Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

New traffic signal activated on Mine Road

Published December 15, 2020 at 12:02PM | Updated December 15, 2020 at 12:48PM

A new traffic signal installed at the intersection of Mine Road and Sunflower Drive in Stafford County has been activated and is currently operating in flash mode.

To allow motorists time to adjust to the presence of the new traffic signal, it will continue to flash through Thursday, Dec. 17.

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Manassas delays vote on 28 new townhomes near industrial area

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2020 at 11:44AM

Michael Vanderpool, a prominent Manassas lawyer, spent about an hour before the Manassas City Council trying to sell the idea of building 28 new townhomes on 10 acres of his land.

Vanderpool, 70, told city leaders on Tuesday, December 14, that he raised his children in the two-story home that sits on the property at 10201 Godwin Drive, and it would now make a good home for other families.

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Heather Mitchell for Virginia House of Delegates: Prince William, Stafford “a miniature version of the entire state”

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 14, 2020 at 9:24AM

Heather Michell is hoping the second time the charm, as the Republican makes her making a second run at the Virginia House of Delegates in a Special Election on January 5.

After current seatholder, Mitchell quickly became the GOP nominee, Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) said she would resign from the position to focus full-time on her run for Virginia Governor in 2021.

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Updated: OmniRide runs regular service today, cancels emergency plans

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 14, 2020 at 8:45AM | Updated December 23, 2020 at 12:48PM

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OmniRide told us today just before 2 p.m. that the transit agency was able to operate regular service and did not active its emergency service plan, as it had planned to do on Friday, December 11, 2020.

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Democrats choose King to face Mitchell in January 5 Special Election

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 13, 2020 at 9:55PM | Updated December 13, 2020 at 10:15PM

Candi King, of Prince William County, will try to do something her husband twice failed to do — win the 2nd District House seat and go to Richmond to represent Prince William and Stafford counties.

King won a firehouse primary today, besting four other Democrats to win her party’s nomination to run in a January 5 Special Election to replace the outgoing Jennifer Carroll Foy (D), who last week resigned the seat to focus on her 2021 campaign for Virginia Governor.

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Health inspectors — Not cops — enforce Virginia’s mask rules

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 6:42PM | Updated December 11, 2020 at 8:27PM

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam

A police officer likley won’t arrest you if you’re not wearing a facemask.

Health officials say the masks help to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. This week, Gov. Ralph Northam, with his latest Executive Order, imposed even stricter requirements on wearing facemasks.

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Agenda for the week of December 13

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 5:41PM | Updated December 14, 2020 at 9:32AM

The Manassas City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 14.

The City Council will take up a measure to asking it to approve the rezoning of a property on five acres of land, at the intersection of Hasting and Godwin drives, next to George C. Round Elementary School, that would clear the way for 28 new townhomes.

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Manassas City School Board won’t discuss return to classrooms until January

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 4:03PM

Manassas schools Superintendent Dr. Kevin Newman

The Manassas City School Board once again declined to set any dates for a return to in-person learning for most students Tuesday night, citing concerns over increasing COVID-19 cases in the region and across the country.

1 coronavirus death in Prince William, where average is 0.2%

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 2:58PM

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

Prince William Health District

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Exclusive: 31st House seat is still the prize for Republican D.J. Jordan

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 1:57PM | Updated December 11, 2020 at 2:20PM

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D.J. Jordan will once again run for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.

The Prince William County resident, Republican, and co-author of one of the most-read posts of 2020 here on PLN addressing the defunding of police departments will run for the 31st House District, which includes portions of Prince William and Fauquier counties. The seat is currently held by Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D), who said she would not seek reelection to the seat to focus on a run for Lt. Governor, a statewide office.