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Stern next up as county planning director; 4th in 3 years; Hired amid data center controversy

By Uriah Kiser

The Board of County Supervisors concurred with the County Executive’s decision to appoint Washington Stern, whose appointment is effective Feb. 5, 2024.

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Delegate wants highway toll price caps for Va. residents

By Uriah Kiser
I-66 E-ZPass Express Lanes at Haymarket [Photo: I-66 Mobility Partners]

Delegate Candi Mondon King (D-23, Stafford, Woodbridge) says she will again push legislation that requires a study of the cost of using the region’s E-ZPass Express Lanes. 

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Prince William

Supervisors agree to spend $16 million on land for new sportsplex

By Uriah Kiser
The James McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center. [Photo by Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County taxpayers could soon own 22 acres of land near Interstate 95 and Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.

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Musselman Park still in limbo: ‘Stafford screwed this project up…something has to be done now…’

By Sarah Romero

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is still unsure how to fund Musselman Park.

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Stafford leaders support bill that would clear the way for increased sales tax

By Uriah Kiser
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Stafford County leaders support new legislation allowing them to hike the county sales tax to pay for school construction.

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OmniRide expecting new buses after new Stafford, Spotsylvania services begin

By Uriah Kiser

Regional transit provider OmniRide will begin serving new destinations, and it won’t be long before customers may ride on new buses.

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City Council blindsided over potential loss of park fields to new elementary school

By Lynn Forkell Greene
Manassas City Councilman Mark Wolfe reviews a plan to replace fields at Jennie Dean Park with a new elementary school.

Manassas City leaders are at odds over where a new Dean Elementary School will be built.

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Fredericksburg Christmas Parade marches between rain showers

By Mike Salmon
A dance routine in front of the judging booth.[Photo: Mike Salmon]

Despite shaky weather forecasts, it wouldn’t rain on the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade. 

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Lillie Jessie, on Pr. Wm. School Board for 10 years, stepping down

By Uriah Kiser
Richard M. and Lillie Jessie (center)

Lillie Jessie will sit on the Prince William County School Board for a final time on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

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Politics

Pr. Wm. legislative wishlist: County seeks to replace lost Covid funding, expand transit

By Uriah Kiser
The Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center is the headquarters for the Prince William County Public School System. [Photo via Prince William County Public Schools]

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors will meet with the county’s state legislators for an 8 o’clock breakfast on Monday.

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