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WATCH: Spotsylvania Schools use book vending machines to spark a love of reading
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (67+ words) Fredericksburg Free Press WATCH: Spotsylvania Schools use book vending machines to spark a love of reading Book vending machines are in Spotsylvania County Schools. We visited one at Smith Station Elementary School and talked with Shannon Wingert and Megan Laskowski…...
Spotsylvania School Board votes no to pre-hire drug testing
17+ hour, 38+ min ago (876+ words) by Adele Uphaus | Jul 14, 2026 | ALLFFP, Education, Spotsylvania The Spotsylvania School Board on Monday voted against implementing pre-hire drug testing of employees, but also voted against postponing discussion of the topic indefinitely. A motion to develop a policy for implementing drug…...
Caroline schools seek to take advantage of new 1% sales tax law
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (625+ words) by Taft Coghill Jr. | Jul 14, 2026 | ALLFFP, Caroline, Education, Government Shawn Kelley was a bit apprehensive. The Caroline County School Board member witnessed Superintendent Sarah Calveric tussle with the county’s board of supervisors over the release of grant funds that required…...
Faded Phenom: At 16, Kora Lester is the youngest licensed barber in Virginia
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1139+ words) by Adele Uphaus | Jul 13, 2026 | ALLFFP, Feature profiles, Fredericksburg At 16 years and three weeks of age, Kora Lester has an active barbering license from the state of Virginia – but not an active driver’s license. Before his 16th birthday on June 2, Lester completed…...
Stafford supervisors vote to keep back $2.4 million from School Board's budget
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (469+ words) by Adele Uphaus | Jul 9, 2026 | ALLFFP, Education, Stafford On Tuesday, the Stafford Board of Supervisors budgeted and appropriated state funding for the school division according to the School Board’s request — then revisited the decision and voted to keep back an additional…...
Spanberger appoints Caroline's Young to commission on school construction and modernization
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (292+ words) by FFP staff | Jul 9, 2026 | ALLFFP, Caroline, Education, Government Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently appointed Caroline County resident JD Young to serve on the Virginia Commission on School Construction and Modernization, a statewide body charged with helping shape policies to improve the…...
'A planning failure': City school board approves new start times despite widespread concerns
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (941+ words) by Adele Uphaus | Jul 7, 2026 | ALLFFP, Education, Fredericksburg The Fredericksburg City School Board has approved new start times for all city schools except for preschool programs. The new start times will go into effect when the 2026-27 school year starts on Aug....
Governance or 'into the weeds': Local school board members learning on the job
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1524+ words) by Taft Coghill Jr. | Jul 2, 2026 | ALLFFP, Caroline, Education, Spotsylvania When Rich Lieberman joined the Spotsylvania County School Board in January, one of his first orders of business was to advocate for additional funds for the county’s five high school marching…...
Stafford school board approves amended operating budget totaling $525.9M
1+ week, 6+ day ago (593+ words) by Adele Uphaus | Jul 1, 2026 | ALLFFP, Education, Stafford At a special called meeting Tuesday, the Stafford School Board approved an amended $525.9 million operating budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Superintendent Daniel Smith told the board that division staff have…...
PHOTOS: Spotsylvania fire chief ends three-decade career
2+ week, 4+ day ago (116+ words) Fredericksburg Free Press After more than three decades in the fire service, Spotsylvania Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management Chief Cullinan retired Friday, concluding a career that helped shape the county’s fire and rescue department through years of growth and change....