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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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Prince William Unveils Design for 14th High School Amid Declining Enrollment Debate

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County school leaders unveiled the design of the division’s long-planned 14th high school — a light-filled, environmentally conscious building they say will redefine how students learn and connect.

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2 Major Construction Projects On Track in Manassas Public Schools

By Caitlyn Meisner
Renderings of the new Jennie Dean Elementary School's planned outdoor space. [Courtesy of MCPS]

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Prince William Residents Rage as County Passes ‘Weak’ Noise Ordinance

By Uriah Kiser
Village Place Technology Park in Gainesville, approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2022

After three years of study, public debate, and technical review, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 5–2 Tuesday night to adopt a new C-weighted noise ordinance regulating sound from data centers and other industrial sources.

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Weems–Botts Museum group urges Town to preserve $1-a-year lease agreement

By Uriah Kiser

The nonprofit that operates the Weems–Botts Museum and Merchant Park told the Dumfries Town Council it hopes to keep its $1-a-year lease intact through 2038, stressing that the agreement has allowed local volunteers to preserve one of Virginia’s most historic homes for five decades.

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Dumfries, Historic Nonprofit Face Off Over Future of Weems-Botts House

By Uriah Kiser

The future of one of Virginia’s oldest buildings — and a cornerstone of Dumfries’ 275-year history — is at the center of a growing dispute between the Town of Dumfries and the nonprofit that has operated it for more than half a century.

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HUSH MONEY? Critics Say County’s Noise Law Caters to Data Center Giants

By Uriah Kiser
Village Place Technology Park in Gainesville, approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2022

After more than two years of study, research, and public debate, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, to decide how strictly to regulate industrial noise from data centers.

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Deferred Data Center Plan Heads Back to Prince William Planning Commission

By Caitlyn Meisner
The section of land along Hornbaker Road up for a data center.

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County Directors Warn of Increased Costs, Slower Services as Shutdown Drags On

By Caitlyn Meisner
[Photo by James L via Pexels]

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Dumfries police: Casino traffic not fueling crime spike

By Uriah Kiser

Fears that the opening of The Rose gaming resort and new Route 1 traffic patterns would bring a wave of crime to Dumfries have not come true, the town’s police chief told the Town Council this week.

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