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After 12-hour water main break, Stafford details water maintenance plan

By Rick Horner

In the dead of winter, Stafford County is working on maintaining its water system.

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Stafford mulls having businesses, startups compete for coronavirus aid

By Rick Horner

Supervisor Tinesha Allen wants to pour more funds into the Economic Development Authority to help new businesses that want to start up in Stafford County.

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Elementary school to open at former Fredericksburg battlefield B&B

By Rick Horner
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The Fredericksburg City Council approved a special-use permit for Brompton to operate a private elementary school.

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Virginia Democrats push to open polls on Sundays

By Uriah Kiser
Democrats staked multiple signs outside the Prince William County Office of Elections in Manassas as absentee in-person voting got underway during the November 3, 2020 General Election. [Uriah Kiser/PLN]

For many, Sunday is a day of rest — unless you’re a poll worker.

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Dumfries approves plan to remake Main Street into urban village

By Uriah Kiser
U.S. 1 north in Dumfries. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

If the Dumfries leaders have their way, the town in just outside Quantico Marine Corps Base will look very different in the coming years.

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Dumfries council pushes Town Manager for greater financial transparency

By Uriah Kiser
Neville

A Dumfries Town Councilwoman is calling for greater transparency when it comes to how public funds are spent.

During last night’s Town Council meeting, Councilwoman Cydny Neville called for Town Manager Keith Rogers to require the town treasurer to come before the Town Council at least four times a year, to provide a presentation on the state of the town’s finances.

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Stripped of committee assignment, Delegate Cole pushes for voter ID

By Rick Horner
Cole

Delegate Mark Cole (R-Spotsylvania, Stafford) was recently removed from the House Privileges and Elections Committee in Richmond after signing his name a letter that cast doubt on the results of the Presidential Election on November 3.

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Franklin to lead OmniRide Commission for second year

By Uriah Kiser

Margaret Franklin, who is elected to represent the Woodbridge District on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, will again this year lead the OmniRide Board of Commissioners.

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Decision on semi-rural rezoning could clear way for 99 homes

By Uriah Kiser
The McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.

Supervisors on Tuesday night will have the final say on a project nearly 10 years in the making.

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Officials break ground for Stafford airport runway extension, hope to double number of aircraft

By Rick Horner
Officials break ground on an 1,000-foot runway extension at the Stafford Regional Airport. [Rick Horner]

During a closed-to-the-public ceremony sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, today’s Stafford County Regional Airport broke ground on a project to extend its existing runway.

A small group was invited to join the Stafford Airport Regional Airport Authority in the biting January wind to celebrate the beginning of construction on their new runway extension, which has been in the works since 2007.

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