Fredericksburg City News

The Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM) is proud to be celebrating Black History Month with the community by hosting Wayside Panel Trolley Tours in partnership with the City of Fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday honored and thanked the people responsible for bringing this year’s enhanced holiday lighting display to Hurkamp Park.

The Fredericksburg Hockey League, Washington Capitals and City of Fredericksburg have partnered on a new inline hockey league in Central and Northern Virginia.

Fredericksburg’s new mayor and two new City Council members were officially sworn into office Tuesday.

With a federal grant of $1.2 million, the City’s planned improvements to Riverfront Park are continuing to move forward. The public restrooms were plumbed during original buildout, and are now in the early phases of final construction.

Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday approved two important pieces to advance the new Visitor Center project.

Mary Washington (18-1-2) will host a four-team sectional and play Washington College in the tournament third round.

The City of Fredericksburg’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Events was recognized in five areas of excellence at a statewide awards ceremony last week. Over 400 delegates, exhibitors, speakers, and volunteers from around the state gathered at the 70th-annual Conference of the Virginia Recreation and Park Society in Williamsburg.

Dr. Gaila Sims, Curator of African American History and Special Projects at the Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM), has presented a proposed plan to City Council for the former site of the Auction Block at the corner of William and Charles streets.