Advance Morning News
It's Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Today's stories include the gift of hot water for a local veteran and a preview of this evening's Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors meeting.
Purple Heart Homes, Area Realtors Foundation Partner to Ensure that a Local Veteran Has Hot Water
By Adele Uphaus
This Christmas, a local Marine Corps veteran and his teenaged daughter will once again have hot water in their home, thanks to a donation from the Fredericksburg REALTORS Foundation and the work of the nonprofit Purple Heart Homes.
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Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors Meeting Preview for December 10
By Martin Davis
Among the notable topics being discussed are an adjustment to the regulation of tobacco, nicotine, and hemp product retail locations; an economic growth sharing agreement with Caroline County for a data center on the Mattameade Tech Campus; and an adjustment to the tax code that would allow for the setting of a tax rate to offset FREM costs in future budgets.
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