4 days ago · Numerous additional data centers proposed in Stafford; fast-food restaurant proposed along U.S. 17 in Stafford; Spotsy Regional planning free-standing ER in Stafford; three area homes fetch seven figures; recent lease transactions; downtown restaurant project back on …

Last one standing: Eagles rout Patriot to move on to state semifinals; Bears succumb to Falcons; Fredericksburg-area sites receive state land conservation grants

6 hours ago · Brace for damp and cold across the Fredericksburg region Saturday, but a break is coming Sunday. Cloudy and raw Saturday, with spots of light rain, drizzle Saturday precipitation may start as some ice Cold next week with several rainy periods After some small showers during the pre-dawn hours Friday ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Senate Bill 923, introduced by Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), passed the committee level unanimously. A second bill introduced by Stuart, providing more oversight of data centers, advanced as well.

1 day ago · The Rolling Back of Civil Rights Gains in Education Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. UMW – Chandler Ballroom A&B, Cedric Rucker University Center: BOND and SEED host a panel discussion where education professionals will discuss the loss of civil rights protections in K-12 and higher education.. Book Talk with Justin Marlowe

Apr 4, 2024 · If you see German flags flying downtown, here’s why: Fredericksburg’s German Sister City Association welcomed a 14 person delegation from Schwetzingen last night at the downtown Marriott..

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Jan 31, 2025 · The Fredericksburg Area Museum’s Vice President of Programs and Interpretation is writing a book for LSU Press that will focus on some of the tough racial issues and stories debated in Fredericksburg.

Dec 31, 2024 · One of our newsroom’s crowning accomplishments from our inaugural year wasn’t a published story. In September, the Free Press hosted a town hall-style forum for Eugene Vindman and Derrick Anderson, the candidates vying for the seat in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District currently held by Abigail Spanberger.

Dec 30, 2024 · 2. I like learning things about the place I live, good and bad. So, while it was upsetting (if unsurprising) to learn that a historically-Black neighborhood in Fredericksburg was chosen as the local route for an underground petroleum pipeline 60 years ago, it was heartening to learn that current city and civic leaders are doing their best to educate residents about the environmental injustice.