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Occoquan seeks tenant that doesn’t mind maintaining a public toilet

By Uriah Kiser
The old visitors center at 200 Mill Street in Occoquan. [File photo]

Occoquan is looking for a new tenant to operate a business in what used to be a visitors center.

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Gainesville School Board member on renaming yet-to-open high school

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As the Prince William County School Board is set to consider renaming Gainesville High School — a school that has yet to open.

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Effort rename the soon-to-open Gainesville High School likely to fail

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A image rendering a prototype of the 13th High School.

The Prince William County School Board will revisit the name of Gainesville High School six months after selecting the name for the school, which has yet to open.

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Local leaders react to planned ‘stop the steal’ movement for Jan. 6

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Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Fairfax, Prince William) (Photo: George Burke)

Thousands are expected to gather in Washington on Wednesday as Congress is expected to certify the results of the Electoral College, whose electors cast their votes on December 14, 2020, for Joe Biden to be the next U.S. President.

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Lee Carter announces run for Virginia Governor

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Carter [Facebook]

Delegate Lee Carter (D-50), the self-avowed Democratic socialist who has represented Manassas City and Bristow in the Virginia General Assembly since 2018, announced his run for governor on New Year’s Day.

Carter, 33, announced in a video posted to social media. A vote for me is a vote for the rest of us,” Carter can be heard saying in the video.

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Prince William woman sues DMV, wants the agency to send ‘better letters’

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A Prince William County woman is suing the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles after she says the agency failed to tell her the amount she needed to pay.

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