The Free Lance-Star

The Free Lance–Star is the main daily newspaper serving Fredericksburg, Virginia, and its surrounding areas. Its distribution covers the city of Fredericksburg and parts of several counties, including Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George, Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Louisa, Orange, Prince William, and Westmoreland. The newspaper began on January 27, 1885, when Col. John W. Woltz and William E. Bradley launched it as a twice-weekly paper to meet the local community's news and advertising needs. In its first year, a subscription cost $1.50. In 1900, the Free Lance merged with its rival, The Fredericksburg Daily Star. The two newspapers operated independently until 1926, when they were united under the guidance of Josiah P. Rowe Jr. to create The Free Lance–Star, which is published six days a week.

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Taking the kids: Time travel back to ancient Egypt and meet king Tut

1 day ago | fredericksburg.com | Eileen Ogintz

Let’s hear it for ambitious kids!A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was struggling. For years, he’d been searching unsuccessfully for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the “boy king,” who died as a teenager. His patron, George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and an avid collector of Egyptian antiquities, told Carter he was cutting off his funding after the season.
Recipients describe 'devastating' impact of proposed food-benefit cuts

3 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Cathy Dyson

Sen. Tim Kaine wanted to hear the personal stories of those who would be affected by proposed federal cuts to food benefits — and he certainly got his wish during a Monday session at the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank. About a dozen people from the Fredericksburg region gathered at a roundtable that included the U.S. senator and Del. Joshua Cole, who represents Fredericksburg and surrounding counties in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Stafford changes 3 voting places for primary

3 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Cathy Dyson

Stafford County residents in three precincts who plan to vote in the June 17 Democratic primary will have go to different polling places. Locations have been moved from three schools because of extensive work being done this month, according to a news release. The changes affect these locations:Brooke Point High School, Precinct 402: Brooke voters will go to Stafford Elementary School, 1349 Courthouse Road, Stafford.
The history and significance of Juneteenth

3 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Nicole Caldwell
The best movies of 2025 so far

4 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Madison Troyer

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WATCH: Jack Quinton & Griffin Van Zandt win VHSL Region 3B doubles title

5 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

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New exhibit provides 'Living Legacies' of African Americans

6 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Cathy Dyson

Visitors would expect to see images and artifacts from previous centuries in the Fredericksburg Area Museum’s newest exhibit, “Living Legacies: African American History in the Fredericksburg Area.”And there are plenty of them, but the exhibit also includes information about people they might see in a local restaurant or office, classroom or courtroom.
Chancellor boys soccer powers its way into Region 4B semis

6 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

Weather wasn’t kind to the Chancellor and Eastern View boys soccer teams on Friday night as a scheduled 6 p.m. start time for their Virginia High School League Region 4B quarterfinal was pushed back nearly three hours. However, once things finally kicked off around 8:30, the Chargers and senior forward Marco Castellanos came out red hot, taking a 4-0 lead into the half. Castellanos scored Chancellor’s first three goals all within the first 40 minutes of play.
FredNats walked off in four-run ninth-inning disaster

6 days ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

The Fredericksburg Nationals saw a 7-4 lead disappear in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Lynchburg Hillcats scored four runs in a stunning 8-7 walk-off win. Ryan Cesarini was the walk-off her for Lynchburg (29-20), roping a single to left as Tommy Hawke scored from second.
Spotsylvania guts out regional quarterfinal win over Mechanicsville

1 week ago | fredericksburg.com | Alex Murphy

The last time the Spotsylvania baseball team has gotten this far in a season was back in 2018 when the Knights won their lone Virginia High School League state title. They got that much closer to chasing their second title Friday afternoon, playing through the rain and taking down Mechanicsville in a 5-2 thriller that was much closer than the score indicated. “We knew we were going to have our hands full,” Spotsylvania head coach Travis Payne said.