Advance Morning News
It's Sunday, July 20, 2025. Today, Drew Gallagher sings "Master of the House," Clay Jones celebrates the perks of running for School Board in Fredericksburg, books reviewed and celebrated, and obits.
Support the Advance Today with a One-Time or Recurring Donation
HUMOR: “Master of the house, doling out the charm / Ready with a handshake and an open palm….”
By Drew Gallagher
The Donald loves Les Mis (makes you wonder, doesn't it), and he's bringing it to the Kenndy Center (soon to be renamed, no doubt, with a bust of Donald on top). Yeah - Drew has a few thoughts ...
Read the full story
POLITICAL CARTOON: Who Wouldn't Want a School Board Seat?
By Clay Jones
With these perks, people should be lining up to serve on the School Board.
Read the full story
SUNDAY BOOKS & CULTURE
Laurie Jacobson shares the personal journey with the Buddha from shattered life to wholeness, and a look at what's popular at the independent bookshops in town.
Read the full piece
Obituaries
By Adele Uphaus
Obituaries for July 12 - 18.
Read the obits
Local Obituaries
To view local obituaries or to send a note to family and loved ones, please visit the link that follows.
Support Award-winning, Locally Focused Journalism
The FXBG Advance cuts through the talking points to deliver both incisive and informative news about the issues, people, and organizations that daily affect your life. And we do it in a multi-partisan format that has no equal in this region. Over the past year, our reporting was:
First to break the story of Stafford Board of Supervisors dismissing a citizen library board member for “misconduct,” without informing the citizen or explaining what the person allegedly did wrong.
First to explain falling water levels in the Rappahannock Canal.
First to detail controversial traffic numbers submitted by Stafford staff on the Buc-ee’s project
Our media group also offers the most-extensive election coverage in the region and regular columnists like:
And our newsroom is led by the most-experienced and most-awarded journalists in the region — Adele Uphaus (Managing Editor and multiple VPA award-winner) and Martin Davis (Editor-in-Chief, 2022 Opinion Writer of the Year in Virginia and more than 25 years reporting from around the country and the world).
For just $8 a month, you can help support top-flight journalism that puts people over policies.
Your contributions 100% support our journalists.
Help us as we continue to grow!
This article is published under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. It can be distributed for noncommercial purposes and must include the following: “Published with permission by FXBG Advance.”