Author: Rick Horner

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Lidl won’t build a grocery store in North Stafford. Here’s why

By Rick Horner

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors denied a rezoning that would have allowed the Lidl supermarket chain to open a new store in North Stafford.

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Spanberger ‘grateful’ for Wheeler’s endorsement; Insider trading opposition doesn’t extend to local leaders

By Rick Horner
Rep. Abigail Spanberger visits Todos Supermarket in Woodbridge during a campaign stop on August 8, 2022. [Photo: Rick Horner]

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) says her focus is on the stock market side of insider trading as Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairperson Ann Wheeler comes under investigation for such actions.

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library developing new 5-year plan

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library Porter Branch sits at 2001 Parkway Boulevard in North Stafford.

The Central Rappahannock Regional Library System is currently conducting surveys and focus groups that will be used to inform its latest five-year strategic plan.

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Stafford considers cell phone tower at H.H. Poole Middle School

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Photo: Stafford County Public Schools

A company affiliated with AT&T has approached Stafford County Public Schools about installing a cell phone tower on the grounds of H.H. Poole Middle School.

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With tests scores near bottom, Manassas shifts focus to on-time graduation, preparing students for ‘global community’

By Rick Horner
Manassas Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kevin Newman

A new strategic plan approved by the Manassas City School Board will include focusing on goals of on-time graduation and developing critical, creative, and collaborative thinking capabilities for students.

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Union workers protest outside Stafford Shoppers Food Warehouse, seek a new contract

By Rick Horner
United Food and Commercials Workers Local 400 held a demonstration at a Shoppers Food Warehouse in North Stafford [Photo: Rick Horner]

Members of the United Food and Commercials Workers Local 400 held a demonstration at a Shoppers Food Warehouse to protest issues with the supermarket and its parent company.

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Manassas schools prepare teachers for mandatory Culturally Responsive Teaching

By Rick Horner

The Manassas City Public School teachers will have a new standard on which their performance will be graded, that of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Equitable Practices.

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Portner Tower foundation uncovered during Annaburg Manor archeological dig

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Fredericksburg-based Dovetail Cultural Resource Group was hired to conduct an archeological survey of the west lawn of Annaburg Manor.[Photo: Manassas Virginia Department of Parks, Culture, and Recreation]

As Manassas prepares to turn Annaburg into a public park, a piece of the historic manor’s history has been revealed during an archeological survey.

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Worst is over for Stafford residents with trash service issues, says former owner

By Rick Horner

GFL Environmental General Manager Danny Shifflett spoke at a meeting of the Embrey Mill Homeowners Association to give the assembled residents an update on the situation that has left some Stafford County residents without trash pick up.

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Stafford leaders discuss adding parking fees to a second popular county park

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An aerial view of Aquia Landing park at the Potomac River and Aquia Creek. [Stafford County Sheriff's Office]

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