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Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant'
Fredericksburg 'Cell Phone Guy' Clarence Waller Jr. Dead At 39: 'Gentle Giant' Clarence Waller Jr. went by many names. Jay, junior, "the cell phone guy." But the 39-year-old Fredericksburg man who died on Thursday, Nov. 16, is being remembered in just one way: Fondly. According to a GoFundMe campaign, Waller died due to diabetic complications and renal failure.  Affectionately referred to as a gentle giant standing at 6'3", Waller graduated from Massaponax High School and had been volunteering as an assistant football coach there in recent years, according to the campaign and his obituary. He worked at Best Buy, T-Mobile, and Sprint, and was the go-to guy for …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
These Are The Best High Schools In Spotsylvania: Report These Are The Best High Schools In Spotsylvania: Report
These Are The Best High Schools In Spotsylvania: Report The grades are in, and these Spostylvania high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, these schools were ranked in the website’s 2023 report on the "Best Public High schools in Spotsylvania County. Riverbend High School scored the highest in the area with an A-. Its strengths are diversity, college prep, and clubs/activities, and its weakness administration. Courtland High School earned a B+; while Massoponax, Chancellor and Spotsylvania high schools all earned a B-. Click here for the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police
Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police A 45-year-old woman who was driving without a license struck a school bus carrying high school students Tuesday afternoon, May 23 in Spotsylvania, authorities said. The bus was carrying Massaponax High School students when it was struck by the woman in a 2000 Honda Civic, who failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Lancaster Gate Road and Lancaster Ring Road around 2:30 p.m., Police Spokesman Troy Skebo said. The bus was struck on the driver's side door area, sending a 16-year-old boy to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Skebo said. Some other students were …

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by Cecilia Levine