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A church congregation will move from Stafford County to Dumfries, and it will worship inside of a commercial building.

The Dumfries Town Council approved a conditional use permit, or CUP, for the Grass Roots Christian Fellowship church who will become the newest tenant of the Elwey Center building on U.S. 1. The special permit was required because, prior to the Council’s vote, the building was zoned for business use only.


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Willie J. Toney announced this past weekend that he will seek the mayor’s chair on the Dumfries Town Council.

Toney, a Democrat, currently serves as the town’s Vice Mayor and is looking to unseat the man he sits next to on the council dais, Republican Mayor Jerry Foreman, who is also seeking reelection.


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Due to the recent storms and inclement weather, Stafford County Public Schools has modified their calendar to make up for the missed days for the 2013-2014 school year.

Currently the county has a negative balance of 1.24 days, which is based upon the state requirements for public school attendance.


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Wildlife official: Nokesville black birds died of trauma — Hundreds of black birds that fell dead from the sky in Nokesville on Dec. 12 died of trauma, a wildlife official said Monday. [Insidenova.com]

Bill aimed at defending Va. gay marriage ban clears House in mostly party-line vote — The Virginia House voted overwhelmingly Monday for a bill allowing legislators to hire their own lawyers to defend state laws if the attorney general will not, a measure aimed at protecting the state’s ban on gay marriage. [Washington Post]


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