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UMW Basketball Champ to Be Celebrated City-wide Saturday; Kahn Named National Coach of the Year

By Kelly Sienkowski
UMW Head Coach Marcus Kahn talks with players during a timeout in the Eagles’ NCAA Sectional win over Wisconsin–La Crosse. Photo by Kaitlynn Kimball.

The University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team will be honored with a city-wide celebration this weekend following its historic NCAA Division III national championship. The university’s Fan Fest is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Anderson Center on the Fredericksburg campus, with a team trolley traveling through downtown ahead of the event.

The celebration will include fan activities, food trucks, and opportunities for the public to meet players and celebrate the title.

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Family Fun Planned at Earth Day on the Rappahannock

By Potomac Local News

The City of Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation and Events Department invites the community to its annual Earth Day Festival on the Rappahannock this Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg.

The region’s largest Earth Day celebration offers free family fun with more than 70 local vendors, live music, food trucks, hands-on environmental activities and a sensory tent. Attendees can try kayaking in a paddling pool, climb a rock wall, join goat yoga or relax with live music. Activities suit all ages.

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Aging School Infrastructure Takes Center Stage: JM Boilers, Hugh Mercer Roof, and Other Capital Needs

By Potomac Local News
[Image: James Monroe High School]

As Fredericksburg City Schools prepares its FY2027 budget, aging building systems and deferred maintenance took center stage during the April 14, 2026, joint work session with City Council.

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Fredericksburg Schools Face 29% Teacher Turnover; Officials Debate Retention Strategies in Joint Session

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Fredericksburg City Schools reported a 71% teacher retention rate for the current year, equating to 29% turnover, during a joint work session with the Fredericksburg City Council on April 14, 2026.

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School Board Calls FY2027 Budget ‘Bare Minimum’ as City Offers Far Less Than Requested

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During a joint work session on April 14, 2026, Fredericksburg City School Board Chair Katie Pomeroy described the division’s proposed FY2027 operating budget as “the bare minimum of what we need to effectively run our school division.”

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FAMPO Seeks BUILD Grant Dollars for Rappahannock River Crossing Study

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Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization submitted its FY26 BUILD grant application on time for a tiered NEPA and data study of the proposed Rappahannock River crossing and Parkway project.

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Fredericksburg weighs equity in leaf collection, Idlewild VRE shuttle

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During the Fredericksburg City Council’s budget work session on utility rates on March 31, 2026, the Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund and the FY27 Capital Improvement Plan, several council members raised equity-focused propositions centered on neighborhood-level services.

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Mary Washington Claims First Men’s National Title

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“The put back at the final horn lifted the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team to the 2026 NCAA Division III National Championship, 75-73, over Emory University,” University of Mary Washington Athletics reported. “The Eagles claim the first men’s team national championship in school history, and cap a magical season in which the Eagles finished 30-3.”

Sophomore forward Colin Mitchell’s dramatic rebound and layup as time expired sealed the victory on Sunday evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Junior guard Kye Robinson earned Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors with a game-high 27 points, while Jay Randall and Kaden Bates joined him on the all-tournament team.

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Brick-lined Streets vs. Palm Trees: Caroline Street Faces Off Against Florida’s Artsy Woodland Boulevard

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Shoppers line Caroline Street in Downtown Fredericksburg on Small Business Saturday.

Caroline Street has danced its way all the way to the finals of Garden & Gun magazine’s “Best Main Street in the South” showdown, and it’s time to turn up the volume on those voting fingers.

In a March Madness-style bracket that’s had the whole South buzzing since mid-March, Fredericksburg’s historic downtown drag finds itself in the ultimate two-street final against Woodland Boulevard in DeLand, Florida.

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Fredericksburg City Council Weighs ‘Penny’ Tax Increase for Safety Cameras in Parks and Trails

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Fredericksburg City Council members discussed installing safety cameras in city parks and along trails during a recent budget work session, considering a small “penny” increase in the real estate tax rate to help fund the initiative.

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