Fredericksburg

Spanberger Agenda Would Require Local Votes on Large Data Centers and Target Medical Debt

Spotsylvania Retires Its FMC Sewer Plant, Shifting Flow to Massaponax to Cut River Pollution

Spotsylvania County has formally retired the FMC Wastewater Treatment Plant, the sewage facility that grew out of a shuttered cellophane factory east of Fredericksburg. Everything the plant used to ha...

Morning Brief: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 — Veterans Day procession, Project Freedom pause, Kalahari opens Thursday

Good morning, Fredericksburg. It's Veterans Day, and the city marks it the way it always has — a procession down Washington Avenue at 10:30 a.m., then a ceremony at the Area War Memorial at 11. The su...

Daily Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026

Tuesday in Fredericksburg: the big national story changed course in a single day, the Marine Corps marked 251 years with its museum turning 20, and two public hearings tonight will shape Stafford scho...

A Covered Sign on Fall Hill Avenue Will Soon Tell the Story of Link Wray's 'Rumble'

Drivers passing the corner of Fall Hill Avenue and Emancipation Highway may have spotted a new roadside sign still wrapped in a cover. On Saturday, Nov. 21, it will be revealed as Virginia’s state his...

House Could Vote Tuesday Evening on Impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The House could decide as early as 5:30 p.m. Tuesday whether to move ahead with impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, after Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, used a House rule that compe...

Consumer Prices Rose 0.4% in October, Topping Forecasts as Fed Eyes December Hike

Prices paid by U.S. consumers rose 0.4% in October, a slower pace than September’s 0.6% jump but faster than economists had expected, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The reading stren...

Morning Brief: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 — Sunny and 70, Dixon Street plan and sewer bond hearings, Stafford school enrollment

Good morning, Fredericksburg. Expect a sunny, mild Tuesday with a high near 70°. Fredericksburg City Council holds public hearings tonight on a new plan and rezoning for the Dixon Street and Mayfield...

Daily Wrap-Up: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 — Bail denied in I-95 crash case, oil slides, stocks surge

A judge on Monday kept the driver charged in last week's deadly Interstate 95 crash in Stafford County behind bars, while a steep slide in oil prices lifted Wall Street to its strongest session since...

Starting a Home-Based Business in Fredericksburg, Virginia: The Complete Requirements Guide

Bring your business idea home to a community that connects residents with local businesses. This guide maps the requirements for launching within the independent City of Fredericksburg—from home occup...