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Still on the Clock: $90 Fredericksburg Dinner Counts Down Without Jay Jones

By Uriah Kiser
911 Charles Street (Image: Google Maps)

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Prince William

Cease-and-Desist Letter Shows Tredennick Felt Threatened; PWCS Denies Her Security Request After Confrontation

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County School Board member Erica Tredennick says Prince William County Public Schools denied her request to bring a personal security aide to a recent division event following her confrontation with Vice Chair Tracy Blake on October 1, 2025.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Council approves 242-unit conversion of former Mary Washington Hospital

By Uriah Kiser
The old Mary Washington Hospital at 2300 Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.

The Fredericksburg City Council has approved a plan to convert the former Mary Washington Hospital into 242 apartments, marking one of the city’s largest adaptive reuse projects in recent years.

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Schools

Data centers drive Stafford’s 2026–27 career program overhaul

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County Public Schools unveiled sweeping curriculum updates for 2026–27, featuring two new specialty centers, major state-mandated changes to career and technical education, and a redesigned program for English learners.

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Manassas

City Council Wants ‘Iconic,’ Not ‘Generic,’ Design for Manassas Shopping Center

By Uriah Kiser

After years of land purchases and community input meetings, Manassas officials on Tuesday released the first concepts to remake the city-owned Manassas Shopping Center — and immediately heard a message from the City Council: aim higher.

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Stafford

Stafford Board to Revisit Data Center Rules Oct. 21 After Residents Call for Tougher Limits

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County supervisors will take up new rules for data centers later this month after a wave of residents urged the board to set stronger protections for neighborhoods, wildlife, and waterways.

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Fredericksburg

No-shows: Fredericksburg mayor, council member say they’ll skip Jay Jones fundraisers; others decline comment

By Uriah Kiser
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Several Fredericksburg officials have spoken publicly for the first time about a pair of upcoming fundraisers for Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones, declining to say whether he should remain in the race following the release of violent text messages that have drawn national criticism.

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Prince William

Emails Show PWCS Braced for Turning Point USA Club Debate Before Board Clash

By Uriah Kiser
A screenshot shows a Google Form titled “Petition for the Removal of TPUSA from Patriot High School,” which circulated among students in late September 2025. The petition asked participants whether they supported removing the proposed Turning Point USA chapter from the school.

Internal correspondence within Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) shows that senior division officials were aware of and actively discussed the potential for controversy surrounding the establishment of a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) student club before the October 1, 2025, School Board meeting.

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As Dumfries EDA Prepares for First Meeting, Transparency Questions Linger

By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries is Virginia's oldest continually chartered town.

Dumfries’ new Economic Development Authority (EDA) is poised to hold its first meeting this month, but questions about transparency, ethics, and process remain unresolved as the town’s latest redevelopment body gets underway.

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Spotsylvania

‘Your First Amendment Right does not come without consequences:’ Speaker removed after criticizing school division following employee’s guilty plea in child sex abuse scandal

By Uriah Kiser

A man known for wearing costumes and using satire at Stafford County School Board meetings was removed from a Spotsylvania County School Board meeting Monday night after using mocking language and cultural references while speaking about a child abuse case.

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