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Threat prompts closure of Manassas Park school buildings

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School administrators in Manassas Park closed school buildings today after learning of a “potential threat.”

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Millions needed for upkeep, improvements at region’s state parks

By Uriah Kiser

When lawmakers convene in Richmond for the General Assembly next month, one local legislator will seek more funds for the region’s busiest state park.

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Seafood restaurant to replace Matchbox grill at Potomac Mills mall

By Rick Horner
The Crafty Crab sits at 2706 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge

Seafood restaurant chain Crafty Crab will soon make port and drop anchor at the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge.

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Healthy to 100: Social Connection, Brain Health & the New Longevity (Virtual Event)

Online event (see link)

What if the secret to a longer, sharper life isn’t found in a pill, but in the people around you?

Join us for a conversation on the science & power of human connection, featuring Ken Stern, author of the just-released “Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives,” and Dr. Sara Doyle, MD, a Sunday Health cognitive neurologist specializing in dementia prevention and care.

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Former Stafford middle school teacher charged with taking indecent liberties with a child

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A seventh-grade teacher faces charges after authorities said he inappropriately touched a child.

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Parking crackdown at Falmouth beach would result from ordinance change

By Rick Horner

Stafford County leaders want to crack down on illegal parking at the Port of Falmouth beach park.

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Community Notes

By Potomac Local News

he FredNats have hired Adam Flock as their new Community Relations Manager as a part of the creative services team and Brian Lehman as their new Ticket Sales Account Executive on their sales team.

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Plans for 10-acre park next to Dumfries gaming resort include pickleball courts, field, trails

By Uriah Kiser
Developers for a new 10-acre park next to a new gaming resort in Dumfries propose making Pickleball courts, soccer, football fields, and walking trails.

Pickleball fans flooded an online community meeting for input on a planned 10-acre park atop a landfill in Dumfries next to a future gambling resort.

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Breaking News: New maps move incumbents out of seats; An explainer of an expected coming political shakeup

By Uriah Kiser
A newly proposed political map shifts Virignia's 7th congressional district from the Richmond suburbs north to Prince William and Stafford counties.

Voters and elected leaders in our region woke up today with a glimpse of a possible new political reality. 

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Mural depicts black students who prompted the integration of Stafford Public Schools

By Rick Horner

Local government school leaders unveiled at Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School in Stafford commemorating an attempt at integrating county schools in 1960.

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