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The Prince William Chamber of Commerce will hold a debate between Jeanine Lawson, the Republican, and Deshundra Jefferson, the Democrat. Both seek the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman At-large seat.

The chamber is requiring attendees to register for the event before they may attend. Registration for the event is closed, according to the chamber’s website.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

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George Mason University and Prince William County are betting big on small manufacturing.

The county awarded matching grant funds to the university, which completed a nanofabrication training facility on its Science and Technology Campus just outside Manassas.

Nanofabrication enables the production of new materials, devices, and structures at dimensions less than 100 nanometers (1 nanometer = 1 billionth meter) incorporated into electronic devices, biological sensors, biomedical devices, and optoelectronics.

The facility is billed as the only “clean room” facility to support a “hands-on” educational workforce development program for this growing industry in Northern Virginia.

The facility cost the university $3 million. It used $2.5 million in state grant funds awarded in 2022. The $50,000 from Prince William County was required to win the state grant to show support from the local government.

Mason’s nanofabrication facility will graduate 180 students per year from the program. The school will teach 10 new nanofabrication classes and modify 18 others to fit into the program.

Many companies in and near Prince William County, such as Progeny, NCS, Nikon, Micron, and BAE, are users of nanotechnology, county documents state.

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced the first thirteen approved planning grants to develop innovative lab schools in Virginia.

A Lab School is a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious school established by a public institution of higher education, public higher education center, institute, authority or other eligible institution of higher education. Lab Schools are designed to stimulate the development of innovative education programs for preschool through grade 12 students.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (R) signs bills that alleviate taxes on military veteran pay at Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford County. [Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]
Public universities in our area and across the state will freeze tuition costs at the request of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).

George Mason University was the last school of higher learning in Virginia to announce a tuition freeze after weeks of Younkin pushing schools across the state to leave costs flat amid rising inflation.

George Mason operates its base campus in Fairfax, and a satellite campus in Prince William County, just outside Manassas, focused on science and technology.

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Norm Lewis [Photo by Peter Hurley]
The Hylton Performing Arts Center will welcome Broadway performer Norm Lewis for An Evening with Norm Lewis on September 18.

Lewis is an Emmy, Tony, GRAMMY, and SAG Award nominee  Accompanied by a trio of musicians on the intimate Merchant Hall stage, Lewis' performance will include stories and songs that highlight his accomplished career on stage and screen, giving Hylton Center audiences a chance to experience "just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be," The New York Times worte.

In addition to a performance featuring songs from his career, Lewis will host a masterclass at the Hylton Center the following day with high school students from Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park on September 19.

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