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From Accepted to Ejected: LPW Removes Manassas Podcaster After Online Posts

By Uriah Kiser

Simone Reddington says she did everything right. She applied to Leadership Prince William’s flagship class after the program’s executive director encouraged her to do it, was accepted, arrived early for orientation, and met alumni. Four days later, Reddington got an email saying she was out.

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Who Gave the Order? Bristow Data Center Vote Brings Transparency Questions

By Uriah Kiser
Protesters gather outside the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge urging the county to limit the areas in which data centers may be built, and to decline the Digital Gateway project next to the Manassas National Battlefield.

A planned vote on the Bristow Data Center Campus on Tuesday, September 9, is stirring debate over how Prince William County leaders make decisions on data center projects and who directs the county’s lawyers in court.

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Visit Occoquan to Host First-Ever Fundraiser with Auctions, Live Music

By Uriah Kiser

Occoquan’s tourism nonprofit will launch its first benefit event this month with an evening of food, music, and community connection.

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Harders and Stewart Both Oppose Data Centers—Here’s What Sets Them Apart

By Uriah Kiser

Voters in Prince William County’s Gainesville District will choose a new supervisor this fall, filling the seat left vacant after the death of Bob Weir in July.

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PWEA Hearing Stretches 16 Hours as VEA Considers Trusteeship

By Alan Gloss
Members of PWEA gather around Broderick Dunn (second row, center), the lawyer representing the ousted board in the lobby of the Holiday Inn in Manassas. Members were not allowed to be in the hearing room so many gathered in the hotel lobby to watch a video of the hearing. (Photo courtesy of PWEA)

The fate of the Prince William Education Association (PWEA) remains undecided after a nearly 16-hour hearing before the Virginia Education Association (VEA) board on August 23, 2025, near Manassas.

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VRE Ridership Drops in June; CEO Search Progresses

By Uriah Kiser
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

VRE saw a seasonal decline in ridership in June 2025, though totals remained well above last year’s levels.

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Manassas City Schools to Provide Day Therapy for Students

By Caitlyn Meisner
The Manassas City Public School Board. [Courtesy of MCPS]

Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) will provide therapeutic day treatment for students through the National Counseling Group beginning this school year.

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PWCS Rolls Out New Bus Routing, Tracking System for 2025–26 School Year

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County Public Schools will begin the new academic year Monday, August 18, 2025, with a redesigned bus routing system and a new tracking app, promising families more reliability, efficiency, and real-time information about their child’s ride to and from school.

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Coalition Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Historic Thoroughfare Cemetery

By Uriah Kiser

The Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare has filed an appeal to overturn the recent dismissal of its lawsuit concerning the alleged destruction of a historic African-American and Native American cemetery in western Prince William County.

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Jefferson Slams ‘Racist’ Mailer—Landrum Fires Back

By Uriah Kiser

Chair Deshundra Jefferson is firing back after a campaign mailer sent by Republican hopeful Brian Landrum labeled her a “DEI hire”—a phrase she calls a racist dog whistle aimed at diminishing her landmark victory as the first Black Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

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