Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Town, school aim to relocate Dumfries Fall Festival

Published August 31, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated August 31, 2015 at 7:26AM

The Dumfries Fall Festival could be moved to the town’s only school.

The annual festival will start at 11 a.m. October 17. Organizers propose moving the festival from its usual location at Garrison Park behind Town Hall to nearby Dumfries Elementary School on Cameron Street.

Opinion

We won’t take their lives or their stories for granted

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 29, 2015 at 11:55AM | Updated August 29, 2015 at 7:05PM

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I went home Wednesday night and finished working on the fence in our backyard.

We installed a new gate to a side yard. Our two goats will enjoy this new large space, and I’ll enjoy the fact that they will eat all the unwanted foliage there.

News

Landfill not beholden to Dumfries without deal

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 27, 2015 at 8:54PM

Dumfries officials weighed in on a plan to close a controversial landfill in the town.

The Potomac Landfill is full of building materials and is easily visible from Interstate 95. It’s located squarely inside the Town of Dumfries and has been a magnet for odor complaints filed by town residents.

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Why this island soon won’t block your flow on Prince William Parkway

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 27, 2015 at 11:50AM | Updated August 27, 2015 at 12:46PM

A small concrete island blocking the flow of three travel lanes on Prince William Parkway will be moved.

With nothing more than a crosswalk signal on it today, the concrete island stands in the way of drivers and Prince William County transportation planners who would prefer to have three continuous travel lanes on eastbound Prince William Parkway at Minnieville Road in Woodbridge.

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Friends of the Occoquan to use $10,000 grant for rain barrels

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 26, 2015 at 1:58PM

The Friends of the Occoquan environmental group received a $10,0000 donation to educate the community about rain barrels.

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Why classes at Stafford High School could be delayed

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 25, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated August 25, 2015 at 11:16AM

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Classes at the new Stafford High School could be delayed at least a week.

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J.T., 8, rides again for free at Prince William County Fair

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 22, 2015 at 8:00AM | Updated August 22, 2015 at 8:33AM

Eight-year-old J.T. wasn’t much into roller coasters.

He came with his mother and father to the Prince William County Fair last year and was scared of just about every ride on the midway — from the “Scrambler” the Ferris Wheel.

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New Haymarket I-66 interchange unlike anything in region

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 21, 2015 at 6:00AM | Updated August 21, 2015 at 9:18AM

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A new interchange to be built in Haymarket will be radically different from anything else in the region.

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Prince William County Fair fans love demolition derby

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 20, 2015 at 3:06PM

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“Protect your front.”

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Dinosaurs take over Prince William County Fair

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 19, 2015 at 7:00AM

Children and adults can take a step back into pre-historic times at the Prince William County Fair.

“Jurassic Kingdom” is a new stage show at the fair this year. It tells the story of three baby dinosaurs — a Pterodactyl, a Triceratops, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex — and how the reptiles lived in their time on earth.
The show has a mixture of childrens’ and adult humor. Children are also invited to come up and touch fossils during the show.