Advance Morning News
It's Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Today, previews of the Stafford BOS and the Fredericksburg City Council meetings, candidates respond to Sierra Club, and city School Board finds Ward 3 replacement.
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SPECIAL ELECTION SECTION - Fredericksburg City Council Candidates Respond to Local Organizations
Editor’s Note: Three local organizations put questions to the Fredericksburg candidates for City Council. As a public service, the Advance is publishing the candidates’ responses this week. Today, the questions put forward by the Sierra Club. Monday were the questions by the Neighborhoods Coalition. And Wednesday will be the questions by the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.
Read the full responses
Brief Meeting for Brief Appointment
By Martin Davis
Elizabeth Rehm is who Board favors to fill empty Ward 3 School Board seat.
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Fredericksburg City Council September 23 Meeting Preview
By Adele Uphaus
There will be a public hearing on plans for converting the Medical Arts building into apartments, and a discussion of the new traffic study.
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Stafford Board of Supervisors Meeting Preview
By Martin Davis
A data center presentation to the Board will highlight this meeting.
Read the full schedule
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