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Fredericksburg’s $30M baseball suite: Here’s who gets to use it

By Rick Horner

Published May 27, 2021 at 5:56PM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:44PM

When the Fredericksburg Nationals moved to town, the city government managed to get a stadium suite of its own.

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Stafford quarry to spray loads, reduce dust, county officials say

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 27, 2021 at 3:48PM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:44PM

Stafford County officials said the Vulcan Quarry is going to clean up its act.

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Route 28 widening project now extends into Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 26, 2021 at 12:21PM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:45PM

NVTA Executive Director Monica Backmon

The project to widen Route 28 from four to six lanes crossed jurisdictional lines, as work will now begin in Manassas.

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Dumfries residents in the dark over new streetlights

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 26, 2021 at 11:45AM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:45PM

Some Dumfries residents say they’re concerned about an effort to install new streetlights in their neighborhood.

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Stafford County Smart Testbed opens

By Rick Horner

Published May 26, 2021 at 7:28AM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:45PM

State and local officials cut a ribbon to open Stafford County's 5G technology test bed.

Two years of planning and development have resulted in the Stafford County Smart Community Testbed finally opening for business.

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Youngkin rallies near Dumfries with top of Virginia GOP ticket

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 25, 2021 at 12:04AM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:46PM

Glenn Youngkin (center) Virginia GOP candidate for Governor, rallies with running mates Winsome Sears (right) for Lt. Governor, and Jason Miyares (left) for Attorney General.

The top of Virginia’s Republican ticket rallied a standing-room-only crowd in Prince William County.

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City Council to take up parking problem at Thursday work session

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 24, 2021 at 12:36AM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:46PM

Manassas police photographed a car parked illegally in the city's Georgetown South neighborhood. [Photo: Manassas City Government]

There continues to be a parking problem in Manassas.

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Parents slam Prince William County schools equity policy, call it racist

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 23, 2021 at 10:02PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:29PM

Amanda Ballard, of Haymarket, asked Prince William County school leaders for changes to the division's new equity policy, saying children should be judged on the content of their character, not their skin color.

Parents slammed the Prince William County School Board this week for its approval of a new equity statement that overhauling the content, and the methods of how children are taught, addressing disparities between the schools in the division and hiring new teachers based on race.