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Wolf-dog owners making second attempt at a commercial kennel

By Rick Horner
John and Cindy Grove, seen here in August 2020, petitioned the Stafford County Board of Zoning Appeals to open a commercial kennel and attraction featuring wolf-dog hybrids.

The Stafford County Board of Zoning Appeals will hear a request to open a commercial dog kennel business in the Rock Hill district.

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In Prince William, children’s masks come off Tuesday; Majority of county’s elected state legislators oppose mask choice

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Prince William County Public Schools

Prince William County, Virginia’s second-largest school district, will drop its student mask mandate on Tuesday, February 22.

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Stafford County’s top administrator resigns after fallout from Jan. 3 snowstorm

By Uriah Kiser
Frederick J. Presley (left) will replace Tom Foley (right) as Stafford County Administrator starting July 1, 2020.

Stafford County Administrator Fred Pressley will resign on April 22 after two years on the job.

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Prince William schools drop vax mandate; 92% of employees got the shot

By Uriah Kiser
Following its decision to require employees to become vaccinated or submit to weekly testing, Prince William County Schools roped off nearly half of its meeting room to maintain distance between the School Board and residents. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Teachers in Prince William County will no longer need to get a coronavirus vaccination.

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Sentara to offer increased pay, benefits while trying to fill nearly 160 local positions

By Uriah Kiser
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical center sits at 2300 Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge.

Sentara Healthcare, Virginia’s most extensive integrated health system and one of the state’s largest employers, says it will offer employees $110 million in pay increases and $15 million in benefit enhancements in 2022.

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Governor’s anti-Semitism council much needed, says Woodbridge rabbi

By Rick Horner
Virignia Govenror Glenn Youngkin [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

In response to an upswing of anti-Semitic events in Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his intention to form a council to combat the issue.

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Proposed $121.5M Manassas school budget focuses on new staff, building replacement, disadvantaged student programs

By Rick Horner

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Manassas fire chief says the department needs morale, staffing boost

By Potomac Local News
Manassas Fire Chief William Garrett

Firefighters in Manassas are tired, working overtime, and stretched thin after the department lost a third of its workforce in the past 18 months.

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Deputy talks about saving injured hawk from I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes

By Rick Horner
A hawk was found to be stranded on the HOV lanes on Interstate 95 and had to be rescued by Stafford County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Division. [Photo: Stafford sheriff's office]

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School Board could take action on masks if law delayed to July 1

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Parents and teachers protest mask mandates at a February 2, 2022 Prince William County School Board meeting.

A bill in the Virginia Senate gives parents mask choice for their children in public schools advanced on Wednesday and will head to the House of Delegates.

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