Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Funeral home expansion would oust Manassas hair salon

Published December 18, 2020 at 10:43PM

Pierce Funeral Home

The Manassas City Council will have more time to decide whether or not to allow an indoor columbarium near the city’s downtown.

The Council on Monday, December 14 deferred a decision on whether or not to rezone about an acre of land at the Pierce Funeral Home at 9605 Center Street for the columbarium, where cremains would be stored. It’ll make its decision when the council meets again on January 11, 2021.

0.03% of Virginia’s population now hospitalized with coronavirus

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 18, 2020 at 1:14PM | Updated December 18, 2020 at 8:48PM

The emergency department at Sentara Northern Virignia Medical Center in Woodbridge.

Here’s a look at today’s coronavirus hospitalization report.

Prince William Health District

Originals

School children across Prince William struggling with reading, new data show

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2020 at 5:37PM | Updated December 16, 2020 at 9:04PM

Jeanine Lawson and Peter Candland were two of three members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to shuffle out of a School Board training session on Implicit bias, a section of a larger training on Critical Race Theory.

Prince William County’s youngest and most vulnerable students are struggling to read.

New Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening data for the Prince William County School Division obtained exclusively by PLN show an alarming increase of students from kindergarten through third grade who need reading help. The test, required by the Virginia Department of Education to be given to children in the aforementioned grade levels, is used to identify gaps that could hinder the development of a child’s reading skills.

News

Agenda for December 17

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2020 at 9:19AM | Updated December 16, 2020 at 9:50AM

The Prince William County School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2020, to discuss the school division’s next superintendent’s search process. The meeting will take place at the Kelly Leadership Center, at 14715 Bristow Road in Independent Hill.

Dr. Steven Walts, who has held the position since 2005, announced he would retire on July 31.

Features

Dan’s Wellness Pharmacy in North Stafford providing grocery assistance

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2020 at 12:25AM | Updated December 16, 2020 at 10:21AM

Originals

Gov’t employees, seniors to be first in Prince William for coronavirus vaccine

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2020 at 10:59PM

UVA Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.

Coronavirus vaccines will begin being distributed in Prince William County this month.

County employees most risk of contracting the disease, which includes fire and rescue personnel, paid and volunteer healthcare workers, and senior citizens in assisted living facilities, will be first to receive the vaccines, said Prince William Health District Director Dr. Alison Ansher.

Business

2 firms aim to redevelop northern section of Woodbridge, across from VRE station

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2020 at 4:27PM | Updated December 16, 2020 at 10:22AM

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is pleased to announce North Woodbridge TC, LLC (NWTC) will pursue the development of a brand-new, mixed-use development project located at the prominent intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Route 123 in North Woodbridge, directly across from the North Woodbridge VRE Station.

News

Supervisor proposes civilian review board for county police after fatal police shooting

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2020 at 4:20PM

Following last week’s fatal police shooting of a 79-year-old Dumfries man, Supervisor Kenny Boddye has announced his intention to create a civilian review board that would have the authority to investigate police use-of-force incidents and to take disciplinary action against police officers who break the rules.