, has served as regional nonprofit’s president since 2010.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Expect a wet Friday around Fredericksburg leading to a cool, dry weekend.
Groups hold energetic conversation on data centers in Fredericksburg
Panel at Dorothy Hart included environmentalists, data center developers and Mayor Kerry Devine.
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.
Caroline’s Rollins-Fells elected to lead Virginia School Boards Association
Caroline native has been a member of the county’s school board for the past eight years.
GALLERY: Lafayette returns to Fredericksburg
High school football roundup: Thomas powers Riverbend to Region 5D title game
The season ended for Massaponax and King George after defeats in the region semifinals.
Left side, strong side: despite disability, Ellia ‘didn’t ask for anything special’
Seventh grader overcame a mild form of cerebral palsy to make the football team at Chancellor Middle School.
Ground and pound: Eagles use rushing attack and defense to eliminate Wolverines
Eagles avenge a regular season defeat for the second straight week, ending North Stafford’s impressive season.
Stafford High School drama program hoping community will get in the act
The Stafford students won Best Play, Best Actor, two All-Star Cast honors, Outstanding Technical Merit, and Best Set Design which advanced them to the Southeastern Theater Conference next March in Baltimore.
Lecture offers ‘Lafayette 101’ ahead of bicentennial weekend
Will Mackintosh leads audience through what the town was like during historic visit.
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LISTEN: VDOT focusing your getting to your road
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says if you haven’t had a plow on your street by Thursday–contact them.
PHOTOS: Your trip out today will continue to be slow
Few cars on the road to begin our cold, snowy and slippery Tuesday.
LISTEN: VDOT asks you to stay off the roads today
Kelly Hannon with VDOT says staying off the roads will help clear them keep the roads clear.
PHOTOS: Right on schedule, the snow arrives!
VDOT and its contractors–and City Public Works–are out in it.
LISTEN: VDOT’s plowing strategy once the snow starts to pile up
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says the Interstate and primary roads are first—and there’s a website where you can track progress.
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