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Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer copes with PTSD: ‘The strong people talk about it’

By Uriah Kiser

QUANTICO — Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer came to Quantico to speak about the demons of depression.

The 30-year-old Marine spoke at the “Heroes Among Us” event Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. He shared his story of loss, and recovery after losing his fellow Marines in a gunfight, and later, his marriage.

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Residents of historic freedman settlement demand county drop long-range plans to widen streets

By Uriah Kiser

HAYMARKET — Prince William County officials tried to convince Haymarket-area residents they didn’t want to widen a series of country roads where many have their homes.

Residents who live along Old Carolina, Thoroughfare, and Carver roads packed Haymarket Elementary School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2019, to make it clear they didn’t want wider streets, or low and medium -density development as called for by the current county comprehensive plan approved back in the early 2000s.

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Exclusive: With a new McDonalds proposed, Woodbridge residents demand the old one demolished

By Uriah Kiser

WOODBRIDGE — A McDonalds on Route 1 in Woodbridge wants to move 800 feet south.

The restaurant has long been perched on a hill on the northbound side of the highway, just north of Marumsco and Jefferson plazas.

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In an unusual move, Manassas Democrats take to Twitter, slam House incumbent

By Uriah Kiser

MANASSAS — Democrats in Manassas appear to favor Mark Wolfe as the candidate to run for House of Delegates in the 50th District.

The seat is held by Lee Carter, a Democrat and the state’s first elected member of the Democratic Socialists of America activist group. Wolfe, a Republican turned Democrat announced his campaign earlier this month, more than two years after being elected to another term on the Manassas City Council.

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No bypass lane: Why Prince William’s first Sonic will need a waiver

By Uriah Kiser

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The first Sonic restaurant in Prince William County is on track to be built near Interstate 66.

The county Planning Commission is slated to hear the case for the new drive-in that specializes in everything from hamburgers, hotdogs, tater tots, and frozen non-alcoholic drinks. The hearing, originally set for Wednesday but postponed due to snow, is rescheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.

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Exclusive: County agrees to $2.5 million tax settlement with Potomac Mills

By Uriah Kiser
Potomac Mills mall at 2700 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge.

WOODBRIDGE — With over 1.5 million square feet and 220 stores, Potomac Mills mall is one of the region’s largest shopping destinations.

More than just shoppers from Woodbridge, where it’s located, the mall regularly inhales visitors from as far away as New Jersey and South Carolina, according to the Simon Property Group, which acquired the center in 2007.

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Prince William CXO not impressed with post-Potomac Nationals proposals

By Uriah Kiser

WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County Executive Christopher Martino doesn’t appear to be impressed with the new ideas for redeveloping Pfitzner Stadium.

Martino on Tuesday told the county Board of Supervisors that the results of a request for information (RFI) on what to build at the 65-acre stadium site once the Potomac Nationals Minor League Baseball team closes up shop and heads to Fredericksburg were “less than impressive.”

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It looks like taxes in Prince William will go up. Here’s some of what residents will get for the money.

By Uriah Kiser

WOODBRIDGE — Under Prince William County’s proposed 2020 budget, the tax rate remains flat, and schools will get more cash.

The county will, as it does each year, automatically give 57.23 percent of its entire budget to the school division, no questions asked. With it will go an additional $28.4 million, a five percent increase over last year.

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Supervisors agree to $1 million settlement for old Woodbridge firehouse

By Uriah Kiser

WOODBRIDGE — An old firehouse in Woodbridge will sell for $1 million.

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Fire House Plaza, LLC, owners of the property which housed the FearCliff Skatepark at 14500 Jefferson Davis Highway.

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