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BRT to Woodbridge more cost-effective than Metro, study finds

Published November 28, 2021 at 11:27PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:10AM

The Pulse, a BRT system in Richmond, opened in 2019 [Photo: GRTC Transit System]

Compared to an extension of Metro to Woodbridge, a new study shows that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would be a more cost-effective transportation solution for eastern Prince William County.

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Exclusive: Johnson named acting Prince William County Executive

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 23, 2021 at 8:38PM | Updated November 28, 2021 at 1:26PM

Elijah Johnson (right) congratulates former Prince William County Library Director Connie Gilman on her retirement in 2017.

[Updated November 28] Elijah Johnson will take control of the Prince William County Government on January 1, 2022.

The Prince William Board of Supervisors today appointed Johnson to the role of Acting County Executive during a closed-session meeting.

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Election night issues addressed; New registrar says he needs more help

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 23, 2021 at 4:55PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:10AM

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As ballots were counted on Election Night, multiple issues arose in Prince William County.

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Jenkins Donelson Foundation holds charity events at Stafford Courthouse, collects $10,000 in needed goods

By Rick Horner

Published November 23, 2021 at 2:48PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:10AM

This past Saturday, the Stafford County charity Jenkins Donelson Foundation held two events at the Stafford County Courthouse to help families in need for the holiday season.

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Employee drug policy update considered, re-testing requirement debated

By Rick Horner

Published November 23, 2021 at 2:34PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:09AM

The Stafford County Government is working on an update to their drug policy regarding county employees.

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Pedestrian safety project at Yorkshire Elementary School gets funding boost

By Potomac Local News

Published November 23, 2021 at 2:17PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 6:29PM

A plan to enhance pedestrian safety outside Yorkshire Elementary School just got a funding boost.

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Upgraded Brentsville interchange will bring massive traffic-pattern shift; Public hearing planned

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 23, 2021 at 7:00AM | Updated July 1, 2022 at 5:47PM

A plan to remove two signal lights on Prince William Parkway calls for significantly transforming two intersections near Manassas.

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5 people protest vaccine mandates outside county courthouse

By Rick Horner

Published November 22, 2021 at 3:46PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:08AM

About five residents gathered in front of the Stafford County Courthouse to protest against losing civil rights due to actions taken during the coronavirus pandemic.

The protesters held up signs protesting such issues as vaccine mandates, questions about the safety of the vaccines provided by Pfizer. The protesters were met with a mix of both support and derision as commuters on Courthouse Road passed by.

The event coordinator, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Potomac Local News that she was protesting in the name of the right to choose. She said that she had no problem if people decided to use the vaccine or not but that the choice should be respected by governments at all levels.

The coordinator also invoked the Nuremberg Code, which lists ethics and principles for human experimentation set in the aftermath of WWII. However, the code was never accepted as law by any nation or as official guidelines by any medical association.

The code does form part of the basis for the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically Title 45, part 46, which is used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in regards to the ethical treatment of human subjects.

The Stafford protest was part of a larger, worldwide protest led by the Children's Health Defense, a Georgia-based anti-vaccination activist group founded and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The stated goal of the rallies was to protest the loss of liberty, illegal mandates, and tyrannical government overreach.

Kennedy and the Children's Health Defense announced the rally in a press release that also stood by the actions of city employees in New York City and Chicago who protested announced mandates by those city governments.

Kennedy and his organization were recently listed as part of the Disinformation Dozen by the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Those on the list are deemed responsible for spreading 73 percent of vaccine disinformation on social media.