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Prince William County will consider purchasing at least five pieces of property in the wake of the Thoroughfare cemetery controversy.

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In a press release, Haymarket officials said they accepted the resignation of Police Chief Kevin Lands.

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Units were called to the 5000 block of Fishers Hill Way (Haymarket) when an occupant smelled smoke and observed flames from his attic.

Crews arrived with a working fire in the attic. Within 10 minutes the fire was under control. The home sustained moderate damage and no injuries were reported.


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After the Emancipation Act and the end of the Civil War, many freed slaves built communities across Prince William County.

One of those communities, known as “The Settlement,” within the triangle of Old Carolina, Carver Road and Lee Highway in Gainesville, remains, to this day, home to many descendants of those early County residents.


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On Sunday, September 20, family, friends, princesses, superheroes, first responders, and volunteers with The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation gathered for a celebration parade. Cars were decorated with balloons and signs of support.

The event was all for three-year-old Matthew who, in 2019, was diagnosed with cancer. Mathew has endured 13 rounds of chemotherapy, four surgeries, three serious bacterial infections, two bone marrow transplants, and six months of immunotherapy. In early September, after a week of scans, blood work, biopsies, and tests, he was declared free of the disease.


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