Fredericksburg City News

Kelly J. Lackey has been appointed as the new Fredericksburg City Attorney. Fredericksburg City Council made the appointment at its meeting on Tuesday, May 28th, with immediate effect. Lackey replaces Kathleen Dooley, who recently retired. Lackey has worked as a local...

Officials with the City of Fredericksburg, the Virginia Railway Express and more gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the recent improvements to Fredericksburg’s train station.

The race starts at 6 a.m. Sunday, May 19.

Fredericksburg’s Marine Corps Historic Half has been named the best half marathon in Virginia.

The City of Fredericksburg’s general property re-assessment is nearing completion. The City’s assessor has completed the process of assigning values for each City property, and notices to property owners have been prepared. Notices are being mailed this week. The new assessments will be effective as of July 1st, 2024.

Fredericksburg City Council unanimously approved a plan Tuesday night for the local Main Street organization to co-locate with the Visitor Center on the first floor of the Executive Plaza at 601 Caroline Street.

Construction work to build the new Visitor Center on the first floor of the Executive Plaza in Downtown Fredericksburg (601 Caroline Street) is under way, and crews are preparing to upgrade the building’s outside front entrance.

With the completion of the major construction sites at Riverfront Park and William Square, final parking signage is planned to be installed by the City of Fredericksburg in these two areas by the end of May 2024.

The historic Purina Tower in downtown Fredericksburg will soon get a fresh-new look.

Fredericksburg’s popular downtown Farmers Market will return to Hurkamp Park this weekend.

RappArts has been raising money to restore the Johnny P. Johnson mural on Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg.