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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.

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Affordable housing crisis develops in Stafford County

By Trinity Bui

Published May 23, 2021 at 8:55AM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:47PM

Stafford County faces a housing problem amidst its growing population.

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School Board pushes for new elementary school in Fredericksburg

By Rick Horner

Published May 22, 2021 at 4:53AM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:47PM

The Fredericksburg City Council and the city’s School Board are discussing building a new school in the city.

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Originals

Primary Watch: Prince William voters want new direction in Richmond, say GOP candidates

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 21, 2021 at 2:35PM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:48PM

Tim Cox has only been on the political scene for a short time, but he’s already got the endorsement of two heavy-hitters in state and local politics in his run for the 51st District House of Delegates seat.

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Leaders press pause on Downtown Stafford, say project too complicated to understand

By Rick Horner

Published May 20, 2021 at 12:21PM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:48PM

A rendering of Fountain Park, located next to the Stafford County Courthouse (lower right), a development that could have nearly 1,000 new apartment homes in buildings as tall as five stories.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors pumped the breaks on the development of Downtown Stafford, next to the county’s iconic courthouse.

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More data centers a possibility in Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 17, 2021 at 8:34PM | Updated June 29, 2022 at 11:49PM

Could Prince William County become the next Loudoun County, which, with the most data centers in the world, handling the majority of the world’s web traffic, is the home to the modern internet?