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Prince William Supervisors to award $61M contract for massive Minnieville–Parkway interchange

By Uriah Kiser
A rendering shows Prince William County’s first Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI), planned for the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road in Woodbridge. The SPUI will provide access to the upcoming Quartz District, a mixed-use development with more than 1,000 homes and a Whole Foods Market.

Prince William County leaders are expected to take a major step toward easing one of the region’s most notorious traffic bottlenecks — and clearing the way for a long-awaited new community anchored by the county’s first Whole Foods Market.

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PWCS Says Green Push Is Paying Off — $82.7M Saved as School Closure Looms

By Uriah Kiser
Energy Management & Sustainability Supervisor Jessica D. Weimer, MBA, LEED Green Associate, presents Prince William County Public Schools’ annual sustainability report during the School Board’s November 5, 2025 meeting.

Prince William County Public Schools says its sustainability efforts have saved taxpayers $82.7 million in avoided energy costs since 2012 — savings that come as the division weighs whether to close one of its oldest campuses, Potomac View Elementary School in Woodbridge.

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Manassas

Manassas Council Approves $1.75M Land Sale for Hilton Hotel, Advances Airport Lease Proposals

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas City Council on Monday approved a $1.75 million sale of city-owned property at the Landing at Cannon Branch to pave the way for construction of a new Hilton Home2 Suites extended-stay hotel, while also advancing two major bids for long-term lease rights at the Manassas Regional Airport.

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Manassas Park

Manassas Park expands workforce-homebuyer program to all city employees

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas Park is widening the path to homeownership for the people who keep the city running.

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Marines Mark 250 Years with Cake, Tradition, and Tribute at Quantico

By Uriah Kiser
A Marine officer leads the crowd in singing “The Marines’ Hymn” — *“From the Halls of Montezuma”* — during the 250th birthday celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., on November 10, 2025.

Even a federal government shutdown couldn’t stop the Marines from celebrating their 250th birthday.

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Manassas Park

Dominion probes stray voltage behind recurring Manassas Drive rail-arm failures

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Google Maps

Drivers in Manassas Park know the spot: the railroad crossing on Manassas Drive, where the warning arms sometimes drop and stay down long after the train has passed. The glitch has been causing backups — and frustration — for years.

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$35M Garage Turns Into Playground — Donuts, Fire Extinguishers, and All

By Uriah Kiser
People stand and talk inside the enclosed pedestrian bridge at the Manassas Park VRE station, with sunlight streaming through metal panels. [Photo: VRE]

Just two weeks after cutting the red ribbon on its $35 million Virginia Railway Express (VRE) garage and pedestrian bridge, Manassas Park is already tweaking how the new downtown landmark will be managed day-to-day.

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Manassas Park delays car-tax penalties until Feb. 5, 2026

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas Park City Manager Carl Cole

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Trump Talk, Trans Fights — and a Total Flip in Virginia: From Manassas to Spotsy, Dems Drown GOP

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Spanberger Facebook page

Four years after Republican Glenn Youngkin carried Virginia on a message of parental rights and education reform, voters across Greater Prince William and Fredericksburg sent a very different signal in 2025.

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Manassas leaders confirm 1948 Jennie Dean vocational wing; city to return 1914 MIS cottage to campus by 2027

By Potomac Local News
Jennie Dean statue at Jennie Dean Memorial Park in Manassas, honoring the founder of the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth in 1893.

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