Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Published August 16, 2017 at 9:13PM | Updated August 16, 2017 at 9:35PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — An online fundraiser to rename Stonewall Jackson Senior high and middle schools in Prince William County launched Wednesday.

Ryan Sawyers, the county’s At-large School Board Chairman, a Democrat who is now seeking a seat in Congress, issued a rallying cry to supporters calling for the name changes after this past weekend’s violent white nationalist protests in Charlottesville where three people died.

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First black man elected in Prince William County to be honored with elementary school

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 15, 2017 at 5:30AM | Updated February 26, 2018 at 6:49PM

Editors note: This is the second in a series of two stories about Betty Covington and John Harper, for which Covington-Harper Elementary School is named.

John Harper didn’t plan to retire in Prince William County.

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Beer, ads, and emails: An update from Potomac Local

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 14, 2017 at 1:00PM

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We’ve made some changes on our PotomacLocal.com homepage to better serve you.

This spring, we replaced the sidebar ads on the right side of the website with more site features, such as a new weather widget, our most recent sponsored posts, and a listing of the most-viewed stories on the website.

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Longtime educator, school board member readies to open elementary school bearing her name

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 14, 2017 at 5:30AM | Updated February 26, 2018 at 6:56PM

Editors note: This is the first in a series of two stories about Betty Covington and John Harper, for which Covington-Harper Elementary School is named.

Betty Covington is looking forward to the opening of a new elementary school that will bear her name.

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Stafford to enter tax break negotiations with Harris Teeter

By Uriah Kiser

Published July 6, 2017 at 10:34AM | Updated July 6, 2017 at 2:52PM

STAFFORD — The stalled revitalization of Aquia Town Center is the biggest failure of Paul Milde’s political career.

For more than 10 years the once bustling shopping center at the corner of Route 1 and Garrisonville Road in North Stafford has been nothing more than an empty field. The last of the buildings in the strip center, excluding a Rite Aid pharmacy, are demolished.

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Down but not out: Stewart returns to Prince William with 2 more years as county’s top elected leader

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 15, 2017 at 12:39PM | Updated June 21, 2017 at 4:17PM

Corey Stewart regularly makes a good political showing in Prince William County.

When he won a 2015 bid to keep his seat as County Board Chairman, At-large, the Republican beat his Democratic opponent winning 57% of the vote. He not only did well in the county’s more conservative western precincts, but he also did well in mid-county precincts like Coles, Penn, Marshall, Hylton, and Spriggs.

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Prince William vows to fight SCC over power line route

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 6, 2017 at 12:52PM | Updated June 7, 2017 at 4:54PM

lThe Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted 7-0 to reaffirm its support of the overhead and underground hybrid route plan for a new power line in Haymarket.

The I-66 Hybrid Alternative route would build the 234,000 volts, 10-mile power line overhead, connecting with an existing line near the intersection of Route 234 and Interstate 66. The line would then run underground near homes along I-66 until it makes its connection to a power substation near a Walmart in Haymarket.

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Yu gets 10 years in guilty plea deal in Gainesville shooting death of mother of his child, 6

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 5, 2017 at 2:05PM

Brian Yu plead guilty Monday to shooting and killing the mother of his 6-year-old daughter the night before he was due in court for child support hearing.

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Construction set to begin on Northern Virginia veterans care center

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 25, 2017 at 2:55PM | Updated May 28, 2017 at 2:22PM

Northern Virginia veterans will soon have a new place to recover and retire.

A new Puller Veterans Care Center will be built on a 30-acre site at Vint Hill Road and Vint Hill Parkway in Fauquier County, just across the Prince William County line.

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2 children at Dumfries Elementary School get bicycles on Bike to Work Day

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 19, 2017 at 1:56PM

Dumfries Elementary School students DeShawn Lang and Iris Gomez were given each a new bicycle from Volunteer Prince William.

DUMFRIES, Va. — Iris Gomez had never ridden a bicycle.

That all changed for the second grader at Dumfries Elementary School on Friday when she was given a brand new 20-inch pink and purple bike, and safety helmet.

Author: Uriah Kiser

Prince William School Board Chairman calls for renaming Stonewall Jackson schools for ‘real heroes’

First black man elected in Prince William County to be honored with elementary school

Beer, ads, and emails: An update from Potomac Local

Longtime educator, school board member readies to open elementary school bearing her name

Stafford to enter tax break negotiations with Harris Teeter

Down but not out: Stewart returns to Prince William with 2 more years as county’s top elected leader

Prince William vows to fight SCC over power line route

Yu gets 10 years in guilty plea deal in Gainesville shooting death of mother of his child, 6

Construction set to begin on Northern Virginia veterans care center

2 children at Dumfries Elementary School get bicycles on Bike to Work Day