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In today's newsletter:

  • Second-offense DWI charge follows Jeep crash on Lafayette Boulevard
  • What Fredericksburg's new Flock cameras mean for your privacy and safety
  • How does Fredericksburg teacher pay really stack up to neighbors?

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Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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📰 News we're reading

1. Fredericksburg Driver Charged With Second DWI After Jeep Strikes Fence (patch.com) — Residents near Lafayette Boulevard in Fredericksburg may notice police activity after a black Jeep reportedly crashed into a fence and gate, leading to a second-offense DWI charge for the driver. Police say the Stafford man showed signs of impairment and was held without bond, with a court hearing set for mid-September. Authorities emphasize that he remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
   

2. Surveillance state or public safety? Fredericksburg LWV hosts forum on Flock cameras (fredericksburgfreepress.com) — Fredericksburg residents recently packed Curitiba Art Cafe to question police and experts about Flock license-plate reader cameras now installed on roads in and out of the city. Speakers from the local League of Women Voters, UMW and city police discussed privacy, AI, data storage, and state laws, while the new police chief highlighted solved cases and urged residents to take concerns to City Council.
   

3. How have teacher salaries in the Fredericksburg area grown over past five years? (fredericksburgfreepress.com) — Teacher pay in Fredericksburg City and nearby counties has risen faster than the Virginia average over the past four years, though inflation still bites. Fredericksburg's teacher salaries have grown about 26.5%, yet remain among the region's lowest, with Stafford and Spotsylvania now offering the highest average pay to educators.
   

4. UMW Announces 2026 Washington and Alvey Scholars from Virginia and Maryland (umw.edu) — Top high school graduates from Virginia and Maryland are heading to the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg with full-ride Washington and Alvey scholarships. These student leaders will live and study here while contributing their talents to campus life, the Fredericksburg community, and the wider Commonwealth over the next four years.
   

5. Sound first: Inside The Heist's five years as Bowling Green's listening room (fredericksburgfreepress.com) — A Bowling Green couple has turned a former Main Street bank into The Heist, an intimate listening room that Fredericksburg musician Jon Tyler Wiley praises for its sound and proximity to town. With regular weekend shows, trivia, and its fifth‑anniversary concert coming in October, the venue offers Fredericksburg-area music fans a close, cozy alternative to big-city clubs.
   

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