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Published October 16, 2026 at 7:17AM | Updated October 17, 2026 at 11:12PM

Stafford Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Authority meet Sept. 29, 2026. (Screenshot / Regional WebTV)

Stafford County supervisors want data centers removed from the county’s technology-zone incentive program, arguing the extra tax breaks are no longer needed and could further cut into projected revenue once projects are built.

The discussion came during a joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the Economic Development Authority on Sept. 29. No vote was taken. Supervisors directed staff to place the item on the already-scheduled Oct. 27 work session, where the board will also discuss removing by-right status for data centers in the M-2 zoning district.

Manassas

District Hemp closes Manassas store after Spanberger’s new hemp rules

By PLN News

Published October 15, 2026 at 11:11AM

District Hemp Botanicals will close its store at 9417 Main Street in Historic Downtown Manassas on Saturday, Oct. 17, after nine years in business, founder Barbara Biddle announced this week.

In a letter published by Manassas NOW, Biddle said she was sharing the news “with a heavy heart.” She described the shop as a mission focused on education, access and alternatives, and said changing regulations, the loss of popular products and challenges for independent hemp businesses made it impossible to continue. A 50% closing sale runs through the final day.

Stafford

Stafford School Board awards $7.1 million contract for North Stafford High fine arts wing

By PLN News

Published October 15, 2026 at 11:05AM | Updated October 16, 2026 at 11:10PM

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The Stafford County School Board on Tuesday awarded a $7.1 million construction contract to Oakley and Williams Construction for the North Stafford High School Fine Arts Wing.

The board approved the contract unanimously at its Oct. 13 business meeting.

Manassas

Factory of Fear: Outbreak turns the ARTfactory into a four-floor zombie nightmare this October

By PLN News

Published October 12, 2026 at 9:41AM

Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg City Schools eyes Project SEARCH partnership at new Kalahari resort

By PLN News

Published October 9, 2026 at 9:34AM | Updated October 10, 2026 at 11:12PM

Construction tour of the new Kalahari Resorts & Conventions site in Spotsylvania County. Credit Courtesy Kalahari Resorts

Fredericksburg City Schools could join a regional Project SEARCH work-immersion program at the new Kalahari resort in Spotsylvania beginning in the 2027-28 school year, school board members heard Monday.

Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brendon Albon said the board will receive a memorandum of understanding in the next month or two for a partnership between Kalahari Resorts and Project SEARCH. The presentation was an information item only. The board took no vote.

Stafford

Stafford supervisors approve Accokeek Center data campus, 4-3

By PLN News

Published October 8, 2026 at 9:54AM | Updated October 10, 2026 at 7:24AM

Stafford supervisors approved the Accokeek Center data campus in the Falmouth District late Wednesday, 4-3. The vote followed a failed attempt to delay it for revenue numbers, a fight over setbacks, and a proffer packet corrected the day of the meeting.

The land is on the west side of Richmond Highway (Route 1), about half a mile north of Eskimo Hill Road and Rupert’s U-Pull-It, the self-service yard at 1489 Richmond Highway. It sits in the strip between the highway and Interstate 95.

Prince William

Haymarket Day returns Oct. 17 with 308 vendors, a parade, and a meals-tax break

By PLN News

Published October 8, 2026 at 9:48AM

Haymarket Town Council waived the 4 percent meals tax for the Haymarket Day weekend and briefed final plans for Oct. 17.

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Prince William

Supervisors award $200,000 for foundation and soil repairs at seven properties

By PLN News

Published October 7, 2026 at 10:37AM

Prince William County is getting into the home repair business. Supervisors on Tuesday awarded $200,000 under the county’s new Foundation and Soil Management Program to seven eligible projects.

The Board of County Supervisors approved a prorated distribution of the $200,000 pot. Staff had received applications from May 1 to June 15. Of those, seven met the rules. The full cost of the eligible work was $356,831; the board had only $200,000 available, so each award was reduced based on ranking and requested amount.

Prince William

House of Mercy lost 75 pallet spaces of storage. It has raised about $100,000 of the $350,000 it says it needs to fix it.

By PLN News

Published October 7, 2026 at 9:40AM

House of Mercy has about $75,000 in cash and another $25,000 in pledges toward the $350,000 it says it needs to lease two adjacent bays and reopen thrift-store floor space near Gainesville, Executive Director Jessica Root said Monday.

The nonprofit closed roughly one-third of its thrift-store sales floor to customers after losing about 75 pallet spaces of storage. That section remains closed and is likely to stay closed through the end of the year, Root said. In the first month after the closure, furniture revenue fell about 44 percent, and household-goods revenue fell about 18 percent.

Manassas