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Prince William allocates $2.7 million in COVID funds for rental assistance

Published January 19, 2023 at 7:21PM | Updated September 4, 2024 at 11:42AM

Prince William County government will partner with the Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William to allocate $2.7 million of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for area housing rental assistance.

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Routes 610, 17 in Stafford among area’s hottest spots, heat study reveals

By Bekah Whittacre

Published January 17, 2023 at 10:20AM | Updated September 4, 2024 at 11:42AM

The George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) and Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR) published a joint study on Urban Heat Islands in the Fredericksburg area.

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Utility agencies offer $21,000 in scholarships

By Bekah Whittacre

Published January 16, 2023 at 10:00AM | Updated March 14, 2023 at 2:22PM

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives offer college, vocational, and trade school scholarships to public, private, and home-schooled high school seniors whose families receive electricity from electric cooperatives. Students may apply to both scholarship programs.

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MLK Day Oratorical Competition on YouTube: ‘A View of the Promised Land’

By Bekah Whittacre

Published January 13, 2023 at 2:30PM | Updated March 14, 2023 at 2:22PM

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Stafford County School Board appoints first student representative

By Bekah Whittacre

Published January 13, 2023 at 10:15AM | Updated March 14, 2023 at 2:22PM

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The Stafford County School Board unanimously elected its new chair and vice-chair during January 10, 2023, annual organizational school board meeting. The 2023 school board chair is Susan Randall, and Patricia Healy will serve in the vice-chair position.

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Onelife Fitness completes $1 million expansion in North Stafford

By Bekah Whittacre

Published January 13, 2023 at 9:40AM | Updated March 14, 2023 at 2:23PM

Onelife Fitness held its Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the grand opening of a 7,000-square-foot expansion at the Stafford location, 315 Garrisonville Road.

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