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Manassas elects Republican to City Council, Democrats to all other seats

By Uriah Kiser
Forkell Green

Going against the political grain, Lynn Forkell Green won a seat on the Manassas City Council with more than 70 percent of the vote.

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GOP flips Governor, House of Delegates while Dems hold seats in Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser
Delegate Tara Durant (R-Fredericksburg, Stafford)

In what turned out to be one of the most expensive local races in the state, Republicans pulled out an upset by flipping the House of Delegates’ 28th District seat in Fredericksburg and Stafford County.

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Voters send new faces to Stafford Board of Supervisors, School Board

By Uriah Kiser
Monica Gary won the Aquia District seat on the Stafford Board of Supervisors.

In January, several new faces will sit on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors and School Board.

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Republican candidates aim to bring balance to Manassas City politics, stop tax increases

By Uriah Kiser

Three Republican hopefuls in Manassas say they are the most qualified to serve the people.

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In Stafford, voters cast ballots down party lines

By Rick Horner
A voter takes a sample ballot at the Hartwood election precinct in Stafford County. [Photo: Rick Horner]

In addition to the races for the trifecta of the state governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, residents also voted for their districts’ representatives on the county board of supervisors and the school board.

Potomac Local went to Rocky Run Elementary School in Hartwood and the John Musante Porter Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library in Garrisonville to find out how residents had voted.

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Candidates, voters pour into Stafford County polling place despite rainy weather

By Uriah Kiser
Poll workers outside Brooke Point High School on Election Day, November 2, 2021.

Candidates for state and local races spent their lunch hour at a polling place at Brooke Point High School.

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Former Prince William teacher at Youngkin rally says schools ‘dumbing down” students

By Uriah Kiser
Republican candidate for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (on the right) greets supporters outside the Manassas Park Community Center on Saturday, October 31, 2021.

A veteran Prince William County Public Schools teacher opened a campaign rally for Glenn Youngkin.

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Dumfries public hearing on firearms ban inside town hall is Wednesday

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Dumfries Town Hall

Dumfries officials will hold a public hearing on Wednesday to ban firearms and ammunition at its town hall, located at 17739 Main Street.

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Kamala Harris rally site purchased with coronavirus bailout funds 1 month before Dumfries Town Council accepted the cash; Still no plan for building

By Uriah Kiser
The former site of the Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad at 3800 Graham Park Road.

On October 21, the former site of the Dumfries Rescue Squad played host to Vice-President Kamala Harris, who rallied supporters of Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor.

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Proposal for 25 homes denied in Hartwood, request moves to Stafford Supervisors

By Rick Horner
Stafford County Planning Commissioners Philmore McPherson and Barton Randall listen to a presentation from a land developer. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

A plan to build 25 new homes in Hartwood did not get the blessing of the Stafford County Planning Commission.

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