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Fredericksburg Police Chief to Retire as City Records Region’s Highest Crime Rate

By Uriah Kiser

Police Chief Brian Layton will retire after more than three decades with the Fredericksburg Police Department, the city announced Friday.

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Fredericksburg Panel Backs Plan to Turn Old Hospital Into 242 Apartments — But Parking’s the Hot Topic

By Uriah Kiser
The old Mary Washington Hospital at 2300 Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.

The city’s Planning Commission has voted to recommend approval of a plan to convert the former Mary Washington Hospital into apartments, a project that drew strong support for reusing the historic building but also a chorus of concern over parking and traffic.

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600+ Homes, New Grocer Planned for Fall Hill Avenue

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg leaders have given the green light to a major development on Fall Hill Avenue that promises hundreds of new homes and a grocery store unlike anything else in the region.

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

By Uriah Kiser
The old Mary Washington Hospital at 2300 Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.

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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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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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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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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