Fredericksburg Blogs

• Fredericksburg Business Insider, 5/21/13

  Posted in Business Insider by Bill Freehling
  Click here to read today’s version of Fredericksburg Business Insider, a daily e-newsletter designed (more...) Tue, 05:12AM

• Mixed feelings about today's Hokie storm chase

  Posted in Fredericksburg Weather Blog by Chris White
  Sitting here in a hotel room in Paris Texas after a long day's chase that began in Arkansas City Kan (more...) Tue, 12:48AM

• Alternate parkway proposal draws fire

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY SCOTT SHENK / THE FREE LANCE–STARSpotsylvania County Supervisor David Ross on Monday unveiled an (more...) Tue, 12:38AM

• Stafford teachers will get raises

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE / THE FREE LANCE–STARStafford County teachers should see more money in their pa (more...) Tue, 12:36AM

• Local spelling champ prepares for new bee challenge

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  Jessica Ditton says she cried when she learned that definitions would be part of the national spell (more...) Mon, 10:23PM

• FBI agents killed in mishap part of elite team

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY BROCK VERGAKIS / Associated PressNORFOLK—The two FBI agents who died while training off the (more...) Mon, 09:57PM

• VDOT will preview U.S. 17 widening plan

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  The Virginia Department of Transportation will host an information meeting on the U.S. 17 widening p (more...) Mon, 08:12PM

• Substitute teacher charged in assaults on Orange students

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR A substitute teacher in Orange County has been charged with 12 (more...) Mon, 08:07PM

• Dozens dead after monster tornado roars through Oklahoma

  Posted in The News Desk by Pamela Gould
  By TIM TALLEY Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile (more...) Mon, 07:07PM

• Longtime Fredericksburg treasurer will retire at year's end

  Posted in City Beat by Pamela Gould
  Haney Fredericksburg Treasurer G.M. “Jim” Haney will retire at the end of the year after more th (more...) Mon, 06:09PM

• Chael Sonnen No Longer Interested In Fighting Wanderli Silva? Really?

  Posted in MMA with Brady by Brady
   “I’m not looking for it anymore, I don’t like to bully guys. I tried to fight him, he doesn’t w (more...) Mon, 04:55PM

• Get details on U.S. 17 widening project

  Posted in Transportation by Scott Shenk
  The Virginia Department of Transportation will host an information meeting on the U.S. 17 widening p (more...) Mon, 04:42PM

• School Board approves new breakfast and lunch prices

  Posted in City Beat by Robyn Sidersky
  The Fredericksburg School Board approved new breakfast, lunch and a la carte prices for students for (more...) Mon, 04:37PM

• May 27: Honor the Fallen at Fredericksburg National Cemetery

  Posted in Past Is Prologue by Clint Schemmer
  On Monday, May 27, the National Park Service will join with the community in honoring the nation’s (more...) Mon, 04:07PM

• Work starting soon on River Road subdivision

  Posted in Business Insider by Bill Freehling
  Site work will begin next month on a 43-lot subdivision off River Road in Spotsylvania County. Ro (more...) Mon, 03:39PM

• Time for change at Ferry Farm?

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY KATIE THISDELL - THE FREE LANCE-STARAlmost everyone seems to agree that George Washington’s (more...) Mon, 03:00PM

• Dahlgren Lions plan muddy run

  Posted in News from King George by Cathy Dyson
  On June 29, the Dahlgren Lions Club will host the Dirty Lion Mud Run and a one-mile kids Leo Mud Run (more...) Mon, 02:45PM

• Heroin overdoses concern Fredericksburg area officials

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR Police are investigating a rash of recent suspected heroin over (more...) Mon, 01:33PM

• Democrat announces for 55th House seat

  Posted in On Politics by Chelyen Davis
  Hanover Democrat Toni Radler says she's running for the 55th House of Delegates district. That di (more...) Mon, 12:31PM

• Toastmasters group trying to form in KG

  Posted in News from King George by Cathy Dyson
  A group is in the process of chartering a Toastmasters International in King George County. Sever (more...) Mon, 10:58AM

• Auction scheduled on land near Stafford airport

  Posted in Business Insider by Bill Freehling
  A June 12 auction has been scheduled for 182 acres fronting Interstate 95 near Exit 136 and borderin (more...) Mon, 09:44AM

• Tractor-trailer crash causing I-95 delays for morning commute

  Posted in Transportation by Scott Shenk
  A tractor-trailer crash at mile marker 142 on northbound Interstate 95 earlier this morning is clear (more...) Mon, 06:59AM

• Fredericksburg Business Insider, 5/20/13

  Posted in Business Insider by Bill Freehling
  Click here to read today’s version of Fredericksburg Business Insider, a daily e-newsletter designed (more...) Mon, 05:39AM

• Marine base land use studied

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  By RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STARLand development surrounding Marine Corps Base Quantico—a (more...) Mon, 12:02AM

• COLUMN: Keep teen drivers from becoming a sad statistic

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY SCOTT SHENK / THE FREE LANCE-STARWITH the warmer weather comes more traffic. And that m (more...) Mon, 12:01AM

• Group wants kids to paddle river, protect it

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STARIn an ongoing effort to connect with area paddlers, the America (more...) Mon, 12:01AM

• K.G. teacher in running for national honor

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY REGINA WEISS / THE FREE LANCE–STARErlynn Kirsch, an eighth-grade world history teacher at King Ge (more...) Mon, 12:01AM

• Some Gave All Frazier Mason Ride

  Posted in Back Focus: The Photo Blog by Dave Ellis
  The seventh annual Some Gave All Frazier Mason Ride took place today. The ride started at Spotsylvan (more...) Sun, 04:14PM

• Pictures: Bonus photos from the Historic Half in Fredericksburg

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  Check out these fantastic images captured by Free Lance-Star photographers during the Historic Half (more...) Sun, 01:15PM

• Voices from the Historic Half, 5K and 10K in Fredericksburg

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  Runners from across the region shared their thoughts on running the Historic Half and related races (more...) Sun, 01:05PM

• Patrick Fernandez, Laura Garrow win Historic Half in Fredericksburg

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  Patrick Fernandez of Alexandria won the men's division - and was the first to cross the (more...) Sun, 11:09AM

• Sunday recap of weather and storm chasing

  Posted in Fredericksburg Weather Blog by Chris White
  Today's (Sunday's) weather will be rather yucky non-technically speaking, with clouds and showers pr (more...) Sun, 09:15AM

• Video: Sean Astin in Fredericksburg for the Historic Half

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  Actor Sean Astin was the official starter for the Marine Corps Half Marathon in Fredericksburg. He s (more...) Sun, 07:54AM

• UFC on FX 8: Vitor Belfort Proves That Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks

  Posted in MMA with Brady by Brady
   By Brady DeAngeloMMA Journalist at www.itsyourcorner.comand morning show host at 96.9 The Rock Alth (more...) Sun, 07:44AM

• Live from the Historic Half in Fredericksburg

  Posted in The News Desk by Robyn Sidersky
  Photo by Robert A. Martin 10:45 732 people started the 5k, 757 started the 10k and 6,292 people st (more...) Sun, 05:16AM

• GOP picks ticket

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY CHELYEN DAVIS / THE FREE LANCE–STARRICHMOND—Virginia Republicans nominated state Sen. Mark (more...) Sun, 12:03AM

• GOP taps Cuccinelli, Jackson, Obenshain

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BOB LEWIS,AP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia's conservative activi (more...) Sat, 11:05PM

• MONEY SCHEME NETS THREE IN WESTMORELAND

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY PORTSIA SMITH / THE FREE LANCE-STARInvestigation leads to slew of fake $20 and $50 billsA three- (more...) Sat, 10:19PM

• Runners pick up packets, prepare for Historic Half

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY ROBYN SIDERSKY / THE FREE LANCE-STARIf you were to walk through the parking lot of the Fredericks (more...) Sat, 07:50PM

• RPV convention updates

  Posted in On Politics by Chelyen Davis
  FINAL UPDATE: 10:23 p.m., Baptist minister E.W. Jackson wins the lieutenant governor nomination. Sny (more...) Sat, 07:17PM

• Boston marathoners all-in for Historic Half in Fredericksburg

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY LINDLEY ESTES / THE FREE LANCE-STARSpotsylvania resident Joey Hess crossed the Boston Marathon fi (more...) Sat, 06:59PM

• Revamped grocery leader is putting on a fresh face

  Posted in Business Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY CATHY JETT / THE FREE LANCE–STARAmanda Fircetz and Jeff Mccroskey rarely went into th (more...) Sat, 06:00PM

• Marine band to play in Fredericksburg on Fourth of July

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY REGINA WEISS / THE FREE LANCE-STARRoberta Gold says she nearly fell off her chair when she receiv (more...) Sat, 04:56PM

• Is planned raceway a prize or a drag for Spotsylvania?

  Posted in The News Desk by Newsroom Staff
  BY JEFF BRANSCOME / THE FREE LANCE-STARHundreds have weighed in on the proposed Dominion Raceway in (more...) Sat, 04:39PM

• Take on community leaders in cornhole contest

  Posted in Caroline Crossroads by Robyn Sidersky
  The Virginia Sports  is hosting a cornhole tournament Sunday to benefit the U Deserve a Chance Found (more...) Sat, 12:26PM

• Cuccinelli accepts GOP nomination, pushes multiple debates

  Posted in On Politics by Chelyen Davis
  Virginia Republicans have formalized Ken Cuccinelli’s nomination for governor today at the party’s c (more...) Sat, 11:46AM