Lateef will serve as the Board’s chairman of the Board overseeing operations at UVA Prince William Medical Center in Manassas, UVA Haymarket Medical Center, outpatient clinics in our area, as well as other large UVA medical centers, UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, and the School of Medicine and Nursing.

Lateef is a board-certified ophthalmologist and has owned Advanced Ophthalmology, Inc., since 2002, in Manassas and Woodbridge. He’s also served as the Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large since 2018, and he’s expected to seek another four-year term in 2023.


A total of 13 lucky residents will have the opportunity to receive free dental services at Neibauer Dental Care Dale City on Saturday, September 10.

Dr. Charanpreet Ashtakala and the Neibauer Dental Care Dale City team will be giving back to the community as part of Free Dentistry Day, a day dedicated to providing free dental care to the growing number of Americans without dental insurance.


With the launch of the first RIoT Accelerator Program in Virginia in April, graduates from the inaugural cohort are ready to take the stage.

Business startups will give pitches, and business founders will be telling their stories and sharing about their business growth on the market square outside the museum, under the stars.


The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the 6th annual First Responders Appreciation Breakfast on August 24 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg.

The business community comes together to honor and thank our region’s outstanding first responders for their outstanding contributions to our safety and well-being. Awards will be presented in the following categories: Heroism (Gold, Silver or Bronze Awards; Meritorious Civilian Award); Investigative (Excellence in Criminal Investigation Award; Merit Award; The Business of First Responding Award); and the Citizen Valor Award.


JD Sports will operate in a 7,179 square foot space near the mall’s Center Court, across from the Customer Service Center. The store will open by the end of the year.

JD Sports sells footwear from brands like Nike, Adidas, Vans, and Puma. It also stocks joggers, hoodies, and leggings for men, women, and children.


Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), on Thursday, August 11, took a tour of Micron Technologies in Manassas to discuss the recently passed Chips and Science Act.

The Chips and Science Act appropriates $280 billion to invest in the production of American-made chips and semiconductors and tackle supply chain shortages that have occurred since due to the Coronavirus pandemic.


The Stafford County Board of Supervisors denied a rezoning that would have allowed the Lidl supermarket chain to open a new store in North Stafford.

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