Downtown Fredericksburg has a new place for used pizza boxes. The city partnered with a couple of local pizza restaurants on a recycling system that starts with screened receptacles right outside the shops, labeled “pizza boxes only, no trash.”
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“I’m incredibly proud of our team for earning reaccreditation once again,” Associate Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police Michael Hall said, the University of Mary Washington reports.
The voluntary process reviews administration, operations, personnel, and training against VLEPSC standards. UMW Police is one of 113 accredited agencies statewide and one of five college or university departments currently listed.
Fredericksburg police say they have arrested a man in Guatemala in connection with two rapes on city walking trails, one in October 2025 and one in May 2026.
Cesar Paau-Pan, 22, of Spotsylvania, faces 11 charges, including four counts of rape by force. He was arrested in Guatemala on Oct. 13 and remains in custody there while extradition proceeds, according to a Fredericksburg Police Department release issued Wednesday.
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The Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority took up the business of Fredericksburg City Soccer Club at its Sept. 14 and Oct. 5 meetings. The authority went into closed session on a sponsorship proposal and took no public vote after it returned to open session.
Brett Pierce introduced himself in open session on Oct. 5 as operations director for the club and said he was there to answer questions. The club, also called Fred City, was founded in 2026. Ownership includes former City Council member Jason Graham, Gilberto Baez, Victor Fuster, and Charlie Payne. It announced in September that it will field men’s and women’s teams in USL League Two and the USL W League beginning in 2027, with first games expected in May, likely at the University of Mary Washington’s Battleground Athletic Complex. City Council proclaimed Sept. 23 “Fred City Soccer Club Day” the night before the public announcement, citing sports tourism and community benefits.
The Virginia Municipal League presented the City of Fredericksburg with its 2026 Innovation Award in Communications on Sunday for the “Fredericksburg: Still Making History” tourism campaign.
The award was presented at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott during VML’s annual conference. Fredericksburg was one of seven Virginia localities honored.
Burke & Herbert Bank relocated its Fredericksburg Commercial Banking Office to 410 William Street, the original location of Virginia Partners Bank, following its acquisition of LinkBank, the bank said.
The office, currently a loan production office, moved to establish a Market Financial Center. The center provides commercial, business, wealth, treasury and mortgage services, along with retail banking on the main level, the bank said.
Leadership Fredericksburg is seeking Community Action Project proposals for the Class of 2027, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce said.
Organizations throughout Planning District 16 are invited to submit projects that give fellows the chance to put leadership skills into action while creating a lasting benefit for the community. Selected teams will work with the organizations to research, collaborate, develop resources, and provide recommendations. Projects should have a manageable scope, offer meaningful learning, and be completable between January and May. Applications are open through Oct. 12.
The Friends of the Library October sale at the Library Administration Center runs Friday, Saturday, and Monday (Oct. 9, 10, and 12), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Central Rappahannock Regional Library said.
Monday is another chance to support the library. The sale offers newly arrived, gently used books and media, plus other finds. Special deals run each day.
Go to Friends of the Library October sale: Monday is another chance to support the library
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Run a business in Fredericksburg and the city starts taxing your receipts at $100,000. Cross into Spotsylvania and, on the numbers read in the room Monday, that same kind of tax does not start until $2 million. Head north into Stafford, and there is no tax of this kind at all. Three weeks ago, Stafford’s supervisors refused to bring one back.
That gap was a focus of the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority during its Oct. 5 retreat. The authority did not vote, and it did not recommend a rate. Chair Meredith Schatz said she wanted the receipts in hand before she took the question to a Nov. 4 meeting with the city. She did not want to hand the City Council a problem with no solution attached.