Advance Evening News
This afternoon's stories include a look at Germanna Community College's Fall Commencement and a preview of this evening's Spotsylvania School Board work session.
Germanna Community College’s Fall Commencement Speaker Talks About “Creating Her Own Path” to Success
By Adele Uphaus
“After a series of starts and stops, I finally realized something important: life isn’t a race,” Farmer said during her speech. “It doesn’t matter if someone reaches their goal faster than you—what matters is that you get there in a way that feels right for you. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is stop, take a deep breath, and step off the track entirely. So that’s exactly what I did.”
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Meeting Preview: Spotsylvania School Board Work Session December 16
The Spotsylvania School Board will meet this evening at 5:30 p.m. for a work session to approve change orders to the Spotsylvania Middle School renovation project and accept a report on first-quarter non-federal grant awards, according to the agenda.
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