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2024 Arts Alive! Festival Announced
The 2024 Arts Alive! Festival, a free and family-friendly event, will be held at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Saturday, September 14, featuring art, dance, music, and more. Organized by the...
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Fredericksburg Celebrates Motts Run Reservoir’s 50 Years
Motts Run Reservoir Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation and Events is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Motts Run Reservoir, which was established in 1974. The reservoir itself spans 160 acres, and...
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Photos: On the Midway at the Prince William County Fair
Jennifer Shaw, the lead singer of ‘Soho Down,’ a Lorton Country Rock band, breaks out the tambourine while bandmates Jessie Kohls, Vanessa Renee, Eric Shaw, Mike Farris, Brad Dietz, Phil Mountjoy, and...
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Spanberger Visits Derailment Site in Fredericksburg
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) and Fredericksburg Fire Chief Michael Jones talk about the train derailment as a train goes by, feet away from the VRE parking lot. [Photo: Mike Salmon]In the aftermath of a...
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Stafford County Board of Supervisors Announces New Meeting Schedule to Boost...
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has amended its By-laws to implement a new meeting schedule starting August 20, 2024, which includes three meeting days per month: A Day for business items,...
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With Election Day Looming, Vindman Rallies Supporters at Invitation-Only...
Vindman [Photo: Alan Gloss]Eugene Vindman, the Democrat running to replace Abigail Spanberger, delivered a campaign speech to about 35 veterans during an invitation-only rally at Garrison Park in...
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Obituary: Katherine Elizabeth Sexton (1946-2024)
Katherine Elizabeth Sexton (Age 78) Katherine Elizabeth Sexton Katherine Elizabeth Sexton, 78, of Winchester, passed away on August 11, 2024, at Evergreen Health and Rehab Center in Winchester. Kathy...
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Widewater State Park Reopens Boat Ramp After Dredging Project
Widewater State Park's boat ramp in Stafford County, which was closed in mid-April due to a significant buildup of silt rendering it unusable, has reopened after a maintenance dredging project. The...
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Manassas City Schools Launches New Website, App For 2024-25 School Year
Manassas City Public Schools has launched a website and a mobile app for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. The first day of the new year was Monday, and the launch was presented to the Manassas...
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Manassas Park Woman Missing Since July: Police Ask for Help
Manassas Park Police Department is asking for the public's assistance locating Mamta Kafle Bhatta, a 28-year-old woman who was reported missing. Following a welfare check, officers initially visited...
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Two Tractor Trailers Overturned in Stafford County within 24 Hours
Two incidents involving overturned tractor-trailers occurred in Stafford County within 24 hours. The first incident took place on the ramp to southbound Interstate 95 at milepost 133, near the...
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Suspect Named in Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Woman near Manassas
Prince William County German Joseth Torres Lizama was identified as a suspect in connection to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman in the area of Pineview Road and Cregger Lane on July 18....
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Five Displaced in Abel Lake House Fire
Stafford County Fire and Rescue swiftly extinguished a structure fire at a two-story residence on Lake Bluff Court early Friday, with all occupants safely evacuated and receiving assistance from the...
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Nonfatal Opioid-Related Overdoses Have More Than Doubled in Region Since 2017
The Prince William Health District (PWHD) has shared the results of a 10-month community-based needs assessment aimed at evaluating factors contributing to opioid-use disorder (OUD) in the Greater...
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Sponsored Post: Join the Manassas Park Sharks Swim Team this Fall!
Calling all young swimmers! The Manassas Park Sharks Swim Team is ready to dive into the fall season, and they want you to be part of the team! Open to participants aged 5-16, the program is designed...
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Manassas City Council Candidate Survey: Commercial Airline Services
As early voting for the fall 2024 election approaches, Potomac Local News is dedicated to informing the community about candidates vying for one of three open seats on the Manassas City Council and...
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Duck Donuts Waddles Back to Fredericksburg
Duck Donuts closed their North Stafford location in 2020. Fredericksburg City has announced that Duck Donuts will be moving into Central Park. The new location will be near Peter Chang's and Bonefish...
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Bright Chalk, Bright Futures: Via Colori to Support Stafford Schools
Stafford County's fourth annual Via Colori will return the weekend of Sept. 28-29, 2024. The annual street painting festival is a free family-friendly event where artists create large-scale chalk...
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Why the Delay? Residents Question Police Response in Missing Manassas Park...
The Manassas Park Police Department is being criticized for what neighbors are calling a slow response to a missing mother who has not been seen since July. Police and residents have been searching for...
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Firefighters Contain 4-Acre Brush Fire, Urge Caution with Controlled Burns
Firefighters extinguished a 3-4 acre brush fire on Daisy Hill Lane with the assistance of nearby fire departments, and no serious injuries were reported. Press release: Just after 2PM yesterday,...
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