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Protestors target homes of Fredericksburg mayor, city manager

By Uriah Kiser
Fredericksburg Mayor Katherine Greenlaw

Protestors used a blow horn on to take their message to the homes of Fredericksburg’s mayor and city manager.

The incidents come after Black Lives Matter protestors took to city streets in June following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd at the hands of a former police officer.

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PLN Back-to-School Town Hall on YouTube

By Uriah Kiser

Don’t miss our special Back to School Town Hall at 9 p.m. on YouTube.

As schools reopen — some virtually and some with a mix of online classes and in-person learning — parents, teachers, and students have questions. We’ve been reporting on the local school jurisdictions in our area and their plans for reopening.

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Leaders defer vote on $300 million Route 28 bypass

By Uriah Kiser

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors deferred action on a project to build a Route 28 bypass.

Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega asked for more time to talk to constituents who live in the area where the four-lane road will be built, in the Loch Lomond section of the county near Manassas. A total of 54 homes in this neighborhood will be demolished as part of the project.

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Prince William submits Van Buren Road extension for state funding

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: VDOT Fredericksburg District]

Van Buren Road tops a list of transportation projects that Prince William County transportation officials hope the state will fund through its Smart Scale program.

The $70-million project would extend the road about three miles, from Route 234 in Dumfries to Cardinal Drive in Dale City. The extension would create a new parallel route to Interstate 95 and would take up to six years to build the four-lane street.

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Support grows for re-opening schools in fall while teacher talking points memo circulates

By Uriah Kiser

Rallies to reopen schools will be held in two Northern Virginia counties today.

First at 4:30 p.m., the “Open Spotsy Schools Protest” will be held outside the Spotsylvania County Public Schools Administration Building at 8020 River Stone Drive. The protest is being organized by 13-year-old student Hayley Searles, who tipped off Potomac Local News about the protest.

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$130 million Dumfries Route 1 realignment, widening fully funded

By Uriah Kiser
An aerial view of Route 1 in Dumfries, looking south. [Photo: Potomac Local News]

The effort to realign Route 1 in Dumfries has been more than 20 years in the making and, as of today, the project is fully funded.

The town was awarded $78 million by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to complete they two-mile widening project that will see the northbound portion of Route 1 (Frayley Boulevard), between Brady’s Hill Road and Route 234 widened to six lanes.

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Hidden comments following “token black person” apology reappear

By Uriah Kiser
Bottino

The comments on a Facebook page maintained by a Prince William County elected official are now visible to the public.

Prince William County Soil and Water Director Tiziana Bottino posted an apology to her “Tiziana for Prince William County Soil and Water Director” Facebook page following a story published by Potomac Local News that detailed the comments Bottino made on this news organization’s Facebook page, on a story about the election of Tim Parrish as the new Prince William County Republican Committee Chairman.

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Business

Stafford EDA: Build more homes, business will follow

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County’s Economic Development Authority is urging the Board of Supervisors to send a message to merchants: “We’re open for business.”

EDA members at a joint meeting with the Board of Supervisors at Stafford Hospital on July 7 urged supervisors to consider rezone more land, leading to the development of more homes.

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