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Neighbors Push Back on Old Hospital Apartment Plan as City Eyes More Housing on Fall Hill

By Uriah Kiser
Attendees review renderings of the proposed redevelopment of the former Mary Washington Hospital during a Sept. 4 community meeting at the Dorothy Hart Community Center in Fredericksburg.

The future of the former Mary Washington Hospital dominated a Sept. 4 community meeting as residents questioned developers about traffic, parking, density, and long-term impacts of converting the landmark building into apartments.

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Stafford

Big Road Fixes Ahead: Stafford Supervisors Hear VDOT’s Project Lineup

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County’s roads are in line for a mix of major rebuilds and smaller safety projects, according to a Sept. 2 update from Kyle Bates, resident engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Fredericksburg office.

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Schools

Stafford Scores Rise as Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Struggle on Reading Tests

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Stafford County Public Schools

Students across Stafford, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania saw mixed results on this year’s Standards of Learning (SOL) reading tests, according to data released this week by the Virginia Department of Education.

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Prince William

Harders and Stewart Both Oppose Data Centers—Here’s What Sets Them Apart

By Uriah Kiser

Voters in Prince William County’s Gainesville District will choose a new supervisor this fall, filling the seat left vacant after the death of Bob Weir in July.

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Fredericksburg

What’s Changing on Fall Hill? Apartments at the Medical Arts Building, and a Community Chat Tonight

By Uriah Kiser

The city Planning Commission voted 7–0 on August 27 to recommend a special use permit to convert the 1956 Medical Arts Building at 2301 Fall Hill Ave. into 30 apartments, raising the site’s density from 8 units per acre by right to about 29 units per acre using a city incentive for smaller homes (most at ≤600 sq. ft.), according to a staff presentation and commission discussion.

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Fredericksburg

Veterans Say Spotsy VA Clinic Delays ‘Unacceptable’ at Warner, Vindman Event

By Uriah Kiser

Veterans pressed Senator Mark Warner and Congressman Eugene Vindman this week about the new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Spotsylvania County, saying the long wait for services is unacceptable.

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Business

Renovation of Historic Goolrick’s Pharmacy Slowed, Now Aiming for Spring 2026

By Mike Salmon
Jeh Hicks is the energy behind the renovation.

The inside of Goolrick’s pharmacy on Caroline Street is gutted down to the bare layers of brick and wallboard, some of which reveal antique wallpaper from another time.

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Schools

PWEA Hearing Stretches 16 Hours as VEA Considers Trusteeship

By Alan Gloss
Members of PWEA gather around Broderick Dunn (second row, center), the lawyer representing the ousted board in the lobby of the Holiday Inn in Manassas. Members were not allowed to be in the hearing room so many gathered in the hotel lobby to watch a video of the hearing. (Photo courtesy of PWEA)

The fate of the Prince William Education Association (PWEA) remains undecided after a nearly 16-hour hearing before the Virginia Education Association (VEA) board on August 23, 2025, near Manassas.

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Stafford

Stafford Supervisors Delay Vote on Data Center Rules After Heated Hearing

By Uriah Kiser

An overflow crowd packed the Board of Supervisors chambers Tuesday night, urging elected officials to adopt stricter rules for data centers. After hours of emotional testimony and sharp debate among supervisors, the board voted to delay a decision and will hold a work session next week before advertising new regulations.

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Traffic

VRE Ridership Drops in June; CEO Search Progresses

By Uriah Kiser
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

VRE saw a seasonal decline in ridership in June 2025, though totals remained well above last year’s levels.

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