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Advance Thursday Morning News
It's March 26, 2026. Today, Fredericksburg City staff disapprove first site plan for Greenbrier development, and the editor on competing protests this…
City Staff Disapprove First Site Plan Application for Greenbrier Development
The developer is expected to submit a revised second application.
 • Adele Uphaus
FROM THE EDITOR: The Politics of Rage Is Alive and Well ...
The fix is right before us, but it requires a shift in how we think about K-12 education.
Advance Wednesday Evening News
This evening, Fredericksburg City Council will advertise a 5-cent tax rate increase, and an invitation to a roundtable discussion and tea reception in…
League of Women Voters Presents "Seats at the Table: Women Shaping Our Community"
Tickets are available for the Women's History Month discussion and tea reception to be held Saturday.
Fredericksburg City Council to Advertise 5-Cent Real Estate Tax Rate Increase
The adopted rate can not exceed the advertised rate, which is subject to a public hearing on April 21. Council also discussed employee compensation.
 • Adele Uphaus
Advance Wednesday Morning News
It's March 24. Today, the Advance gets a look at Youth for Tomorrow, and Donnie Johnston is begging for rain.
COLUMN: We Need Rain!
Yes, the January snowstorm helped, but not nearly enough. Oh - and for those wondering - it's time to plant potatoes.
FROM THE EDITOR: Teaching Students How Important and Valuable They Are
Youth for Tomorrow works with the most-challenging students in the commonwealth. From abuse to drug addiction to sex trafficking, YFT faces it all with…
Advance Tuesday Evening News
This evening, two locals are among Gov. Spanberger's appointees to statewide boards and commissions, and an op-ed on the Iran War.
Spanberger Appoints Two From Fredericksburg Region to Serve on State Boards and Councils
Leonard Lacey, pastor of Stafford's United Faith Christian Ministry, and Travis Burns, principal of King George High School, are among appointees.
 • Adele Uphaus
OPINION: 'The Weave' Is No Way to Run a War
Trump's leadership style is not grounded in strategy or accountability; it is leadership by mood. And that should alarm us all.
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