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Race registration now open for events at Quantico, Stafford

By Potomac Local News

The Quantico 12K will be in an in-person event on August 20 at Quantico Marine Corps Base. The seven-mile course takes runners through the grounds of Officer Candidates School, offering unique access to the area where future Marine leaders train.

“Each one of our MCM Event Series runs showcase various settings of Marine Corps Base Quantico, while also furthering our mission of promoting physical fitness,” said Rick Nealis, director of Marine Corps Marathon Organization. “In this case, the Quantico 12K gives runners a behind-the-scenes look at where the journey begins for our Marine Officers.”

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10th District Republicans (Pr. Wm., Manassas, Manassas Park) announce May 21 canvass to choose a congressional candidate. Here’s how it will work

By Potomac Local News

Republicans in Virginia’s new 10th Congressional District will hold a party canvass on Saturday, May 21, to determine a candidate to attempt to unseat Democrat Jennifer Wexton, whose held the seat since 2019.

According to the Federal Elections Commission, five Republican candidates are running, including Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson and Manassas City Council member Theresa Coates Ellis.

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Suspect jailed after trapped boy freed from wreckage

By Potomac Local News
OWL Volunteer Firefighters free a trapped 15-year-old boy from a wrecked car on Cumberland Drive in Woodbridge on Sunday, March 13, 2022. [Photo: OWL Volunteer Fire Department]

Police have a suspect in custody following the hit-and-run crash we told you that occurred last weekend in Woodbridge.

On Monday, March 14, the suspect sought in connection to the hit-and-run crash in the 2000 block of Cumberland Drive in Woodbridge one day earlier was arrested.

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Schools’ budget $187.2 million more than last year, hinges on Prince William County budget with new restaurant tax

By Potomac Local News
Following its decision to require employees to become vaccinated or submit to weekly testing, Prince William County Schools roped off nearly half of its meeting room to maintain distance between the School Board and residents. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

This budget increase will also fund higher wages for certified/instructional and classified employee pay scales. The school division says that county teacher salaries will be more competitive as a result of these adjustments. 

The School Board-approved budget hinges on estimated funding from the state — Richmond lawmakers will reconvene soon in hopes to hammer out a new budget. The school budget also assumes the Prince William County Board of Supervisors will approve its proposed $1.5 billion budget, which includes a new meals tax customers will pay at eateries across the county, in addition to sales tax. 

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Stafford students encouraged to apply for agriculture scholarship

By Potomac Local News
Laz E Hill Farm near Haymarket

The Northern Neck Vegetable Growers Association will provide $10,000 in scholarship funds this year. Students from Stafford County are encouraged to apply.

The association will offer five scholarships totaling $10,000 to deserving area youth studying agriculture. Eligible applicants must live in one of the following counties: Caroline, Essex, Hanover, Gloucester, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Westmoreland.

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Election districts shift, new polling places created in Stafford: A breakdown of the changes for the upcoming election

By Potomac Local News
Poll workers outside Brooke Point High School on Election Day, November 2, 2021.

Some voting precincts in Stafford County have changed, and some new ones created.

At the March 15, 2022, Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board adopted voted to create new election district boundaries, voting precincts, and polling locations. 

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Todos Neighborhood Market opens to cheers in Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser
Surrounded by friends and family, Todos Supermarket owner and founder Carlos Castro cut a ribbon at the grand opening of a new 65,000 neighborhood market in Woodbridge.

Todos Neighborhood Market opened to fanfare from locally elected leaders and fellow business owners.

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Manassas proposes 5% salary increases for public school employees

By Rick Horner

Manassas City Public School’s budget proposal would give a five percent salary increase for most employees.

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