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Published February 2, 2022 at 6:00AM

Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton has penned a letter to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors outlining her concerns about the potential “negative impact” of allowing 2,100 acres near Manassas National Battlefield Park to be replanned for data centers.

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Obituaries

Leon Edward “Lee” Piazza

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2022 at 6:13PM

Leon Edward “Lee” Piazza, 86, widower of Martha (Gochenour) Piazza, of Staunton, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Augusta Health in Fishersville.

Mr. Piazza was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 1935, a son of the late Frank Piazza and Frances (Giaccone) Piazza.

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Man suffers life-threatening burns, dog rescued in 2-alarm blaze

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2022 at 2:39PM

One man suffered life-threatening injuries after a fire on Montega Drive in Woodbridge.

One person suffered life-threatening burns during house fire today in Woodbridge.

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U.S 1 now Richmond Highway in Stafford. Here’s other names they considered

By Rick Horner

Published February 1, 2022 at 2:00PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 8:42AM

Route 1 south in Stafford County.

In Stafford County, Jefferson Davis Highway is now Richmond Highway.

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Woman stabbed multiple times in Lake Ridge home

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2022 at 1:40PM

A 45-year-old man faces charges after a woman was stabbed multiple times inside of her home.

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Opinion: It’s time to end mask mandates in schools, says Prince William County Supervisor Peter Candland

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2022 at 12:00PM | Updated February 1, 2022 at 12:37PM

Parents gathered outside the Stafford County Public Schools headquarters to demand the School Board give parents options to send their child to school without a facemask. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

If we have learned one thing over the last two years of a pandemic, it’s that what is classified as “science” is always changing as we learn more.

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Former Stafford Democratic Chief Litchfield enters state senate race

By Rick Horner

Published February 1, 2022 at 10:00AM

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Neighborhood Notes

Community Notes

By Potomac Local News

Published February 1, 2022 at 6:00AM

Possum Point Power Station

Dominion Energy’s plan to build a landfill to bury coal ash at its Possum Point Power Station on Quantico Creek is already running into opposition, although one local official says the plan could lead to one of the most valuable redevelopment opportunities in the region.

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Fire destroys Haymarket home, displaces 2 adults

By Potomac Local News

Published January 31, 2022 at 3:44PM

Fire tore through a single-family home near Haymarket on Sunday, January 30. [Photo: Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department]

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