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Manassas

District Hemp closes Manassas store after Spanberger’s new hemp rules

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District Hemp Botanicals will close its store at 9417 Main Street in Historic Downtown Manassas on Saturday, Oct. 17, after nine years in business, founder Barbara Biddle announced this week.

In a letter published by Manassas NOW, Biddle said she was sharing the news “with a heavy heart.” She described the shop as a mission focused on education, access and alternatives, and said changing regulations, the loss of popular products and challenges for independent hemp businesses made it impossible to continue. A 50% closing sale runs through the final day.

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Stafford

Stafford School Board awards $7.1 million contract for North Stafford High fine arts wing

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Project scope diagram for the North Stafford High School Fine Arts Wing
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The Stafford County School Board on Tuesday awarded a $7.1 million construction contract to Oakley and Williams Construction for the North Stafford High School Fine Arts Wing.

The board approved the contract unanimously at its Oct. 13 business meeting.

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Prince William

Dumfries holds town hall tonight on paused Flock cameras

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Dumfries Town Council dais and chambers
Dumfries Town Council chambers. A public YouTube campaign video titled “Brian Fields 4 Mayor of Dumfries” shows Councilman Brian K. Fields in the chamber; weeks later council put an ethics warning on the record without naming a member.

“Technology shouldn’t grow faster than public trust,” Mayor Derrick Wood said, according to Fox5 DC, as the town prepares to show residents how the paused Flock cameras operate.

Council voted 4-2 to halt activation of the eight cameras and gather more information on privacy and data sharing. No cameras will be reinstalled or turned on without further council action. The town hall is at 6 p.m. tonight.

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Prince William

Prince William launches local program to divert youth from court for fire-setting

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Prince William County's Fire & Rescue System Engine 23. [Courtesy of PWCFRS]

“Members of the FMO identified this gap and took action to create a path to help young people in need rather than sending them straight into formal criminal process and likely to the Juvenile Detention Center,” Mike Hubbel, Prince William County Fire and Rescue battalion chief, said in a county release, according to InsideNova.

The Fire Marshal’s Office, Juvenile Court Service Unit, and Community Services built five pathways that range from direct fire-marshal handling to fire-safety education, behavioral-health evaluation, or standard juvenile processing. Youth ages 10–17 can be assessed after an incident or referred earlier through a healthcare provider, school counselor, or Community Services. Those who do not finish required components can be sent back to juvenile intake.

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Prince William

ARTfactory hosts inaugural Frozen Experience 5K and fun run Nov. 14 in Haymarket

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Photo: Evergreen Country Club Facebook page

ARTfactory will hold its first fundraising 5K, “A Frozen Experience,” on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Evergreen Country Club, 15900 Berkeley Drive in Haymarket.

The 5K starts at 7 a.m., and a one-mile fun run starts at 7:30 a.m. Packet pickup begins at 6 a.m., with a warm-up at 6:30 a.m. Registration is $45 for the 5K and $15 for the fun run.

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Health

Sentara opens To Home outpatient pharmacy at Woodbridge medical center

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Hospital leaders and the pharmacy team cut the ribbon on the Sentara To Home outpatient pharmacy in Woodbridge.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge has opened Sentara To Home, an outpatient pharmacy where patients can fill their prescriptions before they leave the hospital.

Hospital leaders cut the ribbon on the pharmacy on Oct. 14. It is on the first floor of the medical center, across from Market Coffee, and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Breaking News

Fredericksburg Police Announce Arrest of Walking Trails Rapist

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Cesar Paau-Pan
Cesar Paau-Pan. Credit Fredericksburg Police Department.

Fredericksburg police say they have arrested a man in Guatemala in connection with two rapes on city walking trails, one in October 2025 and one in May 2026.

Cesar Paau-Pan, 22, of Spotsylvania, faces 11 charges, including four counts of rape by force. He was arrested in Guatemala on Oct. 13 and remains in custody there while extradition proceeds, according to a Fredericksburg Police Department release issued Wednesday.

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Spotsylvania

Spotsylvania Sheriff Seeks 17-Year-Old in CODI Alert; Last Seen in Luray Area

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Savannah Violet McGehee CODI Alert poster
CODI Alert poster for Savannah Violet McGehee. Credit Virginia State Police / Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.

The Virginia State Police issued a CODI Alert at 6 p.m. Wednesday on behalf of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office for 17-year-old Savannah Violet McGehee, who was last seen Oct. 14 in the area of Luray.

McGehee is described as a white female with brown hair and blue eyes. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. She was last seen possibly wearing blue jeans and an off-white sweater.

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Stafford

Stafford cancels today’s (Oct. 14, 2026) Planning Commission meeting; Kings Highway data center hearings moved to Nov. 18

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Aerial map showing proposed data center parcels along Kings Highway near the Rappahannock River in Stafford County.

Stafford County has canceled the Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, after the applicant and county staff agreed to postpone public hearings on four large data center proposals along Kings Highway until November 18, 2026.

The county said the delay will allow further review and refinement of the applications so they are fully prepared for consideration. The projects were the only business on the October 14 agenda.

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Prince William

Dumfries clears last local permits for Old Stagecoach grocery project

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Applicant rendering of the grocery front, from the Dumfries Town Council agenda packet for Oct. 6, 2026. Not a photo of the site. Credit: Town of Dumfries agenda packet.

Dumfries Town Council on Tuesday approved the last local permits for a grocery-anchored project at 17439 and 17471 Old Stagecoach Road, voting three times and passing each item 7-0. The grocer has not been named. No one spoke at the public hearings.

The votes were taken at Town Hall, 17739 Main Street. They had been carried over from the Sept. 15 meeting, when the council rezoned about 15.33 acres from limited industrial to general business. That rezoning, REZ-2026-001, covers the parcels and right-of-way southeast of Route 1 and Potomac Shores Parkway. Tuesday’s items were the permits that still had to come back.

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