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A church congregation will move from Stafford County to Dumfries, and it will worship inside of a commercial building.

The Dumfries Town Council approved a conditional use permit, or CUP, for the Grass Roots Christian Fellowship church who will become the newest tenant of the Elwey Center building on U.S. 1. The special permit was required because, prior to the Council’s vote, the building was zoned for business use only.


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Willie J. Toney announced this past weekend that he will seek the mayor’s chair on the Dumfries Town Council.

Toney, a Democrat, currently serves as the town’s Vice Mayor and is looking to unseat the man he sits next to on the council dais, Republican Mayor Jerry Foreman, who is also seeking reelection.


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Dumfries officials hear a request from North Stafford church now meeting at a hotel.

Grass Roots Christian Fellowship church wants to move its services from a Wingate Inn on Garrisonville Road in Stafford County to a space inside Elwye Building in Dumfries. The Town Council must grant a special use permit to the church to permit them to use the building, which houses commercial business.


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This year’s Black History Month Celebration will honor several town residents, and mark the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

Here’s more about the annual celebration from Dumfries Director of Community Services Cydny Neville:


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The Dumfries Business Association is expected to elect new leadership in February.

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DUMFRIES, Va. — Dumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman wants another term.

The Republican elected Mayor in May 2012 following the death of Mayor Fred Yohey says he wants four more years to continue his work on reducing the town’s Business and Professional Licensing tax, and focus on improving the water quality of Quantico Creek.


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DUMFRIES, Va. — A BP gas station in Dumfries that was closed for weeks late last year has now reopened under new ownership.

The gas station at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Va. 234 sits just inside the town limits and across from an overcrowded commuter parking lot. The station’s new owner, Khalid Cheema, said he’s hopeful this new location will be both busy and profitable.


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