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Former Stafford public works director killed in Va. Beach mass shooting

Published June 2, 2019 at 2:15PM

STAFFORD — (Press Release) Stafford County sadly announces that Christopher Rapp, one of its former employees, was identified by Virginia Beach police as being a victim of the Virginia Beach shooting on Friday, May 31, 2019. Rapp was Stafford’s Director of Public Works from 2015 to 2017.

“On behalf of the Board of Supervisors, I express our utmost condolences to Chris’ family, friends, and coworkers. He was a kind man who treated everyone with dignity and respect,” said Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Gary Snellings, Hartwood District. “Our hearts go out to Virginia Beach at this time of unimaginable tragedy and we will support them as they move towards healing and peace.”

News

Sunny, high near 73, wind gusts

By Potomac Local News

Published June 2, 2019 at 12:32PM

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Storm damage clean up underway in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published May 31, 2019 at 12:41PM

WOODBRIDGE — Crews spent the morning removing downed trees and repairing snapped utility poles.

A storm rolled through Prince William County about 5 p.m. Thursday. In Woodbridge, where the damage was the worst, trees fell on unoccupied cars and on fences.

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Mostly sunny, with a high near 84

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2019 at 10:41PM

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Politics

LaTonsha Pridgen seeks Coles District Supervisor seat, addresses overcrowded schools

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2019 at 5:00PM | Updated May 30, 2019 at 11:57PM

LaTonsha Pridgen is running for the Coles District Supervisor position, bringing her years of experience in project management, and her passion from founding and running a nonprofit.

Pridgen is a political newcomer to Prince William County.

Prince William

Bristow farmhouse fire called suspicious

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2019 at 4:35PM | Updated May 30, 2019 at 10:37PM

BRISTOW — Fire crews were investigating a suspicious fire in Bristow.

Prince William County fire crews were called to a blaze at an abandoned farmhouse on Old Church Road just before 11 a.m. Thursday.

Politics

Mark Wolfe, running for 50th Delegate seat, prioritizes education, jobs

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2019 at 4:30PM | Updated May 31, 2019 at 12:01AM

Mark Wolfe, currently serving as a Manassas City Councilman, is running for Virginia’s 50th Delegate Seat with his attention directed to job access and funding public schools.

He’s running against fellow Democrat, incumbent Lee Carter, who’s made a name for himself as the only member of the House of Delegates who identifies as a Democratic Socialist.

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Tree crashes into Stafford house

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2019 at 10:46AM

STAFFORD COUNTY — A tree crashed into a home on Holly Corner Road. No one was injured.

Stafford County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the home about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in the southern section of the county near Rocky Pen Run Reservoir.

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Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 o’clock

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2019 at 10:37AM

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Essays, photos, tap water found inside 34-year-old time capsule

By Potomac Local News

Published May 29, 2019 at 2:12PM

LAKE RIDGE — Chris Purdam pulled a manila envelope out of the steel canister where it had been sealed for the past 34 years.

Inside, a hand-written essay he had penned back in 1985. He was 13 at the time, writing for a school assignment to write about what he thought Prince William County would look like in 30 years.