Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Opinion: Weir’s landslide election a referendum on data centers, but taxpayers still need a break

Published February 24, 2023 at 2:04PM

Weir

Call it a canary in the coal mine. Call it the result of years of residents pleading for their local leaders to hear them. Call it a referendum on data centers.

Whatever you call it, the landslide election of Bob Weir to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors with more than 60% of the vote should serve as a wake-up call to those in power in not only Prince William County but those who see data centers as a cash cow for their respective jurisdictions.

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Hundreds voice opposition to data center park in Bristow

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 3, 2023 at 11:39AM

Hundreds packed Chris Yung Elementary School in Bristow on Thursday, February 2, opposing a massive data center complex on the horizon.

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Delegate Mundon King’s effort to help hit-and-run victims dies

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 1, 2023 at 11:51AM | Updated February 1, 2023 at 3:16PM

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A subcommittee of the House Rules Committee killed a resolution proposed by Delegate Candi Mundon King (D-Woodbridge, Stafford) resolution called the STARR Alert, which aims to notify auto repair shops of hit-and-run crashes, prompting the owners to be on the lookout for drivers that fled the scene of crashes might seek vehicle repairs.

In August 2022, 25-year-old Alexis Hicks was struck outside a Norfolk hospital and later succumbed to her injuries. The driver fled the scene, and the case remains unsolved.

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Data center developers turn their eyes to Stafford; 4 server farms proposed

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 26, 2023 at 10:00AM

QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

Data center developers are turning their attention to Stafford County.

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Post an obituary to honor a loved one

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 24, 2023 at 3:05PM

The obituary page featured the life stories of those who built and served our communities and their photos. It provided a place where readers could not only know of their passing and accomplishments but also a place where they could be memorialized.

While we don’t print a newspaper, our obituary page here at PLN works similarly and provides the same features and benefits.

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‘We are doing a damn good job here,’ Dumfries councilman shouts after resident raises questions about town employees’ marriage

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 23, 2023 at 5:34PM | Updated January 23, 2023 at 11:46PM

Fields

Dumfries Town Councilman Brian Fields gave an earful to a resident and former mayoral candidate who questioned the marriage of two town employees — the police chief and a fellow officer.

Ebony Lofton, who mounted an unsuccessful bid to unseat Mayor Derrick Wood in November 2022, spoke at January 10, 2023, town council meeting. During her speech, Lofton called out the police chief Vernon Gaylen, who she said married officer Anna Torres, who reports to Gaylen, late last year.

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Prince William gas pipeline concerns: Residents demand answers about ‘communication breakdown’

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 21, 2023 at 12:13PM | Updated February 14, 2023 at 1:55PM

Prince William County landfill

Some Prince William County residents in the Dale City area are learning about a new natural gas pipeline that could be laid near their homes.

According to project documents, New York-based Opal Fuels is considering laying a seven-mile pipeline from the county’s landfill on Route 234 along a powerline easement that cuts through the Hillendale, Mapledale, and Princedale neighborhoods in Dale City, to the county government center at 1 County Complex Court, off Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.

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Whittacre, Jefferson join PLN spring intern team

By Uriah Kiser

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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