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Courtland beat Culpeper 35-7 Friday night to clinch its second straight Battlefield District title, finishing 7-2 overall and 6-0 in district play; Courtland will host James Monroe and Culpeper will close the regular season at Caroline.

City leaders are planning updates to the City Cemetery (historic and still in use) to keep it active and preserved, and they will present a draft plan and public input opportunities in coming months.

The city unveiled a new logo for Fredericksburg's 300th anniversary at a recent City Council meeting (designed by local artist Pete Morelewicz), and the mark will be central to the city's 2028 celebration events.

James Monroe's volleyball team will play at Maggie Walker Governor's School Monday, Nov.

2 at 6 p.m. in the Region 3B playoffs. Cross-country state championships are Saturday, Nov. 7, with Classes 1-3 at 10 a.m. at Green Hill Park in Salem and Classes 4-6 at 10 a.m. at Oatlands in Leesburg.

Photos + recap: Courtland routed Culpeper 35-7 on Friday, Oct.

30, with EJ Flemming rushing for two touchdowns and quarterback Chieftain Watson scoring a two-point conversion as the Cougars picked up a key Battlefield District road win.

NAMI Rappahannock rebounded from near collapse and has grown from one program to 10, serving 3,900 people through 2025 and opening its first office (off Olde Greenwich Drive) on Oct.

30; Peer-to-Peer and Family-to-Family will be offered again in January.

North Stafford hired Orlando Jones in June to rebuild its football program after more than a dozen transfers left the team and it went 0-9 this season.

Jones is recruiting to grow the roster (currently 68 players), plans a freshman team next year, and is starting freshmen and sophomores on varsity.

UMW men’s basketball was picked preseason No. 1 (D3hoops.com Top 25) and is favored to win a third straight Coast-to-Coast Conference title; the defending national champions open Nov.

6 at the University of Scranton tournament and host No. 7 Randolph-Macon Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m.