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Five Stafford County Public Schools named military friendly

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The Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact for Military Children awarded five Stafford County Public Schools with 2022 Purple Star Designation; Margaret Brent Elementary and North Stafford High School for the first time, Rockhill, Widewater, and Winding Creek Elementary Schools for the second time. The Virginia Purple Star Designation applies to military-friendly schools that demonstrate a major commitment to students and families connected to the nation’s military.

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Burglars hit Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church

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Our Lady of Angels Church in Woodbridge [Photo: Catholic Dioceses of Arlington]

Several power tools were reported missing from a Catholic church in Woodbridge.

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Stafford mourns former county administrator, champion of Ferry Farm, Gov’t Island preservation

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Williams, Jr.

Stafford County mourns the passing of former County Administrator C.M. Williams, who served as County Administrator from 1984 to 2003.Williams helped lead the county through great change and population growth. He was also instrumental in helping protect historical treasures from development and designing the George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Center.

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Landfill, compost facilities now closed Sundays, decals available

By Potomac Local News

The Prince William County Landfill, at 14811 Dumfries Road (Route 234), and the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility, at 13000 Balls Ford Road near Manassas, will no longer be open on Sundays beginning November 6. This is a consequence of the ongoing labor shortage – specifically for heavy equipment operators and CDL driver positions.

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Saturday: Northern Virginia Veterans Parade in Manassas

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Thousands are expected in Downtown Manassas on Saturday, November 5, 2020, for the city’s annual Northern Virginia Veterans Day Parade.

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Shooting in Orangewood section of Dale City 4th in county in past 5 days

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One person is shot in the Orangewood section of Dale City.  Police issued posts about the incident to social media at about 2:30 p.m. The victim suffered wounds that appeared to be non-life threatening and were taken to a local hospital.  

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Wheeler: Supreme Court case against her is ‘frivolous’ and ‘politically motivated’

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Prince William County Supervisor Chair-At large Ann Wheeler, one of the county’s five top elected leaders who finds herself at the center of a Virginia State Supreme Court case tomorrow, made comments about the upcoming proceedings on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Potomac Local News has obtained an email in which Wheeler calls the lawsuit against her and her fellow Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors “frivolous” and “politically motivated.” It’s the first time Potomac Local News has seen a comment about this case from any of the elected defendants, despite seeking comments multiple times.

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Problematic mail-in ballots to be counted in Prince William County

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About 320 mail-in ballots will be scanned at the Prince William County Office of Elections following chain-of-custody concerns from elections volunteers. Volunteers found that one of the two seals on the ballots had been opened before they were set for counting. In a statement, Prince William County General Registrar Eric Olsen said he’ll keep the ballots to be counted.

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Vega responds: ‘Trump joins the thousands of Virginians who support our campaign’

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Vega greets a campaign supporter

President Donald Trump gave an unsolicited endorsement to Yesli Vega, prompting now a response from her campaign. Trump urged voters to elect Vega, a Republican from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, to Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Trump posted the endorsement onto his Truth social media platform and called her a “strong Republican voice against violent crime and all other things destroying our nation.

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Trick-or-treat forecast: Showers after 5 p.m.

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Your little trick-or-treaters will need an umbrella or raincoat this evening. Clouds will give bring showers this evening. Halloween will bring increasing showers through the day, while becoming more widespread by the evening and into the overnight hours.

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