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Master plan laid out for Annaburg Manor park in Manassas

By Uriah Kiser
Annaburg Manor

The plan for Annaburg Manor, the next public park in Manassas, is coming together.

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Stafford spends $2 million to install air purifiers in each public school

By Rick Horner

Stafford County Public Schools spent $2 million to install new air purifiers in each of its government-run school buildings.

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Stafford looks to assume ownership, improve Abel Lake Dam

By Trinity Bui

Stafford County makes plans to assume full ownership of the Abel Lake Dam.

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Prince William seeks funds to investigate cemetery connected first families of Va.

By Rick Horner
Matthew Critchley, 13, helped give an illuminating tour of the cemetery that dates back more than 200 years. (File photo; Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors recently approved an application that will be used to explore a cemetery owned by one of the first families of Virginia.

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Pressure mounts for Potomac Shores Parkway extension to Route 1

By Rick Horner
Potomac Shores Parkway [Photo: Potomac Shores]

In the neighborhood of Southbridge, the streets are getting more crowded with the addition of more houses in nearby Potomac Shores.

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Prince William County Social Justice Committee divided on how to approach issues

By Rick Horner

In the wake of last year’s protest over the killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, many localities across the nation put together groups and committees dedicated to addressing the problems of racial and social injustice.

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Stafford to hold grand opening event for county’s 5G testbed

By Rick Horner
Stafford County Economic Development Director John Holden. [Photo: Uriah Kiser Potomac Local News]

After nearly two years of planning and development, Stafford County will soon have a grand opening for the Virginia Smart Community Testbed on May 25.

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Suspect in Cardinal Drive racing death due in court July 1

By Potomac Local News
A banner memorializing Deborah Talbot, killed in May 2020 while walking her dog on Cardinal Drive in Woodbridge, reminds drivers to slow down.

Cierra Dickerson appears in a Prince William County courtroom on July 1 to enter a plea after being charged in the racing death of a Woodbridge woman.

Dickerson is charged with the death of Deborah Lynn Talbot, who was walking her dog along Cardinal Drive on May 1, 2020. Police said Dickerson was racing her car when she struck and killed Talbot.

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Update: Stafford defers on parking fees for Falmouth, Aquia Landing river parks

By Rick Horner
Aquia Landing beach.

Park-goers in Stafford County soon must pay to park to visit two of the area’s most popular riverside destinations.

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Thousands of new homes considered for commercial areas in Prince William

By Uriah Kiser

If you haven’t been paying attention to the battle going on for Prince William County’s rural area because you don’t live there, now you should be.

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