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Fredericksburg’s New Trail Plan Has Fans and Fears

By Mike Salmon
A view down the overgrown Dixon Trail corridor reveals the dense vegetation planners aim to navigate for the proposed connector route. [Photo: Mike Salmon]

To increase the city’s bike-ability and promote a “connected communities” concept, officials and residents gathered at the south end of Caroline Street on May 29 in Fredericksburg to discuss creating a Dixon Park Connector trail.

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Prince William

Manassas Mall Could Get 1,000+ Apartments Under Rezoning Plan

By Potomac Local News
Manassas Mall at 8300 Sudley Road near Manassas.

MANASSAS, Va. – Prince William County leaders will consider a rezoning request on Tuesday, June 3, that could transform the aging Manassas Mall into a new urban-style community with more than 1,000 apartments and tens of thousands of square feet in new commercial space.

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Prince William

Crisis Center in Woodbridge Set to Open in October—Even with Medicaid Hurdles

By Potomac Local News

Prince William County is on track to open a 24/7 mental health Crisis Receiving Center (CRC) in October 2025, following a years-long effort to expand behavioral health services and despite an ongoing Medicaid reimbursement challenge that has delayed the project.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Wastewater Plant Gets $100M+ Grant Boost

By Potomac Local News
Fredericksburg City Hall

Fredericksburg’s multi-year upgrade of its wastewater treatment plant continues to move forward, with city officials reporting steady progress on financing and construction—and more than $105 million in grants secured to ease the burden on local taxpayers. 🚧

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Manassas

Commercial Flights at Manassas Airport Now Taking Off in 2026

By Potomac Local News
A rendering shows passenger planes serving the Manassas Regional Airport Terminal.

✈️ With construction underway and a private operator on board, Manassas is inching closer to launching commercial airline service from its regional airport. But after years of planning, the first flights won’t take off until 2026—a full year later than initially planned.

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Stafford

Stafford Loses a Seat on VRE Board as Ridership Math Shifts

By Potomac Local News
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Stafford County will lose one of its two seats on the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board beginning July 1, 2025, after new ridership data showed other jurisdictions posted slightly greater gains in boardings. 🚉

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Why It’ll Cost More to Eat Out in Stafford—and Less Next Door

By Potomac Local News
A waitress at Dixie Bones BBQ in Woodbridge.

STAFFORD, Va. – Stafford County residents will see a higher tab when dining out, as the Board of Supervisors voted 4–3 on May 20, 2025, to increase the county’s meals tax from 5% to 6%.

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Prince William to Consider Making Speed Cameras Permanent

By Caitlyn Meisner
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🚗 Prince William County’s Department of Transportation showed that its temporary photo-monitoring speed limit cameras have been effective in a recent Board of County Supervisors meeting, and is now requesting that they become permanent.

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Fredericksburg

Two Routes Rise to the Top for New Rappahannock River Bridge, Say FAMPO Planners

By Potomac Local News
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Two potential river crossing corridors have emerged as frontrunners in the effort to ease regional congestion and strengthen north-south connectivity across the Rappahannock River, according to FAMPO staff recommendations presented Monday, May 19.

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Prince William

Graduation Season Brings Big Changes to Prince William Schools

By Potomac Local News

🎓 As thousands of high school seniors prepare to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies across Prince William County, the School Board is set to approve three major policy changes at its next meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

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