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Fredericksburg Resident Calls for Return of Slave Auction Block, Citing Lessons in Discomfort and Remembrance

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Fredericksbrug City Government

At the Fredericksburg City Council meeting on March 10, 2026, a local resident delivered a plea to reinstall the historic slave auction block removed from its prominent location six years earlier, drawing a stark analogy to Holocaust memorials while council members honored a longtime volunteer for her work in guiding the city’s approach to painful historical sites.

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OmniRide weighs new direct routes to D.C., Vienna Metro against rising capital expenses

By Uriah Kiser

OmniRide is poised to offer Prince William County commuters faster, more direct express bus options into downtown Washington and Northern Virginia job centers, but federal tariffs on new commuter buses are adding tens of thousands of dollars in unexpected costs and highlighting broader funding strains on local transit.

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Manassas

MCPS Deepens Museum Ties While Weighing FY27 Budget

By Potomac Local News
[Courtesy of the City of Manassas]

Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) continues to make local history a living classroom through its growing partnership with the Manassas Museum, offering students hands-on, place-based learning that connects curriculum to the community right in their backyard.

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Manassas Park

Manassas Park Extends Tax Relief Application Deadline to June 30 as New Treasurer Reports Progress and Challenges in Collections

By Potomac Local News

The Manassas Park Governing Body approved an ordinance on March 3, 2026, permanently extending the annual deadline for real estate tax relief and exemption applications from April 1 to June 30, providing residents—particularly elderly, disabled, and 100% disabled veterans—more time to file paperwork amid a broader discussion of tax collections led by newly appointed City Treasurer Donald Shuemaker.

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Stafford

Stafford Planning Commission Grants Buc-ee’s Another Extension

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Planning Commission unanimously approved a four-month extension for Buc-ee’s proposed travel center on March 11, 2026, despite calls from residents to reject the request and force the company to restart the application process.

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Schools

Stafford School Board Explores Revenue Sharing Deal with Supervisors for More Predictable Funding

By Potomac Local News

The Stafford County School Board is examining a potential revenue-sharing agreement with the Board of Supervisors that could provide schools with more stable, multi-year funding and reduce the uncertainty tied to the annual budget cycle.

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Prince William

Referendum Push Gains Steam: Prince William Parks, Libraries, and Indoor Sports Facility Could Head to 2026 Ballot

By Uriah Kiser
Chair DeShundra Jefferson at the April 22 Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting.

The Prince William County Board of County Supervisors showed majority support during its March 10, 2026, work session for placing a potential bond referendum before voters in November 2026 that would authorize borrowing for parks, open space, libraries, and — for the first time since the 2019 attempt — an indoor sports facility.

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Stafford

Stafford schools to dump trailers as enrollment drops

By Uriah Kiser
Trailers at Park Ridge Elementary School in North Stafford

Stafford County Public Schools is advancing a phased reduction of its 60 elementary modular classrooms—installed between 2021 and 2024 to accommodate a surge in student enrollment—as updated November 2025 projections reflect slower future growth and a rare recent one-year decline.

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Prince William

Debt Surge Warning: Prince William Advisors See AAA Risk in Rising School and County Borrowing

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County’s financial advisors presented a stark assessment during the Board of County Supervisors work session on March 10, 2026: the county’s outstanding debt is on track to surge more than 60% over the next five years, reaching approximately $1.94 billion by the end of FY2031.

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Schools

Could your child walk farther to school? Stafford considers using fewer buses, explores efficiencies

By Uriah Kiser
Kindergarten students get off the bus at Park Ridge Elementary School on "transition day," Monday, August 11, 2025. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

Stafford County Public Schools is considering expanding non-transportation zones (NTZs), areas where no bus service is provided, and families are responsible for getting students to school.

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