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The Fredericksburg Nationals ended their 2020 inaugural season before it ever began.
The ballclub, which changed its name from the Potomac Nationals and moved from Woodbridge to a new $35 million stadium in Fredericksburg, called it quits today.
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As Potomac Local News turned 10 years old on June 10, 2020, the independent local news website has achieved multiple milestones.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a pedestrian who was struck on Poplar Road.
Authorities tell us the incident followed a fight outside a house.
Those who support law enforcement marched from Hurkamp Park in Downtown Fredericksburg to the city’s police headquarters.
More than 1,000 people lined the streets Sunday, many holding signs and U.S. flags, shouting “back the blue.” The marchers were given a motorcycle escort by over 100 bikers who rode along with the marchers on their way across town.
Prince William County Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin held a recent town hall meeting to discuss transportation, infrastructure, and parks projects in the district.
Here are notes from the call provided by the supervisor:
Tim Parrish is the newly elected leader of the Prince William County Republican Committee. He was elected during an “unassembled” convention on Saturday, June 27, where committee members drove their ballots to multiple polling places to include the Prince William County Government Center on Prince William Parkway, and the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge.
Parrish, an honorably discharged U.S. Marine, beat fellow candidates Carol Czarkowski and William Johnston for the job. He will replace William “Bill” Card.
More than 400 people came to Nelson Park to show their support for area law enforcement.
The park is about four miles from the scene of a riot that took place on May 30, following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, who died at the hands of a former police officer during an arrest attempt.
Sue Wilson walked out of the emergency room just after 7 o’clock Thursday night.
After 24 years as ER nurse, it was her last shift at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge. Her husband, Bob, and her grandchildren gathered outside to greet her.
A fire displaced two people from their Dale City home this morning.
Fire crews were called to the 13200 block of Delaney Road at 5:13 a.m.
A county report estimates it could cost as much as $1.5 million to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway.
Route 1 in Prince Willam County, as its also known, runs from Quantico, through Dumfries and Woodbridge, north to the Occoquan River.
