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Prince William foster parent of the year on listening, patience: ‘Every kid is not a bad kid’

By Uriah Kiser

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Melvin Reynolds never envisioned himself as a foster parent.

But he took in his first youth in need, a 17-year-old boy, seven years ago. Reynolds worked with youth in residential care and then, one day, found himself taking care of foster children in his Montclair home.

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Outside fire melts siding on two North Stafford townhomes

By Uriah Kiser

STAFFORD — The emergency response to an outside fire added to a snarled traffic situation in North Stafford.

Crews were called to 303 Mews Court, off Onville Road about 3:30 p.m. Friday. Neighbors lined the sidewalks outside their townhouse while firefighters used hoses to douse the flames of a fire outside the house.

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Manassas City leaders endorse new tax hikes over 3 years to fund school operations

By Uriah Kiser

MANASSAS — Manassas residents face another tax hike to fund city schools.

A new funding agreement approved by the city’s joint finance committee will head to the city council and could increase the property tax rate by more than 10 cents over the next three years. It would come on top of tax increases levied in recent by city leaders for new capital projects like a new public safety center on Grant Avenue.

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Special Olympics torch run to pass through region Thursday, Friday

By Uriah Kiser

QUANTICO — The annual Virginia Special Olympics Torch Run will pass through Prince William and Stafford counties.

Starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, runners with the Prince William County and Manassas police departments, and Prince William County Sheriff’s Office will carry the torch from the Dumfries Volunteer Fire Department Station 17 at 15219 Hollyside Drive in Montclair to the Prince William County Gar-Field (Eastern District) Police Station. The torch is expected to arrive at 11:05 a.m. The route will follow Waterway Drive to Cardinal Drive.

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With courthouse, schools, and transportation needs, Stafford leaders fail to reach agreement on $458 million capital improvement plan

By Uriah Kiser

STAFFORD — Residents must wait another two weeks before they find out if Stafford leaders will fund the construction of a new courthouse.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to kick the can down the road when it comes to approving its annual capital improvement budget on Tuesday. The Board will now take up the 10-year, $458 million proposed plan at its next meeting on Tuesday, June 19.

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Fixing this fissure, reopening Bells Hill Road could take at least a week

By Uriah Kiser

STAFFORD — School buses are expected to roll again on Tuesday, but not down this street.

This past weekend’s heavy rains caused a small landslide, also called a “slope failure,” on Bells Hill Road in Stafford County. A fissure formed in the road as soil on the embankment below slid down into the waters of the Austin Run.

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