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Teacher morale is low and shortages plenty. How school divisions are working to recruit new talent

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Public Schools teachers gather on July 27, 2021 to prepare for a new school year. [Photo: Stafford County Public Schools Facebook page]

As students return to the classroom in numbers not seen since the pandemic began, public school divisions across the region are experiencing a shortage of teachers.

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Fredericksburg, Woodbridge fans to be treated to Free Comic Book Day

By Rick Horner

Gateway Comics and Toys will participate in Free Comic Book Day, a worldwide event, on Saturday, August 14.

This year will mark the 20th time the event has occurred and involve more than 2,000 participating comic shops in 60 countries.

Gateway plans to host special guests at both their Fredericksburg and Woodbridge locations to celebrate the occasion.

Those who visit the Fredericksburg store at 2368 Plank Road will see the local business Reclaim Arcade joining the festivities. Reclaim Arcade offers the experience of retro arcade gaming similar to those popular in the 1980s and 90s. Reclaim Arcade also owns Reclaim Video, which offers a similar nostalgic experience but with VHS tapes.

Other guests will include Fredericksburg-based Freddy Donuts, as well as an appearance by local comic creator Charles McElvy. McElvy is known for his creation Spider Squirrel which is published through his own label Xion Press.

Among the guests for Gateway's Woodbridge location, at 3112 P.S. Business Center Drive, just off Smoketown Road, will be writer/artist Jonathan Luna, known for his series Alex and Ada, published through Image Comics. Luna will be joined by local comic book writer and artist Lauren Keely whose book 20XX was also published through Image Comics.

Also appearing will be cosplayer Laney Jade, pop culture podcast host of The Great Geek Refuge Mike Lunsford, and Dave's Dogs providing food for the event.

Free Comic Book Day was originally founded by Joe Field, the founder of Flying Colors Comics, which is based in Concord, California, to introduce comics to new readers while giving thanks to current fans.




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Town Council chamber doubles as studio for mayor’s ad-funded side project

By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood and Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey [Screenshot from Spotlight Dumfries podcast]

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Exterior work on new town center moves ahead

By Uriah Kiser

Work on a new and improved Haymarket Town Center is about to begin. 

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Randall on Supervisors race: Make Stafford a destination county

By Uriah Kiser

Joining us on the podcast today is Barton Randall. He is the candidate for the Garrisonville District Supervisor seat.

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CDC won’t reauthorize coronavirus test used in our area

By Uriah Kiser

The CDC has recalled an experimental coronavirus test used in our area to determine whether or not residents were infected with a disease that caused a worldwide pandemic.

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N.C. man struck, killed in grocery store parking lot

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A North Carolina man was struck and killed in a grocery store parking lot in Stafford County.

At 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, a 911 call reported the victim had been struck outside of a Lidl, at 1175 Warrenton Road, near a Walmart. Deputies found the male victim, Daniel Junco, 49, of Fayetteville, N.C., and pronounced him dead at the scene.

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Virginia ABC rolls out new canned cocktails

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Customers can expect to see a new lineup of 36 new canned cocktails, spirits and mixers heading to ABC stores in July.

These new products span a variety of spirits including bourbon, cordials, gin, moonshine, tonic, tequila, rum, scotch, vodka and vermouth. New products were selected from around the world, but eight of them were made in Virginia.

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Manassas resident: Nationals stadium shooting ‘a frantic, chaotic scene‘

By Uriah Kiser
Nationals Park {Photo by Sung Shin/Unsplash]

A former Manassas City Councilman found himself in a melee following a shooting outside Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Ian Lovejoy and his girlfriend sat behind home plate during Saturday’s game between the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres.

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