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Brescia posts signed Manassas school board settlement on Facebook; board drops investigation, she dismisses FOIA case

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Sara Brescia, Manassas City School Board member. Courtesy campaign photo

School Board member Sara Jane Brescia on Thursday posted a one-page settlement to her school board member Facebook account showing the City of Manassas School Board agreed to withdraw and not start an investigation of her, restate limits on student transfers, and end the court fight she opened six weeks earlier.

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Manassas City schools drop AI-detection software after failed test; handbook sent back; Osbourn starts girls flag football

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A Manassas City Public Schools bus. Photo: Potomac Local file

Manassas City school staff told the School Board on Tuesday that software meant to catch AI-written student work failed a procurement test, and members then parked a draft School Board Handbook for more work sessions instead of moving it toward adoption.

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School board war ends in secret deal — no court, no dollars, no apology

By Uriah Kiser
Sara Brescia, Manassas City School Board member. Courtesy campaign photo

A public fight that began with accusations of a secret vote, an investigation of a sitting school board member, and a claim that colleagues discussed pulling her children from Baldwin Elementary ended Tuesday night in a closed-door settlement.

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Bailey directs staff to study a local marijuana tax

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Potomac District Supervisor Andrea O. Bailey [Photo: Prince William County Government]

Potomac District Supervisor Andrea O. Bailey directed County Executive Christopher Shorter and staff to study whether Prince William County can establish a local marijuana tax, after Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed 2026 legislation creating a legal adult-use marketplace in Virginia.

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Boddye tees up water resolutions on reuse and groundwater study

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Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny A. Boddye circulated two draft water resolutions at the Sept. 1 Board of County Supervisors meeting and asked colleagues to discuss them. The Board did not vote.

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PWCS posts 92.7% first-week bus on-time rate to open 2026-27 year

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A school bus. Photo: Potomac Local file

Prince William County Schools opened the 2026-27 year with a 92.7% first-week bus on-time arrival rate, Superintendent Dr. LaTanya D. McDade told the School Board on Wednesday — one of the first times in five or six years the division has hit that mark for the opening week, she said.

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How Prince William police say license-plate readers work

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Photo: Prince William County Police / Potomac Local

Chair-at-Large Deshundra Jefferson said Prince William County will schedule a work session on license plate readers, red-light cameras, and who can access the footage.

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They’re debating without him: UMW slates Ollivant, Ahrar and Lopez — no Vindman

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Democrat Eugene Vindman, left, and Republican Doug Ollivant. Photo: Campaign files

The University of Mary Washington will host a public debate for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium.

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Board rezones 23-acre Nokesville site for contractor storage

By Uriah Kiser

Elder Ramos told supervisors he can wait three weeks for a concrete truck when a patio pour gets canceled. On Tuesday night, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors gave his family a legal place to store the material.

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SKY HIGH CRIME: Police Cleared for Drone Launches at Potomac Mills

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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Sept. 1 approved a memorandum of understanding for a “drone as first responder” pilot at Potomac Mills, allowing police to launch an aircraft from the mall when a call is dispatched instead of driving a drone to the scene.

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