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Fun Land to erect drop tower, 1 of 2 new rides planned for the Fredericksburg park

By Uriah Kiser

Fun Land in Central Park is on track to open two new rides.

Fun Land General Manager Clint Novak announced the park in Fredericksburg would build a 40-foot tall drop tower on its campus. The ride, called the “Patriot Plunge” seats up to 12 people.

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Stafford museum files annual report: Film festival, fundraising push planned

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Museum and Cultural Center is an online resource for those who want to learn more about the area’s 300-year history.

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Tough sell: Manassas leaders bicker over Dean school replacement, new HQ proposal

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas City Councilman Mark Wolfe, and city school board members Jill Spall and Alex Iqbal at a joint meeting November 21, 2022.

Elected officials in Manassas had it out last night over efforts to build a replacement for Dean Elementary School and the school board’s request to buy the largest office building in the city.

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Aquia Town Center owner asked Stafford to buy vacant property, says supervisor

By Potomac Local News
Stafford County GOP Chairman Tony DeTora (right) talks with Aquia District Supervisor Monica Gary (left of DeTora) during a meeting at the Porter Library in North Stafford.

During a meeting with members of the Stafford County GOP, Aquia District Supervisor Monica Gary said the owners of Aquia Town Center asked her about the prospect of the county purchasing the failed shopping center.

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Logging begins for much-anticipated 6th Stafford high school. It’s just the start of schools’ capital needs

By Potomac Local News
The site of Stafford County's sixth high school, near a Walmart on Route 17. [Photo: Garrisonville School Board member Maureen Siegmund]

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VRE biggest ridership declines in Fairfax, Prince William. Sups question subsidies

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

Ridership on Virginia Railway Express continues to decline in the most populated jurisdictions served by the commuter rail service. 

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Seven business have agreed to provide $50,200 for Christmas event, Sup says

By Potomac Local News
Residents rang in the holiday season at a tree lighting ceremony at the Stafford County Courthouse.

The Stafford County Government sent invoices totaling $50,200 to seven local businesses that will sponsor the county’s Christmas tree lighting event.

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County police chief ‘loses sleep’ over school shooting threat

By Potomac Local News
Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

Police have found 12 weapons, nine of them guns, inside Prince William County Public Schools in 2022.

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Taxpayers should buy failed Aquia Town Center, says Stafford Sup

By Potomac Local News

Stafford County Supervisor Monica Gary suggested taxpayers purchase Aquia Town Center, essentially a dirt field, the site of a formerly successful shopping plaza.

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River Rock Outfitters to use state grant to promote Fredericksburg

By Potomac Local News

An independently-owned clothing store in Fredericksburg is the recipient of state tourism money.

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