The Manassas City Council will create a new commission to help it keep a closer eye on legislators in Richmond.
A new Legislative Committee will develop an agenda to showcase the city’s wants and needs and present it to elected members of the General Assembly. The committee will also monitor legislation for review and recommend revisions for existing legislation. The committee will consist of three members of the City Council appointed through the Council’s rules of procedure.
Stafford County Circuit Court Judge Victoria B. Willis tossed out a lawsuit aimed at delaying a decision by the Stafford Board of Supervisors to rezone six acres of land next to the county’s iconic courthouse, known as Fountain Park.
A private developer is seeking a zoning reclassification to build up to 94 apartment homes on the property, more than currently allowed.
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Girls on the Run, a youth development program for girls in grades 3 through 8 that creatively integrates running, is looking for volunteer Coaches age 16+ to work with small groups of girls twice a week for the period September 13 through November 21. Coaches are trained to facilitate an easy-to-follow curriculum over the course of 10 weeks. No running experience necessary but be prepared to be a positive role model for these young ladies! To apply as a Fall 2021 Girls on the Run of NOVA coach, please fill out an online application. Please email [email protected] for more information.
A Spotsylvania woman died in a crash on Route 2 in Stafford County on Friday, July 2.
At 8 a.m., Jasmine Rennish, 18, was driving a Ford Mustang was traveling in the right northbound lane in the 1700 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, near Stafford Hospital, when it entered standing water, the Stafford sheriff’s office says.
As if all of the talks about the coronavirus vaccination over the past six months wasn’t enough, now Virginia lawmakers have changed some vaccination requirements for children in schools.
The Rappahannock Area Health District (RAHD) is reminding families of changes to school immunization requirements effective July 1, 2021. These changes include:
Suzanne Youngkin, the wife of Virginia Republican Governor hopeful Glenn Youngkin, is speaking out on the state of education in the commonwealth and on the fight over critical race theory.
In Virginia, and in school board meetings across the U.S., parents have lined up to protest critical race theory, belief that white supremacy exists in the U.S. despite the rule of law. Nearly half of U.S. states have banned critical race theory, as opponents say the practice pits citizens against one another by race.
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Here’s an important note for those who travel on Virginia’s highways. especially through the Richmond area.
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed early this morning while riding in a Kia sedan, which was traveling on I-64, near the intersection of I-95. The driver of the car exited the highway and stopped in the 500 block of East Broad Street, near a U.S. Federal Courthouse.
Occoquan Town leaders are set to make a big decision on what could be the tallest building in town.
The Town Council is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on whether or not to approve The Mill at Occoquan, a planned 5-story building that would be built on Mill Street, across from Town Hall. The building would include 52 apartments, and street-level retail space, as well as a space for a restaurant and terrace overlooking the Occoquan River.
