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Business

Fresh Starts for Small Business in Fredericksburg, Prince William

By Uriah Kiser

Local economic leaders in Fredericksburg and Prince William County are launching new initiatives to strengthen small businesses and entrepreneurs, reflecting a broader shift toward locally driven networking, education, and collaboration.

In Fredericksburg, the city’s Economic Development Authority announced today the launch of two new quarterly programs — FXBG Local Loop and The Business Pour — designed to support business growth and deepen connections within the local business community.

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Manassas

Holiday car parade returns to Birmingham Green, bringing cheer to Manassas seniors

By Uriah Kiser

Editor’s note: This is from an interview on the Potomac Local News (PLN) Podcast on YouTube. Please subscribe to PLN on YouTube and help us reach 1,000 followers.

Birmingham Green, a nearly century-old senior living community in Prince William County, is inviting the public to brighten residents’ holidays with a car parade designed for seniors who can’t easily leave campus.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg eyes two intersections for red-light cams, won’t publicly discuss future locations

By Uriah Kiser
Traffic signal set to flashing red at the intersection of George and Prince Edward Streets in downtown Fredericksburg. [Submitted]

Fredericksburg officials say they will install red-light enforcement cameras at two city intersections, but they are not disclosing which locations are under consideration — and do not plan to release that information before a final decision is made.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Planning Commission Rejects 1500 Gateway Data Center 7–0

By Uriah Kiser
A city background memo map shows the proposed 1500 Gateway Data Center site outlined in blue between Plank Road and Cowan Boulevard, stretching along Interstate 95 and adjacent to neighborhoods including Great Oaks, Snowden, and the Preserve at Smith Run.

Substation ruled inconsistent with city plan; residents blast water, trees, and transmission line impacts

The Fredericksburg Planning Commission has unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone more than 80 acres near Route 3 and Cowan Boulevard for a massive data center campus, after months of controversy over water use, tree loss, and high-voltage transmission lines near neighborhoods.

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Manassas

SUV Crashes Through Barricade at Santa Lights Manassas; Driver Charged With Attempted Malicious Wounding

By Uriah Kiser

Christmas festivities were interrupted Friday night when a vehicle crashed through a police barricade during the annual Santa Lights Manassas celebration, injuring an officer and sending families scrambling during one of the city’s most heavily attended holiday events.

The crash occurred around 7:43 p.m. in Old Town at the intersection of West and Center streets, where officers were directing traffic as thousands gathered for the tree lighting, wagon rides, and Santa’s arrival by Virginia Railway Express train.

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Opinion

Some Towns Forgot What Christmas Is. Manassas Didn’t.

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas School Board members Dayna Marie Miles, Council member Theresa Coates Ellis, and School Board member Sara Brescia at "Santa Light's Manassas" on Friday, December 5, 2025.

It’s as if some local leaders forgot that snow, ice, and cold aren’t disruptions to the holiday season—they are the holiday season.

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Stafford

‘A Super-Corridor Through Our Neighborhoods’: Kraken Loop Sparks Countywide Backlash

By Uriah Kiser
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors used its December 12 meeting to launch a coordinated response to Dominion Energy’s proposed 500 kV “Kraken Loop” transmission line after a surge of resident testimony warning of health risks, environmental damage, declining property values, and failures in Dominion’s public outreach.

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Developer, County Staff Dispute Supervisor’s Movie Theater Promise to Voters

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County officials confirmed Tuesday night that no movie theater contract exists for The Garrison development on Garrisonville Road, directly contradicting campaign claims made by Garrisonville District Supervisor Dr. Pamela Yeung.

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Features

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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