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

By Uriah Kiser
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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.

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Tax payment center reopens after county employee contracts coronavirus

By Uriah Kiser
The McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.

Residents may once again come to the Prince William County Government Center to pay their taxes.

An employee contracted the coronavirus on Wednesday, and the tax payments office on the first floor of the government center, known as the McCoart Building, was closed to the public. The remainder of the government center remained open for business.

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Man, 79, reported to be armed and threatening suicide, shot by police, dies

By Uriah Kiser

A Dumfries man has died after he was shot multiple times by a police officer during a standoff at Four Seasons at Historic Virignia, a gated communtiy just off Route 234.

Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation  – On December 10 at 7:14PM, officers responded to a residence located in the 3600 block of Secret Grove Ct in Dumfries (22025) regarding a suicidal individual.

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3 Democrats, 1 Republican seek House seat vacated by Jennifer Carroll Foy

By Uriah Kiser
Caroll Foy

Heather Mitchell will make another run for Special Election for Virginia’s 2nd House District, which could happen as soon as early January.

This will be the second time Mitchell, a Republican, has campaigned for the seat. She lost in November 2019 to incumbent Jennifer Carroll Foy (D), Prince William County, who has held the seat since 2017.

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Land next to Prince William Forest Park could be new center of development

By Uriah Kiser
A rendering of a residential neighborhood envisioned at Independent Hill. [Prince William County Government]

An area next to Prince William Forest Park could be the county’s next big development hot spot.

The Prince William County Planning Commission on Wednesday night to consider siding with county government planners to endorse the Independent Hill Small Area Plan, which aims to allow a mix of homes, retail, and office space to be built on 544 acres of land between the county landfill on Route 234, and then north up to Colgan Senior High School.

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Occoquan considers new timed parking system

By Uriah Kiser
Mill Street in Occoquan.

Occoquan officials aim to put a cap on the amount of time you can park your car in one spot.

The Town Council is looking into a new timed parking program that would allow police to use an electronic handheld scanner to mark your tires’ position and then use the information to see whether the car had been moved in the past three hours.

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Interview with Dr. Kenneth May: You don’t have to live with chronic pain

By Uriah Kiser

Many who have chronic pain have postponed critical trips to their doctor to seek care.

Whether it’s for a sports injury, or injury from a fall, neck, back, or side aches, Dr. Kenneth May at the Sentara Therapy Center in Woodbridge treats it all.

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