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Stafford County Sheriff’s deputies will be some of Northern Virginia’s highest-paid law enforcement officers.

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Voter registrars in our area are working overtime to register new voters following another error at the state’s Department of Elections. Multiple voter applications filed with the DMV were not processed. The state blamed a computer glitch for the error. 

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A federal survey seeks whether small businesses have recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. However, some local business owners are more concerned about a potential recession and inflation. The Federal Reserve recently distributed questionnaires to gather data for its Small Business Credit Survey 2022 Report on Employer Firms.

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The Bull Run Rotary Club will display the 7th annual “Flags for Heroes” in Manassas from Friday, November 4, to Sunday, November 13. The flags honor Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, Front-Line Workers, and Local First Responders.

The Rotary Club displays the flags on the Manassas Museum lawn at 9109 Prince William Street. The public opening ceremony will be held on Friday, November 3rd at 5:30 p.m. on the lawn, located at 9101 Prince William Street, with remarks from Rotary District 7610 Governor Sheila Brennan.


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Republicans scored an early election victory in Prince William County Circuit Court. A Judge on Tuesday, October 1, 2022, issued an injunction to allow the Prince William County Republican Committee to have its party members serving as election officers in the rolls of poll chiefs and assistant chiefs in 12 disputed precincts across the county.

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The scenic Nathaniel Ellicott footbridge over the Occoquan River got a bit of a facelift this week. The bridge links the town in Prince Willaim County to the Vulcan rock quarry in Fairfax County. A spillway makes for a serene waterfall near the bridge. Before Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the bridge carried traffic on Route 123 over the river. The storm washed away the bridge, and a new one was built.

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Stafford County will host its Second Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Stafford Government Center campus on Friday, December 2, 2021. The public is invited to enjoy a time of fellowship and fun, including a visit from Santa, caroling, holiday music, and food trucks. New this year will be a European-style Christmas market with vendors and artisans.

Last year’s event drew over 2,000 people prompting Stafford County to establish the Christmas tree lighting as an annual event. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better to firmly establish the lighting as a Stafford County tradition.