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Gov. Robert F. McDonnell will sign off on a compromise between the Virginia Senate and House of Representatives that would shift the state’s 2nd House District to the Potomac Communities.
“I thank the General Assembly for passing this new redistricting plan. I will sign this legislation as soon as it reaches my desk. The plan as passed does address most of the criteria I outlined in my veto letter, and ensures that the elected members of the legislative branch fulfill their constitutional obligation to draw our electoral lines every ten years,” stated McDonnell in a statement.
There will be scenic views of the river and wildlife, great networking and conversation with friends new and old, and we’ll hear from the Prince William Clean Communities Council about how they work to keep the Occoquan River clean. There’s also a Tiki bar where you’ll be able to order a cocktail, iced tea, or whatever else keeps you cool as summer approaches.
This mark’s PotomacLocal.com’s second neighborhood meet up, and we hope you will be a part of it.
The stabbings took place in Stafford County’s Olde Forge neighborhood off U.S. 17 in the southern portion of the county.
About 2 p.m. Tuesday, three teenagers were stabbed with what appeared to be a hunting knife while playing a football game near a playground.
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Police were called to the 3300 block of Beaumont Road in Dale City at 5:33 p.m. Wednesday where they found the child had been sexually assaulted by a known acquaintance, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
An investigation showed the child has been repeatedly raped since February, police say.
Police arrested the President of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, but it was all for charity.
A fundraiser for the Lake Ridge Rotary Clubs was held Wednesday afternoon where those who dined were charged not only for what ordered, but also for cups and straws they drank from as well as the napkins they used to wipe up.
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A Dumfries area man describes himself as the “American Dream” political candidate.
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It appears no one inside the home was injured.
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Dumfries, Va. –– A familiar face in Dumfries business will make his first run for the General Assembly.
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State troopers found the man lying in the roadway, at mile post 152, just after 8 a.m. He was flown to Fairfax Innova Hospital where he later died, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.