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Items on the agenda for Monday evening's monthly meeting.
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Adele Uphaus
FROM THE EDITOR: Dems Are Fretting, Republicans Are Cautioning, and Localities Are Caught in the Middle
As Spanberger prepares to begin her four-year term as governor, the challenges coming from Washington are taking center stage. But localities are being…
Advance Morning News
It's Sunday, November 30, 2025. Today, a holiday shop profile, Drew on tattoos, and the week's obituaries.
Obituaries
Local obituaries for November 22-28, 2025.
HOLIDAY SHOPS: The Card Cellar
What started as a college curiosity has become a thriving business with sport-card collectibles at its core.
HUMOR: Two Hamburgers, Please
Is that really a tattoo? Did Drew really wet himself getting inked? Did Drew and Ellen call mom from California to ask permission to emblazon "V"s on…
Advance Morning News
It's Saturday, November 29, 2025. Today, Dominion approves new rates and large-user rate class, Owen Conner brings the joys of fishing the South River…
SCC approves increase in Dominion Energy power bills
Increased rates for Dominion customers, a new rate-class for high-energy users, and a new methane gas-fired power plant were all approved by the State…
Advance Evening News: What to do this Weekend
Get a start on holiday shopping at Small Business Saturday events in the region, check out a holiday light show, or go for a hike or stroll with an…
Our Rivers Run Through Here: Lesson No. 4
Transformation and Trout: Fishing the South River (Waynesboro, VA)
Advance Morning News
It's Friday, November 28, 2025. This morning, an essay in praise of Small Business Saturday, and links to the small business profiles we've published…
ESSAY: Small Business Saturday-Where Local Changes Everything
When you shop in downtown Fredericksburg this weekend, you support the city's risk-takers, story-tellers, and "the ones who turned a dream into a…
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