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Student SOL scores improve but will take years to return to 2019 levels

Published August 18, 2022 at 4:20PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:28PM

Parents filled the seats at a Prince William County School Board meeting on September 1, 2021 to protest proposed changes to citizen public comments at meetings, and the school division's forced masking policy for children.

The Virginia Department of Education released new Standards of Learning data today.

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Smallest children in Prince William schools must mask up

By Potomac Local News

Published August 18, 2022 at 2:45PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:28PM

Photo: Prince William County Public Schools

The state’s second-largest public school division, Prince William County, rolled back most of its coronavirus mitigation strategies.

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Senator McPike doubles down on Commanders: ‘Snyder has a lot to answer’

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 18, 2022 at 1:22PM

McPike

Prince Wiliam County State Senator Jeremy McPike (D) says the Washington Commanders have a lot to work out if it wants to bring a football stadium to Woodbridge.

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Sleeping chef led to apartment fire, 11 displaced from 4 homes, officials said

By Potomac Local News

Published August 18, 2022 at 12:02PM | Updated August 19, 2022 at 7:01AM

An apartment fire on Tazanari Way displaced 11 people [Photo: Prince William Fire and Rescue]

A fire broke out at an apartment in the Center Development, just off Prince William Parkway.

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Tracy Byrd sings, mullet contest tonight a the Prince William County Fair

By Potomac Local News

Published August 18, 2022 at 9:00AM

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Several new contests and a country music headliner are coming to the Prince William County Fair.

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Stafford wants Fredericksburg bypass study, ousts transportation committee chairman

By Rick Horner

Published August 18, 2022 at 8:00AM

Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg [Photo: VDOT]

The Stafford Board of Supervisors voted to remove Hank Scharpenberg from his position as chairman of the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).

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Morning Notes

By Potomac Local News

Published August 18, 2022 at 7:00AM

Potomac Senior High School in Woodbridge

Honore was a first-team, all-state basketball selection this past season along with being the Class 6 Region B and Cardinal District Player of the Year in playing for his father.

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Woodbridge man charged in 20-year-old sex assault case

By Potomac Local News

Published August 17, 2022 at 11:50PM

Lopez

Prince William police charged a man in connection to a series of sexual assaults involving minors. Police said the first incident occurred more than 20 years ago.

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2 jailed after K-9 takedown at Rappahannock River

By Potomac Local News

Published August 17, 2022 at 11:39PM

Wadlington

Two suspects were arrested Tuesday, August 16, 2022, after a call for a robbery in a motel room on Warrenton Road.

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Rutledge spins gem, FredNats win second straight in Lynchburg

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Published August 17, 2022 at 10:40PM

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