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A federal judge in Virginia awarded $2 million in attorney fees against court clerks in Prince William County and the City of Norfolk Wednesday over a First Amendment action filed by Courthouse News, a nationwide news service for lawyers.


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Students in Stafford County are getting an extra week of summer vacation as the start of the school year has been pushed back for additional teacher training.

At their June 23 meeting, the Stafford County School Board approved an updated school calendar that both delays the start of the school year by one week and adds two additional days onto the academic year. These changes have caused the school year to now begin on Aug. 17 and end on May 28.


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School may be out of session, but Stafford County teachers have been given new rules to follow.

During their June 23 school board meeting, the Stafford County School Board unanimously approved revisions to the school division’s Standard of Professional Conduct for All Employees, which ‘sets forth expectations for employee behavior both in and outside the workplace, as well as with students in-person and remote,’ according to school board documentation.


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The new names of  Stonewall Jackson Middle and High Senior schools are not yet known. But the Prince William County community has plenty of suggestions.

On June 22 and 25, the Prince William County School Board held community input sessions, allowing residents to suggest new names for both schools, located near Manassas, to the schools’ naming committees.


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As Virginia prepares to enter Phase III of the coronavirus reopening plan, we’re learning more about what parks and recreation facilities will be open for use.

The SACC program at the Massad Family YMCA, located at 212 Butler Road in Falmouth will be open for residents.


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Sue Wilson walked out of the emergency room just after 7 o’clock Thursday night.

After 24 years as ER nurse, it was her last shift at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge. Her husband, Bob, and her grandchildren gathered outside to greet her.