Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Manassas City leaders like Georgetown South parking district

Published July 1, 2015 at 10:45AM

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Georgetown South has a unique set of rules that govern who can park in the Manassas neighborhood.

For the past 20 years, visitors and guests of neighborhood residents have been required to obtain a special parking pass from the Manassas treasurer’s office.

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McAuliffe tours Manassas, talks jobs, transportation, and doughnuts

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 30, 2015 at 10:30PM | Updated July 1, 2015 at 10:00AM

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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe had his choice of flavor of doughnut in Manassas on Tuesday.

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Picturesque Stafford barn destroyed by storm

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 26, 2015 at 8:44PM

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An iconic barn that stood for at least 60 years is gone.

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Tempers fly over Quantico Town decorative U.S. Flag banners

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 25, 2015 at 8:30AM

Was Quantico Town Mayor Kevin Brown wrong when he ignored the orders of his town council?

That question was batted about during a special meeting of the Quantico Town Council on June 16. Last year, the council voted and directed Brown to hang decorative banners with the U.S. Flag emblazoned on them onto light poles in the town.

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Dumfries hit hard by wind storm

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 24, 2015 at 3:37PM

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Martin Mooney had the fortune of having his neighbors help him cut up and clear away limbs from a large tree that fell in his yard Tuesday night.

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Occoquan visitors center set to close

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 23, 2015 at 8:20AM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 2:16PM

The old visitors center at 200 Mill Street in Occoquan. [File photo]

The Occoquan Visitors Center is set to close August 2.

The tiny office on Mill Street in Occoquan has served travelers and tourists looking to get more information on the town, and about things to see and do in surrounding Prince William County since 1999.
Budget cuts at Discover Prince William / Manassas — the county agency responsible for keeping open the center — have forced its closure.

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3 resign from Prince William Committee of 100

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 22, 2015 at 2:52PM | Updated June 22, 2015 at 3:42PM

Three members of the Committee of 100 Board of Directors resigned on Saturday.

Vice President Marlo Thomas Watson, treasurer Harry Wiggins, and committee program chair Bill Golden all walked away from the group when it met Saturday at the Montclair Country Club.

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It looks like a tornado hit Bristow and Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 21, 2015 at 8:41PM | Updated December 29, 2015 at 11:06AM

It’s becoming more and more likely a tornado touched down in Manassas on Saturday night.

“Based on the radar images we’ve reviewed, and reports of damage from Bristow to Manassas, there is better odds this storm produced a tornado,” said Luis Rosa, with the National Weather Service.

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Argument led to shooting in Dumfries

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 21, 2015 at 4:45PM | Updated June 22, 2015 at 8:06AM

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An argument between two young adults led to a shooting today in Dumfries.

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Remake Dale City: How the ‘Neabsco Greenway’ will bridge the gap

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 18, 2015 at 3:27PM

When I was a child, the woods behind Andrew Leitch Park in Dale City provided a great escape from the real world of a 9-year-old boy.

My imagination ran wild in those woods. We went hiking, used rope swings to cross a creek, built forts and treehouses, and always watched in despair when the creek flooded and washed them away. The fun part was building them all again.