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Manassas schools ditch police station, need City Council blessing

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Manassas Public Schools HQ at 8700 Centreville Road.

Manassas School Board members unanimously voted to purchase 8700 Centreville Road, a building in which it rents space for central office employees. The school division wants to buy the 55,000-square-foot building for $10.8 million.

The move throws a plan to move into the city’s police station at 9518 Fairview Avenue. Police will vacate the space for a new public safety center early next year.

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Prince William police need 100 new officers, will hold career fair at Potomac Mills

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A Prince William County Police K9 [Photo: Mary Davidson/Potomac Local News]

The sheriff’s office protects the county courthouse in Manassas and serves court orders. The police department, commonly seen in Carolina-blue colored vehicles, responds to 911 calls — everything from car crashes and shootings to helping stranded drivers with flat tires.

The career fair is Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., near the TJ Maxx store at the shopping mall, 2700 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge. You can go online to view all of the county’s open positions.

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EDA withholds leftover coronavirus funds from Stafford schools

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Public Schools Alvin York Bandy Complex, the headquarters of the school division.

Stafford County Public Schools won’t get the $180,000 in funding requested of the Economic Development Authority.

The schools asked for financial assistance planning a convocation event on August 5, 2022, at Virginia Credit Union Stadium. The event was designed to unify and motivate teachers and staff for the 2022-23 school year.

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Senator McPike doubles down on Commanders: ‘Snyder has a lot to answer’

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McPike

Prince William County State Senator Jeremy McPike (D-29) says the Washington Commanders have a lot to work out if it wants to bring a football stadium to Woodbridge.

McPike said the team has no plans to mitigate the traffic effects drivers on Interstate 95 would feel if a new stadium were to be built at the Horner Road Commuter Lot, the state’s largest, just off Prince William Parkway.

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Hannafin led historic renovations in Prince William, moves to Fairfax parks

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Hannafin at the dedication of the Eppa Barnes house at the Montclair Library in 2015.

Brendon Hannafin is the new development director for the Fairfax County Park Authority.

He will oversee the development and master planning for new parks and facilities in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction.

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Stafford schools push for a half billion dollars in new buildings, renovations

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Susan Randall represents the George Washington District on the Stafford County School Board.

Stafford County Public School Board members are pushing a plan to construct nearly a half-billion dollars worth of new classrooms and renovations of older buildings.

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Solar permit applications increase, Prince William County plans contractor seminars

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More people in Prince William County are installing solar panels in their homes.

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Stafford schools block TikTok, encourage safe computer use at school, home

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A student uses a laptop computer [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

Since the pandemic’s start, when school divisions shuttered buildings in favor of learning online from home, students have relied more on Chromebooks to complete in-class assignments and homework.

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Stafford superintendent apologizes after heat illnesses; teachers demand restitution

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A reporter interviews Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor.

The Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent said a convocation ceremony on Friday, August 5, should have been an event to unify and excite teachers and school employees for the new year.

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I-95 outer connector bypass talks put Stafford leaders at odds with transportation committee chairman

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Albeit through emails and text messages, Stafford County leaders are again talking about the prospect of an outer connector road bypassing Interstate 95.

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