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Remembering ‘Sentara’ Susan Bahorich, an exceptional storyteller

By Uriah Kiser
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Like most poeple, she came into my life on the screen.

On an early fall day in 2017, I was in front of my computer, scrolling through social media, searching for the next big story, and she appeared in my feed. Full of life, brightly smiling, holding a video camera, and interviewing everyone on the scene.

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Manassas leaders aim to meet the demands of Spanish speakers, consider translation software

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas wants to make it easier for people to understand what their leaders are saying.

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Wheeler dodges questions about recall, CA refers questions to police

By Uriah Kiser
Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [File photo]

Prince William County Board Chair At-large Ann Wheeler continues to stonewall reporters following a bi-partisan recall effort from residents demanding that she resign.

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Kalahari water resort to open hotel, convention center in Spotsylvania, gets 20 years of tax breaks

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In about two years, the beach will come to Spotsylvania County.

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Prince William inks $10.6 million deal to transform retail space into a mental health clinic

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler (right) visits the Gander Mountain mass vaccination clinic in March 2021. [Photo: Prince William County Government]

During the 2020 pandemic, it served as a mass vaccination site. Now, Prince William County will open a crisis receiving center in the space near Potomac Mills mall.

The space at 14041 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge will house a center providing 23-hour monitoring for those in the middle of a mental health crisis. The center will aim to take the stress off police officers, who can spend an entire shift or more sitting with patients, returning those officers to the streets.

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Prince William Democrats urge sacking Wheeler recall supporters

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Marilyn Karp, a long time activist in the Democratic Party leads residents gathered at the Prince William County Government Center to call for Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler (D) to resign after she dumped $50,000 of stock in data center firms.

Bill Wright has been a force in the fight against a wave of data centers being considered or already under construction in Gainesville.

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OmniRide to add Sunday service, restructure routes

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Residents will get the chance to weigh in on a plan to add a Sunday bus service in eastern Prince William County.

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Residents demand Wheeler’s resignation following data center stock dump, call FBI

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Chris Griffin, 38, a business owner and lifelong Prince William County resident calls on Board Chair At-large Ann Wheeler to resign. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Storm clouds continue to gather over Ann Wheeler, the at-large Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

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BREAKING: Residents push to recall Chair Ann Wheeler following data center stock dump

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County residents will move to recall the county’s top leader during a press conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, sources tell Potomac Local News.

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Nearly 40% of city residents get social services benefits, and that’s a problem, says Manassas City Council candidate

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In recent years, the Manassas City Government and its school division have prided themselves on the number of free meals it provides to adults and children.

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