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Three-day traffic closure on Route 1 south in Stafford starts Tuesday

By Potomac Local News

A short section of Route 1 southbound in Stafford County will be closed overnight on the evenings of Tuesday, October 25, and Wednesday, October 26. Crews are working to widen the road’s shoulders.

VDOT tells Potomac Local News that Route 1 south traffic will be closed to through traffic between the northern and southern intersections with Bells Hill Road, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, ending at 5 a.m. Thursday morning, one lane of Route 1 south will close to traffic from 5-7 a.m. Thursday, October 27.

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Town residents told to go to wrong polling places, county scrambles to fix

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Residents in all four of Prince William County’s towns received incorrect election notices telling them to vote at the wrong polling station.

Prince William County General Voter Registrar Eric Olsen said a contractor sent the incorrect notices to about 5,300 residents in Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, and Quantico. Residents in the towns of Herndon and Clifton in Fairfax County also received incorrect notices, WJLA-TV first reported.

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Man claims fowl odor, used stinky language, police said

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How it started: A Fredericksburg man called 911 to summon the cops. How it ended: police arrested him after he called back.

The caller summoned Stafford County Sheriff’s deputies to Red Roof Inn, at 386 Warrenton Road, at 9:23 p.m. Thursday, October 20. He told a 911 operator that he smelled something strange in the neighborhood and wanted someone to come to check it out.

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Virginia GOP files lawsuit in Prince William; Youngkin, Cruz to appear

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Updated 7 p.m. –– The Republican Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Prince William County Elections Office.

The GOP says the county has not done its job to allow handpicked party representatives to work as poll chiefs and assistant chiefs on Election Day, November 8, 2022.

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VRE free, reduced fares continue; Riders slow to return

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The commuter railway operations board voted today to continue the free fares, an extension of the free fare program it provided riders last month on its Fredericksburg and Manassas lines.

The railroad will again charge the full fare for those who board at stations south of Springfield. In July, VRE decided it would let all riders take its trains free while Metro closes its Blue and Yellow lines south of Reagan National Airport for rehabilitation work.

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Home prices rise, while houses sit longer in Prince William

By Potomac Local News
New homes at K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Virginia Crossing in Woodbridge.

The number of new homes sold in Prince William County fell nearly 30% compared to last year.

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Tomorrow: First Multicultural Day at Colonial Forge High School

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Stafford schools suggests wellness fair participants bring a canned food donation to benefit those in need through S.E.R.V.E. [Photo: S.E.R.V.E.]

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 22, Stafford County Public Schools will hold a multicultural day.

It’s the first time the school division has scheduled this type of event. Residents are invited to participate from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Colonial Forge High School, 550 Courthouse Road.

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I-66 ramps at Monument Drive to be E-ZPass only

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If you’ve got business at or near the Fairfax County Government Center, charges are coming to a popular exit ramp from Interstate 66.

Crews working to build E-ZPass Express Lanes are preparing to close the ramps at Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road. As early as Monday, October 24, the ramps to I-66 East from Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road will close.

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