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Neighborhood Notes

Neighborhood Notes: Occoquan Fall Festival, Coffee with a Cop, Smoked Alligator & More

By Uriah Kiser

From community block parties and arts festivals to Broadway concerts and spooky skate nights, this week is packed with local events across Prince William, Stafford, and Fredericksburg. Here’s a roundup of can’t-miss happenings to mark on your calendar.

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Schools

Stafford Board Responds After Unicorn Protester Warned, AG Says Parents’ Voices Must Be Heard

By Uriah Kiser
Shamgar Connors wore a unicorn costume while addressing the Stafford County School Board on Sept. 9, 2025. The board chair later sent him a letter warning that disruptive behavior could lead to his removal from future meetings.

STAFFORD, Va. – A Stafford County parent who wore a unicorn suit to School Board meetings has been warned about his conduct, even as the U.S. Attorney General issued a memo affirming parents’ rights to speak at public meetings.

On Sept. 10, 2025, Board Member Maureen Siegmund sent a letter to Shamgar Connors, a former teacher with a son in county schools. The letter cited his conduct at the Aug. 27 and Sept. 9 meetings, where he crawled on all fours, mimicked animal behavior, and used stuffed unicorns as props during public comment. Siegmund wrote that while free speech is protected, speakers must maintain decorum, noting that disruptive behavior could result in his removal from future meetings.

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Features

Woodbridge Dad Marks National Daughters Day with Song for His 9-Year-Old

By Uriah Kiser
Jon Freeman, who writes songs under the name Witlove, with his daughter Kennedy. Freeman released a song called “45 Minutes” on National Daughters Day as a tribute to her.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – For Jon Freeman, who writes songs under the name Witlove, National Daughters Day carried extra meaning this year.

Freeman, a local country songwriter, released a new track called “45 Minutes” for his 9-year-old daughter, Kennedy. The song tells the story of the first moments he held her after she was born, weaving in memories of singing Randy Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen” and Thomas Rhett’s “Star of the Show” in the hospital.

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Fredericksburg

$5.6M Plan Could Turn Fredericksburg’s One-Way Streets Into Two-Ways

By Uriah Kiser
A view of Downtown Fredericksburg from above Hurkamp Park [Photo: Fredericksburg City]

Several of downtown Fredericksburg’s one-way streets could be converted to two-way traffic under a $5.6 million draft plan presented to City Council this week.

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Police Blotter

Burglary at Fredericksburg Tobacco Store, Vandalism, Thefts, and Arrests

By Uriah Kiser

Three masked suspects broke into Tobaccoville on Lafayette Boulevard on September 21, making off with merchandise in a late-night burglary. All were dressed in black with ski masks and hoodies.

Elsewhere in Fredericksburg, several residents reported vehicle-related crimes, including vandalism, tampering, and thefts. Vehicles were keyed or damaged on Caroline and Charlotte Streets, rummaged through on Saunders Drive, and had items like wallets, tools, and license plates stolen from locations including Carl D. Silver Parkway, Wallace Street, and Plank Road.

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Police Blotter

Assault with Racial Slurs Leads Stafford Police Blotter, Plus Vandalism and Auto Shop Probe

By Uriah Kiser

A man riding his electric bike on Stony Hill Road in Stafford was assaulted by a group of juveniles who also yelled racial slurs at him, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened around 4:50 p.m. on September 23. The case is under investigation.

Also on September 23, a woman reported her vehicle had fresh damage and unexplained mileage after leaving it at One Stop Auto on Richmond Highway. Deputies found suspected drugs and a stray shoe inside the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing.

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Prince William

Prince William Supervisors approve $113M bond package for parks, homeless Centers, and courts

By Uriah Kiser
The James McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center. [Photo by Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County supervisors signed off on more than $113 million in bond sales Tuesday to fund a slate of new parks, sidewalks, homeless navigation centers, and public safety projects across the county.

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Newslinks

Stafford voters sue to kick House candidate off ballot over residency dispute

By Uriah Kiser

Virginia Mercury: Three Stafford County voters are asking a judge to remove Democratic House of Delegates nominee Stacey Carroll from the ballot, arguing she doesn’t actually live in the district where she registered to vote and is running for office.

The petition, filed in Stafford County Circuit Court, contends Carroll lives at a longtime home in House District 23 while claiming a different address in neighboring House District 64 to qualify for the race.

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Breaking News

Stafford High School Locked Down Twice After False Alarm—Second Incident in a Week

By Uriah Kiser

STAFFORD, Va. – For the second time in less than a week, Stafford County students experienced a school lockdown.

Stafford High School went into lockdown twice this morning, beginning at approximately 9 a.m., due to a malfunctioning alarm. Deputies and school staff confirmed there was no active threat. The lockdowns were lifted, and regular activity resumed. Parents arriving at the school were directed to nearby Chichester Park.

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Police Blotter

Shots Fired in Manassas Target Woman; Assaults on Officers, Indecent Exposures at Potomac Mills

By Uriah Kiser

A woman in Manassas was targeted in a shooting where gunfire struck her home late last week, leading police to identify a suspect now wanted on multiple felony charges. Detectives say the suspect, a 35-year-old man with no fixed address, had sent multiple threats to the woman before firing several rounds into her Brandon Way residence on September 20. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Two separate assaults on police officers were reported—one involving a juvenile in Woodbridge on September 11, and another during a concert at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow on September 19. In both cases, the suspects were reportedly intoxicated and became combative with officers.

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