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School Board hires law firm to review Prince William Superintendent’s Twitter interactions with students

By Susie Webb

The Prince William County School Board hired an outside law firm to review Superintendent Steven L. Walt’s Twitter communications with students.

“The School Board is aware of the allegations recently asserted against the Divison Superintendent. In response to the filing of these complaints, early last month the School Board retained an independent outside firm to conduct an external review of Dr. Walts’ official twitter account to determine the validity of the allegations and provide the Board with a confidential report,” a statement read from Diana Gulotta, Director of Communication Services.

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Manassas Park leaders told infected homeless quarantined at Dumfries-area hotel

By Megan Dietrick

In Manassas Park, there are currently 96 cases of the coronavirus with 11 people hospitalized, and two people have died from the disease.

As city leaders continue to see the number of coronavirus cases across the region rise, they’re also now turning their attention to the homeless community affected by the coronavirus. So far in the greater Prince William County region to include Manassas and Manassas Park, a total of 17 homeless people have contracted coronavirus.

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Stafford County homeowners get a break, but you’ll pay more at restaurants

By Susie Webb
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors held a remote meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved their $320 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021. 

With the Real Estate tax rate of  97 cents per $100 of assessed property value — known as the equalized tax rate that was adopted on April 21 — the main focus of Tuesday’s budget meeting was to identify cuts and reductions to the budget. The equalized rate means property owners won’t see a hike in their Real Estate tax bills. 

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World of Travel Show 2027

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BlackRock Center for the Arts

12901 Town Commons Dr

Germantown, Maryland 20874

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Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.

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‘Potomac Shores’ Middle School is set to open in Woodbridge. Here’s who will be affected

By Arabella Thornhill
(Photo: Prince William County Public Schools)

Prince William County Public Schools will hold a series of webinars to discuss planning for the future opening ‘Potomac Shores’ Middle School in Woodbridge.

The first virtual meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, May 7.

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Pedestrian dies in crash, driver flees scene

By Uriah Kiser
Side of a Prince William County Police car door
Photo: Prince William County Police / Potomac Local

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car near Manassas.

Police were called to the area of Balls Ford and Sudley roads at 5 a.m. to investigate a hit and run crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of a silver-colored sedan was turning west onto Balls Ford Road from Sudley Road and struck a pedestrian who was crossing Sudley Road.

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Williams now says she’ll participate in Saturday’s candidate

By Uriah Kiser

She’s in. She’s out. Now she’s back in.

Lavangelene Aereka “Vangie” Williams says she’ll participate in a Democratic forum scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3 on Facebook Live. The two-time candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District will face a Primary opponent, Qasim Rashid, who last year ran for the 28th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates Senate seat and lost to Joshua Cole Richard Stuart (R).

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Exclusive: Prince William schools to allow in-person graduation ceremonies

By Uriah Kiser

Seniors at Prince William County high schools that were supposed to walk across the graduation stage this spring will have their chance after all.

The county School Board will announce during an emergency evening meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, that all 12 high schools will hold an in-person graduation ceremony during the first full week of August. The division plans to allow each school to hold a graduation ceremony inside its football stadium.

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