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This evening, Amazon Data Services has filed a petition against the King George Board of Supervisors, and a preview of Saturday's 2nd Annual Community Health Fair.
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Amazon Data Services Files Appeal with King George Circuit Court
By Adele Uphaus
The King George Board of Supervisors and Birchwood Power Partners are named as defendants in the appeal, which was filed on April 24 by Jaimie Wisegarver, representing Amazon Data Services.
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Second Annual Community Health Fair Coming to Spotsylvania Towne Center on Saturday
By Jawaun Henderson

The fair is being presented by the Stafford-Fredericksburg Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), which has health equity as one of its core programs.
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