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Jeff Frederick vs. Toddy Puller?
Former Republican Virginia Delegate Jeff Frederick says he is considering challenging Democratic State Senator Toddy Puller this fall. Frederick, who currently holds no seat and was removed from his position as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, would run against a sitting State Senator in Virginia’s 36th District, which has just been expanded to include portions of Stafford County, Virginia Virtucon reports.

Governor applauds keeping naval ships in Norfolk
Virginia’s governor says keeping U.S. Naval ships at Norfolk is a good idea, and some of the state’s congressman worked to strike funding for a new port that would have been located in Florida.

Pastor says Prince William has a foreclosure disaster
A Woodbridge pastor takes on one of the largest banks in the land over the issue of foreclosures, reports Insidenova.com.

Drew Carey kicks off Fredericksburg marathon
A sweaty and skinny Drew Carey visited Fredericksburg over the weekend for that city’s Historic Half Marathon, reports Fredericksburg Patch.

Special parking zones made in advance of Mark Center opening
When the massive Mark Center opens as part of BRAC, Alexandria residents will be able to park in a special zone while others will have to display a non-residential permit, reports Kingstowne Patch.

Bi-County Parkway a bad idea, group says
Virginia transportation officials on Wednesday will once again take up the idea of the Bi-County Parkway that would run from western Prince William to Loudoun County, but some say the proposed road would eat up protected, historical areas and create suburban sprawl, reports Your Piece of the Planet.

High school students will no longer be trained in firefighting
High school students in Spotsylvania County wanted to learn how to become firefighters, but now the county’s fire and rescue department has pulled the trainer who used to teach the class to train new volunteers, reports Fredericksburg.com.

Disney likes the Navy SEALS that killed Bin Laden
The company that Walt Disney founded really likes the Virginia-based Navy SEAL team that killed Osama Bin Laden so much they’re trying to copyright the group’s name, NBCWashington.com reports.

JCPenney at Potomac Mills to close
The JCPenney Outlet Store in Potomac Mills has announced it will soon close its doors, reports The Washington Business Journal.

Recent Stories

Stafford residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed county government budget that would see the average homeowner pay $276 in Real Estate taxes next year, amounting to an average homeowner’s $3,866 Real Estate tax bill.

Stafford County could get a new skate park at St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park, 80 Butler Road in Falmouth.

Stafford County’s Historical Commission could soon be a thing of the past.

To conduct disaster recovery testing, the Interstate 95/395 E-ZPass Lanes will undergo a double-reversal overnight from March 22 to March 23, 2024.

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