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Fredericksburg Announces Organizational Updates and New Assistant City Manager

By Uriah Kiser
Flippen

“We’ve made a few organizational updates to help us serve our community even better!” City of Fredericksburg Government (Facebook) posted. “Assistant City Manager Todd Flippen joined Team FXBG in August. His duties include oversight of Public Utilities and Capital Projects, which encompass our Water and Wastewater Systems, Utility Programs, and major infrastructure projects.”

The city noted there are no operational changes within Public Works, describing the move as an organizational update aimed at improving coordination, reliability, and future growth for Fredericksburg.

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Features

Last Day to Register for Glow-in-the-Dark Adult Volleyball Tournament in Stafford

By Uriah Kiser

“Glow in the Dark Volleyball. Adults Only. Halloween Themed. TOURNAMENT style,” Stafford County Parks and Recreation (Facebook) posted. “Today (Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025) is the LAST DAY to register for the first of its kind.”

The Glow-in-the-Dark Adult Volleyball Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Courthouse Community Center, located at 21 Stafford Avenue in Stafford, Virginia.

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Prince William

Haymarket to Host Halloween Farmers Market on October 26

By Uriah Kiser

“Join us this Sunday, October 26th for our Halloween Farmers Market!” Town of Haymarket (Facebook) posted. “Come in costume and let the kids trick-or-treat at the vendor booths while you shop!”

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature live music, crafts, trick-or-treating, and food vendors at the Haymarket Farmers Market.

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Event

Dialogue for Democracy

Event location

George Mason University, Buchanan Hall

4379 Mason Pond Drive

Fairfax, Virginia 22030

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High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!

Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.

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Stafford

Buc-ee’s Defends Stafford Plans as Residents Question Need for Another Gas Station

By Uriah Kiser

Hundreds of residents filled a community meeting room at Colonial Forge High School on Monday night to press representatives of Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based travel center chain, about its plans to build one of its massive stores at the northwest corner of Courthouse Road and Interstate 95 (Exit 140).

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Breaking News

Deputies Investigating Shooting on Mountain View Road in Stafford County

By Uriah Kiser

“The Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting incident in the 600 Block of Mountain View Road,” the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office posted. “There are numerous deputies and detectives on scene.”

Further information will be released by the Sheriff’s Office once the investigation develops. No details on potential suspects or injuries have been made public as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Prince William

Prince William Leaders Worry About School Impacts as Shutdown Continues

By Caitlyn Meisner
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The joint meeting, which took place on Oct. 8, came only one week after the federal government shut down. The shutdown went into effect on Oct. 1 when the Senate could not pass the spending bill; many Democrats have cited healthcare funding as their primary reason for opposing the bill.

And while government services have begun to slow or cease altogether, thousands in the DMV region are being impacted. Around 30,500 federal workers lived in Prince William County in February according to a county presentation. It’s unknown how estimates have and will change due to the Trump administration’s cuts to federal agencies.

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Politics

FLOAT-GATE: Republican Committee Says PWCS Broke Its Own Rules

By Uriah Kiser
A truck supporting Delegate Briana Sewell drives in the Woodbridge Senior High School Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 17, 2025. Sewell, a Democrat representing the Woodbridge area, participated in the event.

A Prince William County Republican leader is accusing the school system of applying its political participation rules unevenly after a state lawmaker rode in this year’s Woodbridge Senior High School homecoming parade.

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Schools

‘Clown Show’ at School Board Meeting as Parents Battle Over Gender Rules

By Uriah Kiser
Shamgar Connors, a Stafford County parent, delivers remarks in costume during the Oct. 14, 2025, Stafford County School Board meeting. Connors has used satire at previous meetings to criticize the school division’s gender identity policies.

The October 14 Stafford County School Board meeting turned contentious as several residents used the public comment period to debate gender identity, religion, and what some described as “truth in education,” culminating with one parent calling the controversy “a manufactured crisis.”

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