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Have Your Say: Fredericksburg Invites Residents to Shape City’s Future at Planning Meeting

By Uriah Kiser

The City of Fredericksburg Planning Commission invites residents to participate in a Comprehensive Plan Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Walker-Grant Center at 210 Ferdinand Street.

This meeting provides an essential opportunity for the community to review and offer feedback on the draft Comprehensive Plan. The plan outlines the city’s long-term guiding policies and vision for the future, focusing on key areas such as housing, transportation, environmental stewardship, and quality-of-life issues that will shape the built environment over the next two decades.

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Market Shift: How Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford Are Responding to Federal Layoffs

By Uriah Kiser
New homes at K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Virginia Crossing in Woodbridge.

The Northern Virginia real estate market is experiencing an increase in home listings, with notable changes in pricing and inventory levels across Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties.

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Stafford Supervisors to Vote on Bylaw Changes Following Monica Gary Censure, Library Board Controversy

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will vote on significant changes to its bylaws governing appointments to local and regional boards and commissions during its meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

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Manassas City School Board to Create Immigration, Refugee Advisory Committee

By Caitlyn Meisner
The Manassas City Public School Board. [Courtesy of MCPS]

The Manassas City Public School Board (MCPS) has met to form an advisory committee dedicated to immigrant and refugee students in the district.

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Fire Engulfs Home on Waterford Drive in Manassas; Firefighter Injured

By Uriah Kiser

A two-story home on Waterford Drive in Manassas was engulfed in flames Friday evening, prompting a multi-agency response from area fire and rescue teams.

The Manassas Fire and Rescue Department reported that units were dispatched to the 10200 block of Waterford Drive around 5 p.m. on February 14, 2025, after multiple 911 callers reported a house fire. Upon arrival, crews found heavy flames shooting through the roof of the single-family home.

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Fredericksburg Planning Commission Rejects Technology Overlay District Proposal

By Uriah Kiser
Fredericksburg City Hall

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Prince William Schools Superintendent Proposes $1.9 Billion Budget

By Caitlyn Meisner
Prince William County Schools Superintendent LaTanya McDade. [Courtesy of PWCS on X]

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Wildcat Battalion Marksmanship Team Qualifies for All-Service Championship

By Aya Karouane
The 2024-2025 MVHS MCJROTC Marksmanship Team | Photo: Aya Karouane

The Wildcat Battalion Marksmanship Team at Mountain View High has just qualified for the All-Service Championship, and they don’t plan on stopping there.

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Bundled Up and Giving Back: Fredericksburg Prepares for the Coldest Night

By Kelly Sienkowski
Micah organizes the "Coldest Night of the Year" in Fredericksburg, to raise awareness for homelessness. (Photo | Micah)

Although the area has already braved several winter storms in 2025, Fredericksburg’s Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) is still nine days away. 

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