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Newly-appointed George Mason University president to meet business community

By Uriah Kiser
Dr. Gregory Washington became the eighth president of George Mason University on July 1, 2020. [Photo: George Mason University]

Newly-appointed George Mason University President Dr. Gregory Washington will spend the evening with business owners in Woodbridge.

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Committee mulls giving Manassas Mayor full voting power

By Uriah Kiser
Davis Younger

City leaders in Manassas continue to debate whether or not the mayor should have the ability to vote on all matters before the City Council. 

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Commercial parking restrictions proposed for Manassas Park

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas Park residents may soon find they can’t park as many commercial vehicles on the street and their properties as they used to.

The City Council, also known as the city’s Governing Body on Tuesday, September 7, will take up proposed changes to the zoning code that would place limits on commercial vehicles.

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Bailey has history of asking police to investigate constituent

By Uriah Kiser
Bailey

New police reports have surfaced showing police on multiple occasions have investigated a constituent of Supervisor Andrea Bailey after he participated in a public forum and after he sent an email critical of elected county officials.

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Proposed comment changes anger school parents; More will be heard, official says

By Uriah Kiser
Parents filled the seats at a Prince William County School Board meeting on September 1, 2021 to protest proposed changes to citizen public comments at meetings, and the school division's forced masking policy for children.

Several parents spoke out against a plan to place restrictions on public comment time during Prince William County School Board meetings. 

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Amazon to open delivery hub in Stafford as region’s tech boom continues

By Uriah Kiser

Amazon has expanded into Stafford County with a new 200,000 square foot facility at 25 Strategy Drive, near the county’s regional airport.

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Stafford’s decision to shutter school buildings for Ida was best, candidates say

By Uriah Kiser
North Stafford High School sits on Garrisonville Road in North Stafford (Photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Stafford County isn’t one to wait around to see what other area school divisions are doing when closing schools for inclement weather.

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School Board Chairman, officials take flack over CRT comments, mask policies

By Uriah Kiser

During a heated School Board meeting in Prince William County on Wednesday, Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef took heat from residents about comments he made in a text message, asserting the school division is teaching Critical Race Theory.

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More homes near VRE needed as passenger rail service set to swell, planners say

By Uriah Kiser

There’s a new push to build new, urbanized, walkabout communities around Virginia Railway Express stations. 

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County to open new center for child sex abuse victims

By Uriah Kiser

Children who have been the victims of sexual assault, and those who have been beaten and abused will have a new place to turn.

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