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‘Messy’ weekend storm forecast calls for snow to rain

By Potomac Local News
The National Weather Service is tracking a winter storm that should arrive in our area on Sunday, January 16. [Image: National Weather Service]

Forecasted to arrive Sunday afternoon, a major winter storm has our area in its sights for a second time in as many weeks. 

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Stafford School Board defers mask decision as newly-elected official calls for return to normal

By Uriah Kiser
Hartwood District School Board representative Alyssa Halstead

A New Year, the same debate at the Stafford County School Board meeting: whether or not to force children to wear face masks.

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Politics

Vanuch to lead Stafford Board of Supervisors for second year; Yueng chosen first black female vice-chairman

By Rick Horner
Vanuch

Rock Hill District Supervisor Crystal Vanuch has been re-elected chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

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Event

Women’s Self Defense Seminar

American Drengr Krav Maga

10079 Market Circle, Hastings Marketplace

Manassas, Virginia 20110

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American Drengr Krav Maga is hosting the last in our 2025 Women’s self-defense seminar series on Friday, December 5th 2025.

Surviving an attack is more than training your body — it includes training your mind and spirit to be resilient. Krav Maga can help you find the potential for strength that you already have and push you to develop it.

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Neighborhood Notes

Community Notes

By Potomac Local News
A Virginia Department of Transportation truck pre-treating roads before a winter storm [Photo: VDOT]

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews today will apply pre-treatment to Interstate 95 and other primary routes in the Fredericksburg, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula areas with the potential of snow and ice this weekend.

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Stafford Delegate Tara Durant delivers GOP response to Northam’s final State of the Commonwealth address

By Potomac Local News
Delegate Tara Durant (R-Fredericksburg, Stafford)

Stafford County Delegate Tara Durant (R-28) helped deliver the response to Gov. Ralph Northam’s final State of the Commonwealth Address on Wednesday night.

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Nearby cop stops Lamborghini, charges driver with DUI

By Potomac Local News
A Stafford County Sheriff's' patrol car.

A sheriff’s deputy in the right place at the right time stopped the driver of a speeding Lamborghini and charged the driver with DUI.

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Library staff get workouts as system returns to curbside-only service

By Potomac Local News
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fredericksburg Branch Manager Craig Graziano gets a workout delivering books to patrons patiently waiting in their cars. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Libraries in Stafford County and Fredericksburg reverted to curbside-only service this week.

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Business

Manassas City Council approves new Wawa gas station, homes

By Rick Horner
A Wawa gas station

The Manassas City Council has approved rezoning and a special use permit to make way for a new Wawa gas station.

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Dumfries’ lucky day: Officials break ground for gaming resort and hotel

By Potomac Local News
Brent Stevens, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment founder [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Officials gathered to break ground Tuesday, January 11 on a new 305-room hotel and gaming resort in Dumfries.

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