Author: Uriah Kiser

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Manassas Showed What’s Possible — Why Isn’t Your Town Doing This?

By Uriah Kiser

This is a shining example from my podcast with Deron Blevins, Marketing & Communications Manager, Historic Manassas, Inc.

Suppose you work for a chamber of commerce, tourism office, municipality, Main Street organization, parks and recreation department, nonprofit, or economic development office. In that case, this is the model for how you should be interacting with Potomac Local.

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Prince William

“Not Without Us:” Union Balks as PWCS Weighs Extra 30 Minutes for Teachers

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County teachers delivered a warning on November 18, 2025, as the School Board reviewed data showing the division is one of only two in Virginia that still uses a seven-hour teacher workday — and board members hinted a change may be coming soon.

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Stafford

Stafford Revisits Data Center Rules, Proposes Grandfathering Five Major Projects

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County officials will revisit their newly adopted data center regulations tonight, considering an ordinance that would exempt five previously approved developments from the stricter rules passed in October after a marathon joint hearing that stretched past 2:30 a.m.

On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, supervisors will weigh Ordinance O25-29(R). This revision would formally grandfather any data center project that had a rezoning, conditional use permit, or site plan approved on or before Oct. 21, 2025. County planners say the exemption was widely understood to be part of the board’s intent during the October vote but was never written into the final ordinance.

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Fredericksburg

Jolly Carolers Bring Holiday Cheer — and Invite Fredericksburg to Their Christmas Shows

By Uriah Kiser

We were doing a little shopping along Caroline Street on Small Business Saturday, and the sound of live carolers drifted out onto the sidewalk — the kind of thing that makes Downtown Fredericksburg feel like a Hallmark movie this time of year.

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Stafford

Small Businesses Shine at Staffordboro Christmas Market

By Uriah Kiser

More than two dozen small businesses braved temperatures in the high 30s on Saturday for the Long Family Christmas Market at the Staffordboro Boulevard commuter lot in North Stafford, kicking off the holiday season with a community-focused showcase of local makers, bakers, and entrepreneurs.

The special market, held two days after Thanksgiving, brought together vendors from across Stafford County, Fredericksburg, and Northern Virginia for a Shop Small-style holiday event organized by Long Family Markets.

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Fredericksburg

OPINION: The Rappahannock River Bridge Is a No-Brainer. Build It.

By Uriah Kiser

For years, the unspoken transportation strategy in the Fredericksburg region has been simple: move here, live here, shop here—but when it’s time to work, get on Interstate 95 and hope for the best.

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Manassas

YOU CAN’T PARK HERE! VRE Blocks Upper Deck While City Tries to Build More

By Uriah Kiser

The city parking deck in Downtown Manassas has lost an entire level of parking without warning, and no one will say why.

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Stafford

What We Learned in Haymarket Could Shape Stafford’s Fight Over Dominion’s Kraken Loop

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County is bracing for a battle that residents say could define the county’s future for generations.

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VRE Adds First New Train in 10 Years on December 1—Just Weeks Before Major Winter Schedule Disruptions

By Uriah Kiser
A Virginia Railway Express train pulls into the Fredericksburg train station. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

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Prince William

‘HARM-FUL OF IT’ — Residents Blast Prince William Digital Gateway Developers’ Irreparable Harm Claims

By Uriah Kiser

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