Karl Ransleben still gets choked up talking about his wife’s dedication to the causes she loved. Mary Ransleben died in November at age 66 after a nearly three-year battle with cancer, but her legacy lives on in the organizations she and her husband helped build. On Aug. 12, the Ranslebens will be...

Students from Fredericksburg High School traveled to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in late June to test their rocket, a project that they have worked on throughout the year. Fourteen students traveled and represented Fredericksburg STEM Academy with their rocket FHS Payload. The STEM curri...

To ensure U.S. citizens are prepared to travel abroad this fall and during the winter holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service will be hosting a passport fair at the Fredericksburg Post Office from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Appointments are not required on this day, so customers are e...

New officers of the Zonta Club of Fredericksburg officially began their terms on June 1 and were formally installed during a ceremony at the Golden Hu...

For 24 years, the Fredericksburg Police Department has hosted the Law Enforcement Summer Youth Program for children ages 7-14. The program consists of...

When I entered the room at my very first Mensa meeting, I didn’t expect the topic to be colonoscopies. After all, these people represent the top two p...