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Shop Local, Gift Local: Olde Virginia Gourmet’s Picks for Holiday Gifts
Olde Virginia Gourmet's festive decorations We'll be featuring local businesses in our holiday gift-giving series. We've asked local businesses to tell us about their holidays, and to suggest gift...
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78th Greater Manassas Christmas Parade Winners Announced
The Patriot High School Marching Band won second place in the 78th Greater Manassas Christmas Parade. [Photo/Mike Beaty]Following Saturday's 78th Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, the winners were...
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Hike, Hunt, and Holiday Cheer: Stafford’s Annual Candy Cane Hunt Returns
Stafford County Parks, Recreation and Tourism is hosting its annual Candy Cane Hunt on Government Island on December 14. The family-friendly event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and registration is...
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Chilly Temps Can’t Freeze the Festive Spirit at Fredericksburg Christmas Parade
A toymaker from one of the holiday performances. [Photo: Mike Salmon]Fredericksburg’s Christmas parade kicked off in style, with chilly temperatures setting the mood for hot chocolate and family...
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‘Slick City’ Action Park Coming to Potomac Mills in Spring 2025
A Slick City Action Park, an indoor slide and air court park, will open in the spring of 2025 at Woodbridge's Potomac Mills shopping center. According to a release, this location will be the company's...
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Manassas City Council Approves Subaru Expansion, Sends Off Sebesky
Vice Mayor Pamela Sebesky (left) attended her final City Council meeting as a member of the dais on Monday night. [Courtesy of the City of Manassas]Manassas City Council met for the final official time...
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Adopt Me: Princess
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Woodbridge Supervisor Advocates for Permanent Housing Assistance Programs
On December 2, 2024, local and state officials gathered at the Kelly Leadership Building for the annual Joint Legislative Meeting. The discussion focused on the county's legislative priorities,...
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Dumfries Council Recaps 275th Anniversary, Bids Farewell to Outgoing Councilman
Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood at the opening of The Rose, a new gaming hotel and resort in Dumfries. The Dumfries Town Council convened on Tuesday, December 3, to reflect on its achievements and...
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Prince William County Starts Soccer Field Improvements at Hellwig Park
On Monday, leaders from Prince William County gathered to celebrate the start of improvements to two of the soccer fields at George Hellwig Memorial Park in Manassas. The improvements are scheduled to...
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Shop Local, Gift Local: Elysian Float Spa Offers a Way to Let It Go
No sound, no touch, no light: Elysian Float Spa offers a sensory deprivation spa experience to take away the stress of the holidays. Located in Fredericksburg, Elysian offers 60 minute or 90 minute...
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Stafford County Sheriff’s Report: Target Shoplifting, Trespassing at Brooke...
Shoplifting Arrests at Target On December 9, at the Target on South Gateway Drive, First Sergeant D.F. Purcell intervened in an active shoplifting incident during an anti-shoplifting patrol. A man,...
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Stafford Schools Raise $27,000 to Fight Hunger
[Image: SCPS]Press Release: Stafford County Public Schools (Stafford Schools) is pleased to announce the 14th annual Band Together to Fight Hunger, organized by Stafford County’s five high school...
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$275M Expansion: Baseball Fields Stay Intact as Micron Opts for Growth...
A Micron engineer in its chip manufacturing plant (Photo courtesy of Virginia Economic Development Partnership) The U.S. Department of Commerce has committed up to $275 million to support Micron...
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Gingerbread Time Travelers: Ferry Farm’s Sweetest Show Yet
[Image: Jamie Lee ]Press Release: Past, present, and future bumped into each other. It was a tense moment. Gingerbread House Contest Theme is Holidays: Past, Present, and FutureThis article is FREE to...
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Not So Fast: Speed Cameras Approved in Spotsylvania
If you drive near schools in Spotsylvania, you might want to slow down.
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Dumfries Businesses Face Zoning Challenges, Call for Clearer Rules
Dumfries is Virginia's oldest continually chartered town. During the December 3, 2024, Dumfries Town Council meeting, frustrations surfaced over zoning challenges that have delayed the approval of a...
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Prince William Wants More Authority to Address Speeding
Prince William County Neabsco District Supervisor Victor Angry with constituents at the new Dale City donation center. (Photo by Alan Gloss) Prince William County's Board of Supervisors and School...
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$73M Approved Plan Includes New Dean School, Metz Middle School Upgrades
At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Manassas City School Board approved the fiscal year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which outlines significant facility and resource investments to improve the...
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Navy Roots, Ninja Moves: USA Ninja Challenge Launches in Stafford
After serving in the Navy for 10 years and working in corporate America building data centers, Dan Umpa has launched USA Ninja Challenge Stafford, an indoor obstacle course training program that...
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