Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Hospitals say they’re ready to welcome New Years babies

Published December 29, 2019 at 3:47PM

Submitted photo: Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

We checked with the three major healthcare providers in our region — Sentara, Mary Washington, and Novant — and they’re getting ready to welcome baby in the New Year.

At Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, all newborns will receive a special cupcake with blue or pink icing to celebrate the birthday.

Originals

As new era dawns for VRE, departing leaders commended

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 26, 2019 at 5:10PM

Left to right: Marty Nohe, Maureen Caddigan, Katie Cristol, Sharon Bulova, John Cook, and Wendy Maurer.

Some long-serving members of the Virginia Railway Express Operations Board — some of whom date back to the founding of the commuter railroad in 1991 — said goodbye.

Sharon Bulova, who represents Fairfax County on the commission, and who is the retiring Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman, served decades on the commission. She described how it took an act of congress to create the commuter railroad, explaining how the host railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX demanded to be let off the hook an accident were to happen on the tracks used by VRE trains.

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The list of armed/attempted armed robberies in Prince William County in December

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 26, 2019 at 10:05AM

Police have now reclassified the case of this morning’s fatal double shooting at a Denny’s restaurant near Manassas from an armed robbery to homicide.

But if you count it, there have been a total of 17 reports of armed or attempted armed robbery in Prince William County since November 30.

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Public swear-in ceremony planned for new Prince William Sups

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 22, 2019 at 5:20PM

The Hylton Performing Arts Center outside Manassas.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will hold a public swear-in ceremony. A press release states:

The Swearing-In Ceremony for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Sheriff will be held on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Merchant Hall at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and stay for the reception immediately following.

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Metro to Prince William ‘unnecessary’ after landmark $3.7 billion rail deal

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 22, 2019 at 5:00PM | Updated December 23, 2019 at 7:47AM

A $3.7 billion deal to include a new bridge across the Potomac River is expected to usher in a new era of local and regional rail travel in Virginia.

The move will increase Virginia Railway Express service by more than 70%, with two new round-trip weekend trains, and two new weekday trains that will run later into the evening.

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Updated: Prince William Supervisors take oath of office

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 18, 2019 at 3:56PM | Updated December 19, 2019 at 1:01PM

Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith swears into office Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Boddye.

Just three weeks before its official swearing-in ceremony, the newly elected members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors took their oath of office.

Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith presided over the ceremony.

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Opinion: Conservatives didn’t show up for Virginia’s election, and now they’re complaining

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 18, 2019 at 9:48AM | Updated December 18, 2019 at 10:13AM

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Those poor conservatives.

Election Day comes around every year on the first Tuesday in November. Yes — in Virginia — there is an election every year. But yet, somehow, conservatives said they missed this one.

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Breeze bus service stop in Gainesville would be nice, but not a must

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 18, 2019 at 2:29AM

When Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation announced two new routes for its popular Breeze inter-city bus service, the first thing I noticed was a dot on a map noting a potential new bus stop in Gainesville.

Since the Virginia Breeze launched two years ago offering service from Blacksburg to Washington, D.C., there have been no stops in Prince Willliam County.

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Library adopts new logo, brand, focuses on community outreach

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2019 at 10:50PM

The Prince William Public Libary unveiled its new logo today in an email press release listing upcoming January events at the libraries.

The new logo uses the same font as the newly adopted logo for the Prince William County, Virginia Government logo, which is now shown prominently on water towers and signs at county government buildings. Library spokeswoman Rachel Johnson tells me:

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Stafford looks to the arts to bring new tourism, development

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2019 at 11:08AM

Stafford County held a two-day training for artists who could use an education in the art of business.

The training was provided by the Clark Huling Fund for the Visual Arts, which is based in Albuquerque, N.M. and was founded to provide training for those in the fine arts entrepreneurship skills to sell their work and grow their businesses. A press release states: