Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Prince William School Board at odds over new high school design, cost

Published October 8, 2015 at 9:24AM

Patriot High School in Nokesville

The Prince William County School Board once again finds itself arguing about transparency, and how to be the best stewards of taxpayer funds.

The discussion comes nearly two years after it approved one of the costliest high schools ever to be built in Virginia.

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Reprinting Prince William election ballots could cost thousands

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 6, 2015 at 3:02PM | Updated October 7, 2015 at 5:19PM

It could cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix misprinted election ballots in Prince William County.

Five candidates on the ballot for the November 3 General Election will not see their listed as they requested them. Many of the candidates use and requested shorter versions of their name to be listed on the ballot. They’re getting their full names instead.

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Manassas poised to have first waterfront development with land deal

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 5, 2015 at 5:14PM

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Stewart, Smith disagree on BPOL tax but friendly on nearly everything else

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 2, 2015 at 11:11AM

What was an issue that once defined Prince William County as a contentious place for immigrants to be is no more.

An audience member at a debate Thursday night with Democrat challenger Rick Smith, and Republican Prince William County Chairman At-large Corey Stewart asked the incumbent if immigration was going to be an issue.

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Code Pink: Manassas Park debuts new cruiser for Breast Cancer awareness

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 1, 2015 at 10:04AM

If you see what looks like a pink police cruiser coming up from behind, pay attention because it’s the real thing.

Manassas Park police today placed in service its third “code pink” police unit. The car is a 2014 Ford Police Interceptor, fully loaded with lights, siren, radio, and other amenities to match its sister units in the department.

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How Habitat for Humanity ‘ReStore’ will expand to serve all of Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 30, 2015 at 4:30PM

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‘Taste of the Town’ to honor NOVEC founder

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 29, 2015 at 8:53AM | Updated September 30, 2015 at 9:18AM

The 15th-annual Taste of the Town will honor the man who is half responsible for the name of one of the area’s largest high schools.

J. Manley Garber is the ~~founder~~ longest serving board member at the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative. His last name also makes up half of the name for Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge.

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What’s going on with the new stadium for the Potomac Nationals?

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 24, 2015 at 5:00AM

The Potomac Nationals expect to announce the naming rights sponsor of its planned $70 million stadium in Woodbridge by December.

The project is slated to be built across the street from Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center. The stadium’s naming sponsor as been a lynchpin in the entire deal, one that does not require any public monies to build the stadium.

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How Potomac Local helped sell-out Prince William County’s first ‘Tavern Night’

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2015 at 3:34PM

When was the last time you saw George Washington take a drink?

Come to think of it, we had never seen our first president kick back a cold one. Not even a re-enactor.

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Small team. Big focus. How 2-0 Brentsville Varsity Tigers have turned things around

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 17, 2015 at 7:30PM

The Brentsville Varsity Tigers may be small, but they have a mighty ability to work together as a team.

The pride of Nokesville (2-0) will take on Warren County Wildcats (1-1) on Friday at home. The team will not only look to their fans to cheer them on but to their coaches, who they credit for bringing focus to a team that finished 2-8 last year.