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Metro extension to cost $30 billion, siphon $100 million from annual county budget to maintain, study shows

By Uriah Kiser

A study that examined bringing extending Metro south from Springfield to Quantico is entering its final phase. 

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CRT questions dismissed during town hall at Prince William County schools headquarters

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Multiple attendees of a town hall meeting at the Prince William County Public Schools headquarters with questions about Critical Race Theory were turned away on Monday, November 15, 2021. [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

Residents hoping to ask questions about Critical Race Theory and its possible application in the classroom left disappointed Monday night.

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2 incoming Stafford County School Board members vow to repeal mask mandate

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Halstead & Siegmund

When they take their seats in January, two newly-elected Stafford County School Board members will work to repeal the division’s mask mandate.

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Wake Up: Double homicide arrest; IKEA turns 35, The Great Resignation

By Uriah Kiser

Good morning, everyone. It’s finally Friday, and here’s a look at what’s happening.

Double homicide arrest: Police captured a 20-year-old Woodbridge man in connection to the double homicide that occurred at a home located in the 14100 block of Renegade in Dale City.

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COVID rules, increased workload, staff shortages cause teacher burnout at area schools

By Uriah Kiser

Teachers who work in local government school divisions across the region are reaching their limits.

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Customers on hook to cover cost of toxic coal ash removal, as leader asks for plan to transport material

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Andrea Bailey, Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor. [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

Following last week’s statewide election that saw voters choose not only a new governor but legislators in the House of Delegates, Prince William County Supervisor Andrea Bailey is once again talking about coal ash.

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Protestors disrupt meeting, call for Supervisor’s resignation, halt of data center development in rural area

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Activists called on Democrats to halt development studies for the rural areas of Prince William County and called for Republican Peter Candland to resign from the Board of County Supervisors. [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

A group of disappointed residents interrupted a joint meeting of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and several elected state delegates on Tuesday, November 9.

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Manassas to push state leaders for more cash for cops, schools, and home loans

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Since the city cannot envelop portions of Prince William County to grow its tax base, it says it needs more financial support from the state.

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Wake Up: Most expensive race, Free PC training, Dinosaurs to return

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Today, I’ll be traveling around the area to conduct interviews at a coronavirus immunization clinic in Woodbridge, a U.S. Flag display at the Prince William County Government Center, and touring a new police station under construction in Manassas. 

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