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Exclusive: Va. Education Secretary: No mask guidance yet, encourages vaccinations as schools set to resume classes

By Uriah Kiser
Qarni speaks at a GED graduation ceremony in Downtown Manassas on July 28, 2021 [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

The majority of local school divisions across the state will return to class over the next three weeks, and local School Boards members are scratching their heads, wondering if they should require masks for all students and teachers — including those who have been vaccinated.

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Prince William County drug overdose deaths skyrocket in 2020

By Uriah Kiser

Crime in Prince William County is down, according to the county police department’s just-relaxed annual report for 2020.

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Parents protest as schools push for universal mask requirement

By Uriah Kiser
Parents line up to speak at a Stafford County School Board meeting on July 27, 2021 [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

School officials in Stafford County on Tuesday recommended its elected School Board require all students and staff to wear facemasks upon their return to school in two-and-a-half weeks. 

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Obituaries

Diane Elaine Dingle

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Diane Elaine (Heady) Dingle, 65, of Dale City, passed away on July 23, 2021.

Diane Elaine (Heady) Dingle was born on May 1, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Laura and Wayne Heady.  She graduated from high school in Wheaton, Illinois, and continued on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from Texas Christian University.

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