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Suparna Dutta appeared at a parent's rights forum in Spotsylvania County just days after Virginia Senate Democrats ousted her from the Virginia Board of Education.

On February 7, 2023, Senate Democrats, including all who represent residents of Prince William County, voted to remove her from the Virginia Board of Education. Last summer, Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed the Indian immigrant to the position to be a voice for parents.

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Campaign signs outside Reagan Middle School, a polling precinct in Prince William County's Gainesville District. [Photo: Jacob Moser]
10:30 a.m. update -- Newly printed, correctly sized ballots have been delivered to 14 precincts in the Gainesville District for today's Special Election for county supervisor.
Prince William County General Registrar told PLN the new ballot drops would correct the issue with incorrectly-sized ballots that slowed voting when polls opened at 6 a.m.

At some polls, elections chiefs were instructed to fold ballots and place them into an envelope because they were too wide to be inserted into a scanner. Those ballots amounted to only a handful" and will be counted when polls close at 7 p.m., said General Registrar Eric Olsen.

Olsen said voter turnout is higher than normal for this election, with three percent of the electorate turning out to vote during the early voting period that ended Saturday, February 18, 2023.

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The James McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center. [Photo by Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]
Residents will learn more about a gas pipeline to be laid in a portion of Dale City.

A public meeting about the pipeline between the Prince William County Landfill and the McCoart Center, the heart of the county government will be held Tuesday, February 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the McCoart Building, 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge, according to a flier sent to PLN by Prince William County Neabsco District Supervisor Victor Angry:

Some Prince William County residents in the Dale City area are learning about a new natural gas pipeline that could be laid near their homes. As we've reported, hundreds of residents are affected, and county leaders said they aren't happy with efforts to educate the public about the project.

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Kerensa Sumers and Bob Weir met for a candidate forum at Battlefield High School near Haymarket, sponsored by the Prince William Committee of 100 and the League of Women Voters. [Photo: Mike Beaty]
Tomorrow,  Tuesday, February 21, 2023, is Election Day in Prince William County's Gainesville Magisterial District.

A Special Election will decide who will serve the remainder of Peter Candland's term on the Board of County Supervisors ending on December 31, 2023. Democrat Kerensa Sumers and Republican Bob Weir are vying to replace Candland, who resigned in December 2022 after ten years serving on the board.

You can find out where to vote here. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

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North Stafford High School administrators institute "rolling" bathroom closures to curb student vaping. [Photo: Bekah Whittacre/PLN student intern]
Administrators at North Stafford High School have closed bathrooms during the school day due to an increasing student vaping problem.

Parents and students who spoke to PLN about the situation say metal gates bar the entrances of several bathrooms throughout the school building at 839 Garrisonville Road in North Stafford.

Students and parents told PLN the majority of the school's bathrooms are closed during a school-wide lunch hour. The hour-long lunch, which allows all students one hour to eat lunch, seek college counseling, catch up on studies, meet with teachers, or attend lunch-and-learn sessions, was instituted at the start of the current school year in August 2022 at all five county high schools.

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At the Manassas Economic Development Authority meeting this week, members asked "what's next" regarding the city's purchase of a motorway inn in the heart of Downtown.

We told you earlier this month the city agreed to buy the Olde Towne Inn at 9405 Main Street for $5.5 million. The motel was originally constructed in the 1960s. It is located in the geographic center of the downtown neighborhood and sits on an entire city block.

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