Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Whittacre, Jefferson join PLN spring intern team

Published January 19, 2023 at 9:00AM | Updated March 3, 2023 at 3:34PM

Whittacre / Jefferson

We’ve welcomed our newest group of newsroom interns, and I want to take a moment to introduce you to the young men and women who are working with us here at Potomac Local News.

I’ve worked with multiple interns from our area colleges and secondary schools since 2018. Each of them stepped up and became an essential part of our team while learning how to navigate the digital local news landscape, from posting content to our website and writing original news stories, all while building relationships with business owners and elected officials across all of the communities we serve.

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Stafford sheriff distributes body cameras to improve transparency

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 17, 2023 at 4:37PM | Updated January 17, 2023 at 6:08PM

All Stafford County sheriff’s deputies will wear body cameras by the summer.

Sheriff David Decatur took questions about his department’s new body cameras, which will record interactions between law enforcement and residents. The system, developed by Axon and approved by the Stafford Board of County Supervisors just over a year ago, merges other cameras already used in the deputys’ cars and on taser weapons.

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Exclusive: Angry’s reelection bid to focus on traffic improvements, restoring integrity to the Board of County Supervisors

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 9, 2023 at 12:58PM

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Republicans select Weir as Gainesville Supervisor candidate. Democrats also campaigned for him.

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 2, 2023 at 11:05PM | Updated January 5, 2023 at 1:24PM

Weir

Republicans selected Bob Weir as their candidate for a Special Election in Prince William County’s Gainesville District.

Weir will face Democrat Kerensa Sumers in a February 21 match-up, where voters will decide who will serve the remainder of former Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland’s term that ends December 31, 2023.

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Stafford seeks feedback on new park: Trails, pickleball most common requests

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 29, 2022 at 11:56AM

Celebration Stage at John Lee Pratt Park in Stafford County

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Merry Christmas

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 24, 2022 at 8:32AM

Though it didn’t snow, it sure feels like Christmas out there.

I woke to a chilly seven degrees this Christmas Eve morning. It reminded me of a year ago when 70-degree temperatures were in the forecast.

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EXCLUSIVE: Big changes at Stafford Treasurers’ office: Laura Rudy announces retirement after 15 years; Heather Mitchell appointed to Chief Deputy Treasurer, says she’ll campaign for the job in 2023

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 20, 2022 at 2:42PM | Updated December 21, 2022 at 10:41AM

Stafford County Circuit Court Clerk Kathy Sterne swears in Heather Mitchell (brown jacket) as Chief Deputy Treasurer. Mithcell announced a campaign to replace Stafford Treasurer Laura Rudy (left), who will not seek re-election in 2023 after four terms in office.

Laura Rudy looks forward to what’s next for her and their family after 15 years as Stafford County Treasurer.

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VRE approves $191M budget, wrangles with future: ‘Maybe we’ve lost the federal worker for good’

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2022 at 12:55PM

Ridership projections for Virginia Railway Express were revised to lower for the year, but localities will pay more to fund the state’s only commuter railway next year.

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Bailey announces re-election bid, faces Democrat challenger Kim Short in Potomac District

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2022 at 1:49PM | Updated January 14, 2023 at 4:19PM

Andrea Bailey and Kim Short

The politics in the Potomac District are heating up as two Democrats vie for their party’s nomination for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors seat.

Incumbent Andrea Bailey, in office since January 202o, announced her bid for re-election in 2023. She was part of the class that flipped control of the board from Republicans to Democrats for the first time in county history and replaced the long-serving Maureen Caddigan, who retired in 2019.

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Thank you, Ms. Siepel, for inviting me to come and speak to your business and marketing classes at North Stafford High School

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 13, 2022 at 5:29PM

I had a lot of fun today talking to Ms. Sharon Siepel’s business and marketing classes at North Stafford High School.

The bell rang bright and early at 8 a.m., where I stood before a class of about 25 students and talked about founding Potomac Local News, an online news business serving neighborhoods between Manassas and Fredericksburg. I also enjoyed speaking with Ms. Siepel’s 11:30 a.m. class.