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New Media Landscape Ripe for Risk Takers

By Potomac Local News
Uriah Kiser
Uriah Kiser

This week I got the news I had been waiting to hear: PotomacLocal.com is now an official member of the Local Independent Online News Publishers organization, or LION for short.

I sort of expected it since I was at the founding meeting of the organization this past September in Chicago and because I had paid my membership dues. But it’s good to get the final confirmation and to see your name up there with about one hundred other independent publishers from around the U.S. who are all striving to put “local” back into local news.

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Dominion Power to Use Helicopters for Transmission Line Work near Manassas

By Potomac Local News

MANASSAS, Va. — Helicopters will be buzzing once again in the Manassas area on Monday.

This time, pilots will be flying the choppers with crews from Dominion Virginia Power onboard. They’ll be checking power lines, and replacing insulators on those transmission lines in the area, said Dominion Virginia Power spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson.

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I-95 Slope Work Resumes at Quantico This Week

By Potomac Local News

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — They put it off before but it had to get going again at some point.

Virginia transportation officials are warning drivers to expect daytime closures on Interstate 95 in the area of Quantico Marine Corps Base this week. The work is to repair a slope along the highway and it’s not considered a part of the larger effort to bring I-95 Express toll lanes to North Stafford.

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Hylton’s Levenberry Plays All-American Bowl Today

By Potomac Local News
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Today is the day C.D. Hylton High School football standout E.J. Levenberry will play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on national TV.

The game will be seen at 1 p.m. today on NBC (channel 4 in the Washington area, channel 12 in the Richmond area) and it features 90 of the best high school athletes in the country.

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Fallen Police Officer Yung Remembered During Funeral, Cross-County Procession

By Potomac Local News
The body of Prince William police Officer Chris Yung is placed into the back a hearse following a funeral at the Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge. [Mary Davidson/Potomac Local News]

Story By URIAH KISER

Photos By MARY DAVIDSON

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Outside Old Town: What’s Happening in Manassas

By Potomac Local News
Lou Balboni

By CINDY BROOKSHIRE
For Potomac Local News

If you missed the talented student performances at Osbourn High School’s HolidayFEST 2012 on Dec. 13, you can still enjoy video highlights on the OHS Choirs’ YouTube Channel. The Choirs are directed by Matthew Harrison, with choral assistants Lynn Jost and Milton Rodgers. See and hear:

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Word on the Street: What Do the Redskins Need to Keep in Mind to Win?

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The Washington Redskins are headed back to the playoffs this weekend after clinching the NFC East Division Title with a win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Redskins will face the Seattle Seahawks – a team they last faced and lost to in the playoffs in 2007.

So, what’s the one thing the Redskins need to keep in mind to win this game?

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