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The remainder of Prince William County’s public school children who haven’t set foot in a classroom in nearly a year may do so later this month.

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Prince William

After the Emancipation Act and the end of the Civil War, many freed slaves built communities across Prince William County.

One of those communities, known as “The Settlement,” within the triangle of Old Carolina, Carver Road and Lee Highway in Gainesville, remains, to this day, home to many descendants of those early County residents.


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On Wednesday, February 17, Larry, Stafford County Fire and Rescue’s (SCFR) first peer support canine, was officially placed with his handler within the department.

As a peer support canine, Larry, along with his handler Technician Jeffrey Stocker, will be a resource for department personnel experiencing work related stress or trauma.


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Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are prepared for a major winter storm expected to bring snow and ice across most of the Commonwealth, creating the potential for widespread major impacts starting late Wednesday and continuing through Friday morning. 


Originals

Woodbridge is on track to get a new high school.  

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Units with Stafford County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) were dispatched to a structure fire just after 6:45 on Wednesday morning on Randolph Road near the intersection of Jefferson Street, near Fredericksburg.

The first arriving units arrived less than five minutes later and reported smoke and fire coming from a single-family home. Crews brought the fire under control in approximately 15 minutes.