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Prince William County and Virginia’s death penalty — a look back as Gov. abolishes executions

By Uriah Kiser
Gov. Ralph Northam (right) tours Greesville Correctional Facility, in Jarratt, Va., the site where death penalty sentences were carried out.

Virginia Senator Scott Surrovell stood outside Gunston Hall today, the mansion home to George Mason, the author who wrote Virginia’s Declaration of Rights in 1776.

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Stafford schools announces plans to return more students to classrooms 4 days a week

By Rick Horner

Stafford County will return more students to the classroom next month and pilot programs for elementary and secondary school students to return to school.

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Northam smiles upon event venues, social gatherings, slightly eases restrictions

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Prince William County Public Schools Associate Superintendent Denise Huebner tour a vaccination clinic for teachers at Unity Reed High School outside Manassas on Saturday, January 30, 2021. [Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today eased some of his coronavirus restrictions that have limited the number of customers allowed at area businesses over the past year.

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Commissioner blasts Racial & Social Justice Commission for not reciting pledge of allegiance

By Uriah Kiser
London Steverson, a retired Social Security Judge and Coast Guard Law Specialist, sits on the Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission.

A retired administrative law judge who now sits on a newly formed Prince William County commission was outraged when the most recent meeting didn’t begin with the pledge of allegiance.

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Judge rules in favor of Gourmeltz, denies state temporary injunction to close restaurant

By Rick Horner
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A Fredericksburg-area restauranteur that has defied Gov. Ralph Norham’s order to limit the number of customers in his restaurant, and force them and his employees to wear masks, beat the state which tried to have him shut down.

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Prince William County announce new schools superintendent

By Potomac Local News

Prince William County will have a new superintendent of schools.

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Prince William Schools approved $1.4B budget is larger than last year

By Uriah Kiser

The Prince William County School Board approved its $1.4 billion budget for the fiscal year 2022.

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2 new water pipelines under Occoquan River to improve water quality

By Uriah Kiser

A public meeting about two new water pipelines under the Occoquan River will be held.

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Residents to protest 5G technology rollout in Stafford County

By Rick Horner
New 5G cell phone towers have been erected along Courthouse Road in Stafford County as part of an effort to remake the courthouse area into a Smart City. [Photo: @nickz/Twitter]

As the Stafford County Government works to implement its smart city community, a group of concerned citizens is ringing the alarm bell when it comes to 5G wireless technology.

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Stafford aims to use leftover CARES funds to enlarge courthouse

By Rick Horner

Stafford County will soon schedule a public hearing regarding the use of federal CARES Act funds that would be used to expand the county’s iconic courthouse.

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