Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Prince William reverses course, opts for Godwin Drive extension

Published September 8, 2020 at 6:45PM | Updated January 29, 2024 at 8:25AM

Plans for a four-lane bypass, an extension of Godwin Drive, were restored at Tuesday’s Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting.

Supervisors voted along party lines 5-3 to overturn a unanimous vote the Board made a month ago and chose to proceed with designing a four-lane extension of Godwin Drive from Novant/UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas to the intersection of Route 28 and Compton Road in Fairfax County.

Traffic

OmniRide customers can now use iPhones to pay fares

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 8, 2020 at 4:47PM

First Metro, and now OmniRide will allow riders to pay with Apple Pay using their iPhones.

From OmniRide:

News

Deterioration on bridge over Aquia Creek prompts detour

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 8, 2020 at 3:09PM

Transportation crews found problems on a two-lane bridge over the Aquia Creek on Rock Hill Chruch Road in Stafford County.

Now, drivers will be detoured around the bridge while repairs are made.

News

Boy, 15, goes missing while swimming at Falmouth park

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 8, 2020 at 1:24PM | Updated September 8, 2020 at 7:16PM

Stafford fire and rescue crews at Historic Port of Falmouth Beach Park. [Potomac Local News]

7:15 p.m.

Searchers will continue their search for the missing 15-year-old until sunset. They’ll return tomorrow to begin the search again, said Stafford sheriff’s Maj. Shawn Kimmitz.

News

Marine Corps museum reopens after pandemic, masks required

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 8, 2020 at 11:56AM

The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened its doors today for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

News

Area boaters spend weekend rallying for Trump

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 8, 2020 at 10:45AM

Boaters took to the Potomac River to rally for President Donald Trump.

Boaters on the Potomac River spent the Labor Day weekend rallying for President Donald Trump.

On Saturday, September 6, boaters took their “Trump flotilla” to the Aquia Bay in Stafford County, at the confluence of the Aquia Creek and Potomac River. The rally began at 10 a.m. at Hope Springs Marina.

Politics