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NVTA awards $65 million for Route 15 railroad overpass in Haymarket

By Uriah Kiser
Route 15 (U.S. 15) at the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing in Haymarket, the at-grade intersection targeted for a grade-separated overpass after the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority awarded $65 million toward the roughly $80 million project. [Photo: Google Maps]

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has awarded $65 million toward construction of a railroad overpass on Route 15 in Haymarket, state Sen. Danica Roem told the Haymarket Town Council on Aug. 3.

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Manassas

FAA Clears Major Environmental Hurdle for Washington Manassas Airport Commercial Service

By Uriah Kiser
Rendering of the Washington Manassas Airport terminal with passenger jets on the ramp.
A rendering shows passenger planes serving the Washington Manassas Airport terminal. File photo.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for the environmental assessment of the project to bring commercial passenger service to Washington Manassas Airport (HEF).

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Business

Fredericksburg Veteran’s App Aims to Cut Food Waste

By Mike Salmon
Kevin Barr, who has roots in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania. [Submitted photo]

Believe it or not, the struggle to minimize food waste can begin with an app. Kevin Barr of Fredericksburg has just the app—and the energy—to do something about it when he launches “Health Barr” on August 30, just before Food Waste Prevention Week, September 28–October 4.

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Manassas

Manassas City Schools See Sharp Growth in AP Participation and Success Rates

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas City Public Schools students are taking far more Advanced Placement exams and earning higher scores, according to an update presented to the School Board this week.

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Manassas

Manassas Police Report Mid-Year Crime Trends Down, Traffic Stops and DUI Arrests Up as Department Reaches Full Staffing

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas Police Chief Douglas W. Keen presented the department’s mid-year statistics for calendar year 2026, covering January through the end of June, during a recent City Council meeting.

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Stafford

Unmarked Graves?: County Calls Specialist’s Absence from Data Center Hearing ‘Standard Practice’

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Administrator Bill Ashton presents the proposed FY2027 budget to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17, 2026, at the Government Center.

Stafford County officials today described the absence of the county’s Cultural Resource Specialist from a July 7 Board of Supervisors hearing on the Potomac Creek Campus data center applications as consistent with standard practice.

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Manassas

Nexus 234 Innovation District Update: 38 Local Businesses Supported, $2.3M Raised in Manassas Area

By Uriah Kiser
A rendering of the planned Hepburn and Sons LLC corporate headquarters in Innovation Park along Discovery Boulevard in Prince William County. The three-story, approximately 27,000-square-foot building is expected to open by summer 2028 and will serve as an innovation hub for defense technology.

Nexus 234 Innovation District Executive Director Amy Adams updated the Manassas City Council this month on the 6,000-acre district spanning the city and Prince William County.

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Prince William

Prince William supervisors initiate study of 1,000–1,400-home Catharpin proposal

By Uriah Kiser

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted 5-3 on July 21, 2026, to initiate a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Catharpin Valley Estates, a proposal covering 292 acres in the Gainesville District.

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Prince William

7-1 vote clears path to demolish Bennett School for Judicial Center expansion

By Uriah Kiser
The vacant historic Bennett School building on the Prince William County courthouse campus in downtown Manassas
Bennett School at the Prince William County Judicial Center campus in Manassas. County staff on Sept. 9 said memorialization concepts, including possible imagery on the planned parking garage, will go to a public meeting targeted for November. Photo: Potomac Local News

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on July 21 approved moving forward with Judicial Center expansion plans that include demolition of the long-vacant Bennett School while directing consultants to study memorialization options, voting 7-1 with Gainesville District Supervisor George Stewart dissenting.

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Fredericksburg

Bailey Resigns from City School Board Two Weeks After Opposing Audit Agreement Vote

By Uriah Kiser

Jarvis E. Bailey’s resignation from the Fredericksburg City School Board comes roughly two weeks after the board split 4-2 on July 6 over whether to ratify a special engagement agreement that former chair Matt Rowe had signed with RFC consultants in October 2025, allowing an audit of board spending to move forward.

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