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Stafford Supervisors propose new meeting structure

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is set to revamp its meeting agenda structure to streamline operations and improve efficiency. This new structure, dubbed “Option 4,” was crafted after a thorough review of practices across over 25 Virginia jurisdictions and aims to alleviate board members’ logistical challenges.

The newly proposed system eliminates traditional standing committees and introduces a thematic meeting schedule organized as A-Day, B-Day, and C-Day. These meetings are strategically scheduled to enhance focus and efficiency:

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Business

Taco Bell plans to open near Stafford Hospital

By Uriah Kiser

A rezoning application has been submitted for the construction of a Taco Bell restaurant near Stafford Hospital. The proposed site, spanning 1.24 acres within the Falmouth Election District, is located south of Hospital Center Blvd and west of Richmond Highway.

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Driver arrested following fatal crash near Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on April 15, 2024, near Yates Ford and Evans Ford roads near Manassas. The driver, identified as Jason Carter Lambeth, 46, of 6207 Sierra Ct near Manassas, was taken into custody on May 3.

According to authorities, the investigation revealed that Lambeth was operating a 1993 Buick Roadmaster at the time of the collision. Allegedly under the influence, Lambeth failed to yield the right-of-way to a Dodge Ram pickup as the vehicles entered the intersection, resulting in a tragic collision.

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Fowl play foiled: Suspect flees through Popeye’s back door, apprehended

By Uriah Kiser

A man wanted for assault tried to slip out of the back door.

Stafford sheriff’s deputies went to Popeyes, at 253 Garrisonville Road, around 9 p.m. on May 2 to serve as an arrest warrant stemming from an investigation of a serious assault reported last month on Executive Circle in North Stafford. Identified as George Attakora, aged 21, the suspect was already on the radar in Fredericksburg for other infractions, police said.

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We were first in flight: Aerodrome No. 5 reproduction unveiling to mark milestone in aviation history

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford Regional Airport Terminal [Photo: Rick Horner]

The project was made possible through a public/private partnership between Stafford County, the Langley Flight Foundation, the Stafford County Historical Society, the Stafford Regional Airport, and private donors. The aircraft will be on permanent display at the airport, along with interactive kiosks with educational programming on the science and history of flight.

The Foundation is hosting a community open house on May 11th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Stafford Regional Airport with aviation activities for kids and aerodrome demonstrations every half hour. Aerodrome No. 5 was one of several experimental aircraft developed by Samuel Pierpont Langley, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, in the mid-1890s to demonstrate heavier-than-air mechanical flight. Powered by a 1.5 hp steam-powered engine, the unmanned aerodrome weighed just over 24 pounds and flew 3,330 feet over 1 minute and thirty seconds on May 6, 1896, in Stafford County. T

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Dale City, Mullen elementary schools named 2024 Green Ribbon Schools

By Caitlyn Meisner

The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Dale City and Mullen Elementary Schools as 2024 Green Ribbon Schools, making them the only two schools in Virginia to receive the honor.

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Family seeks justice: First court appearance for suspect in Manassas DUI manslaughter case

By Alan Gloss
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On May 1, 2024, Jose Rafael Lizama, a 47-year-old resident of Manassas Park, made his first appearance in front of Prince William County Judge Wallace S. Covington. Lizama is accused of driving drunk and striking Justin Burns, of Blackstone, who was crossing the 8900 block of Center Street in downtown Manassas, near Old Town Sports Pub, just before 11 p.m. on December 2, 2023.

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