Advance Evening News
This evening's stories include the Stafford School Board's selected high school redistricting plan, and a joint work session on a proposed technology overlay district in Fredericksburg.
Stafford School Board Selects High School Redistricting Plan
By Adele Uphaus
The Stafford School Board on Tuesday approved a high school redistricting plan to go into effect in August of 2026, when the county’s sixth high school is scheduled to open.
The board had been considering five scenarios and chose the one known as F1 by a vote of 6-to-1, with Rock Hill district representative Patricia Healy voting against it.
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City Planning Commission and Council Work on Crafting a Technology Overlay District
By Adele Uphaus
Fredericksburg City staff estimate that the annual tax revenue from a data center in the city could be $59.4 million—a number that represents about half the city’s total annual budget, Councilor Jason Graham pointed out.
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