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FAMPO explores Commerce Parkway extension for new Rappahannock River crossing to ease traffic gridlock

By Natalie Villalobos
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

The Rappahannock River Crossing Pathway project is currently in the data-gathering phase, with consultants for the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) immersed in collecting information from jurisdictions and preparing for stakeholder meetings later this month.

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Prince William

Pr. Wm. schools ombudsman case load doubles; Employees, parents seek a voice

By Natalie Villalobos

Prince William County Public Schools Ombudsman Monique Bookstein delivered her annual report to the School Board of the yearly report of the 2022-2023 school year.

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Fairfax

Route 28 bypass price tag increases $1 million; Realignment sought

By Natalie Villalobos

Prince William County will sink an additional $1 million into a Route 28 bypass project to redesign a road, allowing drivers from the western part of the county and Fauquier County to bypass Manassas and Manassas Park and get into Fairfax County sooner.

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Prince William

More Prince William school children using illegal drugs

By Natalie Villalobos
Photo by James Yarema on Unsplash

Children in Prince William County Public Schools and public schools statewide are using drugs and drinking alcohol earlier in life.

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Fairfax

Lawson calls for panhandling crackdown; ‘Store owners are fed up’

By Natalie Villalobos
Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

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Originals

Unions call amended collective bargaining ordinance weak

By Natalie Villalobos

Prince William County Supervisors approved amended its collective bargaining ordinance, allowing full-time employees to negotiate salaries and benefits.

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Prince William outlines stormwater, pollution reduction plans

By Natalie Villalobos

The Prince William County Government is working to reduce the total number of pollutants and sediment that winds up in the Chesapeake Bay.

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