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Member Exclusive: The Theater That Never Came: Bart Randall Calls Out False Campaign Claims

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County has been waiting for a movie theater for nearly a decade

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Stafford

NOT SO FAST, BUC-EE! — Stafford Planners Delay Mega Travel Center Vote

By Uriah Kiser

A crowd that filled the Stafford County Government Center and spilled into an overflow room waited late into the night Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, as the Planning Commission voted 6–1 to delay a decision on the controversial Buc-ee’s travel center proposed near Interstate 95’s Exit 140.

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Prince William Residents Rage as County Passes ‘Weak’ Noise Ordinance

By Uriah Kiser
Village Place Technology Park in Gainesville, approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2022

After three years of study, public debate, and technical review, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 5–2 Tuesday night to adopt a new C-weighted noise ordinance regulating sound from data centers and other industrial sources.

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Weems–Botts Museum group urges Town to preserve $1-a-year lease agreement

By Uriah Kiser

The nonprofit that operates the Weems–Botts Museum and Merchant Park told the Dumfries Town Council it hopes to keep its $1-a-year lease intact through 2038, stressing that the agreement has allowed local volunteers to preserve one of Virginia’s most historic homes for five decades.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg to launches first-in-Virginia pilot for at-home street EV charging

By Uriah Kiser
A vehicle charging station at Neabsco Parking Garage in Woodbridge.

City leaders are preparing to launch a one-year pilot program that would let residents without driveways charge their electric vehicles at the curb — a first-of-its-kind initiative in Virginia.

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Stafford

Buc-ee’s Proposal Faces First Public Hearing Tonight in Stafford

By Uriah Kiser

The proposal to bring a massive Buc-ee’s Travel Center to Stafford County will face its first formal test tonight when the Planning Commission holds a public hearing at 6 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Center, 1300 Courthouse Road.

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A Decade After Aquia’s Theater Went Dark, Stafford Still Waiting for the Show to Start

By Uriah Kiser

Nearly ten years after the Regal Aquia Cinemas 10 closed its doors, Stafford County is still waiting for a new movie theater — and now, a fresh set of housing and financial commitments has been approved to make it happen.

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Construction 75% Complete at $139 Million Hartwood High School

By Uriah Kiser
An aerial view of Stafford County's sixth high school under construction. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools]

Construction crews are putting the final touches on Hartwood High School, Stafford County’s sixth and largest high school, slated to open to students in the fall of 2026.

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Business

Fredericksburg Gets a Kick Out of Boot Barn Opening

By Mike Salmon
Angie Ritterpusch was up by the register with her blow torch, branding boots and belts. [Photo: Mike Salmon]

It’s all about the country look at Fredericksburg’s newest boutique, Boot Barn, which opened recently in Central Park.

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Prince William

Dumfries, Historic Nonprofit Face Off Over Future of Weems-Botts House

By Uriah Kiser

The future of one of Virginia’s oldest buildings — and a cornerstone of Dumfries’ 275-year history — is at the center of a growing dispute between the Town of Dumfries and the nonprofit that has operated it for more than half a century.

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