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Call to Action: Mothers need postpartum support volunteers

By Potomac Local News

Greetings, Prince William – The Bluebell Festival is back!  Save the date for this free, family-friendly event on April 10, 10am-4pm at Merrimac Farm WMA, 15014 Deepwood Lane, Nokesville.  Come welcome spring, celebrate nature close to home and view the fabulous Virginia Bluebells that carpet the Cedar Run shoreline for nearly a mile!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3tDy89U to learn more.

Leopold’s Preserve, 16290 Thoroughfare Road, Broad Run needs volunteers with muscles to support a Trash CleanupApril 2, 9am-12pm.  Due to the amount of heavy lifting needed, volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Closed-toed, treaded shoes required, wear long sleeves and pants for protection from ticks and bugs.  Meet in Parking Lot East, bring work gloves and bottled water.  You’ll feel great as you help clear out an abandoned dump site and help beautify the preserve!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3KIF2k5 for more information and to register.

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Business

Intern-Extern Expo planned at Fredericksburg Expo Center as companies scramble for new talent

By Uriah Kiser

Since the coronavirus surged across the world two years ago, companies across our region and the U.S. are experiencing employee shortages.

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Nearly 30 graduates to enter Prince William fire service

By Potomac Local News
Prince William County Fire and Rescue Recruit Class 2021-2

Prince William County is about to welcome nearly 30 new firefighters.

On Wednesday, March 30, at 11 a.m., the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue will hold its graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 2021-2 at the Grace Life Community Church, 9560 Linton Hall Road, in Bristow. Battalion Chief James Mirable will preside over the ceremony.

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Features

During Stafford Race Series, the community cheers

By Potomac Local News
Kerrianne Rouse, 38, of Stafford, runs the Halloween 5K and Monster Mile 2019 and again in 2021.

Kerrianne Rouse, 38, of Stafford, has been participating in the Stafford Race Series since 2018.

As a local PE teacher and running club sponsor, I enjoy seeing students and families participating in both the 5K runs and also the kids’ mile runs offered.

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Car slams into Chipotle, 4 rushed to hospital

By Potomac Local News
A car slammed into a Chipotle restaurant in Woodbridge, injuring four people, including the driver. [Photo: Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department]

Four people are hospitalized after a car slammed into a Chipotle.

At 12:11 p.m., Monday, March 28, fire and rescue crews units were dispatched to the 1900 block of Daniel Stuart Square in Woodbridge for a report of a vehicle crashing into a restaurant. Crews arrived to find a car partially into the building.

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Manassas public school employees will get a 5% pay raise

By Rick Horner
[Photo: Manassas City Public Schools]

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Shots fired at Good Samaritan outside house; suspected shooter jailed

By Potomac Local News
Scott Jones, 52, is charged in a bizarre shooting that occurred in a Stafford County neighborhood on Sunday, March 27, 2022 [Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office]

A Stafford man is in jail after authorities said he fired multiple rounds from a handgun at his neighbor.

At 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, the authorities received 911 calls for shots fired on Aster Lane, off of Bells Hill Road. A resident had walked outside his home and greeted his neighbor, asking if he was okay.

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