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Published December 8, 2021 at 8:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:06AM

A Hampton Inn hotel on Atlas Walk Way in Gainesville.

Hotels in the region saw a revenue boost this fall, thanks in part to the Federal Government relocating Afghan refugees to Quantico.

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Exclusive: Opening date set for Harbor Drive Wellness Park

By Potomac Local News

Published December 7, 2021 at 8:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:06AM

The Harbor Drive Wellness Park sits at 13030 Harbor Drive in Lake Ridge.

A $1.2 million park will open next week in Lake Ridge.

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Angry to push speed cameras after pedestrian deaths on county roads, including 2 teenagers

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 6, 2021 at 10:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:07AM

Neabsco District Supervisor Victor Angry [Prince William County Government]

Prince William County residents can expect to see a push for traffic cameras in school and construction zones in the New Year.

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Stafford to consider taxing cigarettes, joining a regional authority

By Rick Horner

Published December 2, 2021 at 9:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:07AM

Stafford's courthouse complex off U.S. 1 is expanding to include a new building. Photo: Mary Davidson

The cost of a pack of smokes could rise in Stafford County.

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7 years, nearly $17 million later, county animal shelter opens first phase

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 1, 2021 at 11:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:07AM

Phase I of the new $16.7 million Prince William County Animal Shelter, at 14807 Bristow Road, opened in late November 2021. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

The first of two phases of a new animal shelter in Prince William County opened this week.

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Expecting nearly $15 million more in federal funds, Stafford leaders mull spending list

By Rick Horner

Published December 1, 2021 at 9:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:08AM

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors plans to use funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to hire two new full-time employees and to purchase new equipment for the county sheriff’s office.

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Qarni, of Prince William, no longer state education secretary

By Potomac Local News

Published December 1, 2021 at 7:00AM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 9:08AM

Qarni speaks at a GED graduation ceremony in Downtown Manassas on July 28, 2021 [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Atif Qarni is no longer Virginia’s Education Secretary.

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Racism claim against county police unfounded, investigation reveals

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 30, 2021 at 5:04PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:12AM

Rev. Cozy Bailey, president of NAACP Prince William County Chapter, husband of County Supervisor Andrea Bailey, claimed a county police officer shouted a racial slur at him during a speaking engagement in 2017.

An internal investigation into a claim of racism hurled at the Prince William County Police Department by the husband of one of the county’s top elected leaders is unfounded, say authorities.