Author: Natalie Villalobos

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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]

Officials are exploring the possibility of building the bridge as an extension of Commerce Parkway, just off Route 17 in south Stafford County. The bridge would cross the Rappahannock River and could connect to Gordon Shelton Boulevard, near Virginia Credit Union Stadium, where the FredNats play.

The project aims to alleviate local street congestion by establishing a new connection between Fredericksburg and Stafford, upstream from existing bridges carrying Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River.

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

By Natalie Villalobos
Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

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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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