Advance Evening News
This evening's stories include an update on yesterday's FOIA court case, and a look at the annual career expo in Stafford County for school students. Also, a look at the symphony season ahead.
Editor’s Note: We’re publishing our evening edition early due to important updates about the FOIA case in Spotsylvania County.
Virginia's FOIA Law Does Not Require Lawsuits to be Served with Process
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR & CORRESPONDENT
Lawyers for the Spotsylvania School Board successfully argued in General District Court this week that a petition brought by a citizen alleging violation of Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act should be dismissed because it was “improperly served.”
However, Virginia Code does not require that FOIA lawsuits be “served,” only that they must be “received” by the party against whom the petition is brought.
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Stafford Students Chart Their Futures at Annual Career Expo
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR & CORRESPONDENT
The third annual event for high school seniors brought together 116 exhibitors representing two- and four-year colleges, branches of the military, and employers in the fields of transportation, operations, and logistics; business, IT, and communications; engineering and skilled trades; hospitality and human services; law, education, and public service; and health and medicine.
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Season Four Will Chill, Thrill, and Fill Souls with Music
By Martin Davis
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Halloween is a time for tricks and treats and skeletons and jump-scares and … music.
Once again, the classic Fall holiday will serve as the launching pad for the Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra, which will start its fourth season on October 26, 2024, with its Masterworks “Halloween Classics” performance.
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