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By Stephanie Tipple
For PotomacLocal.com
Two authors from Prince William County have made waves in the steampunk genre with their latest book, Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel.
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The county won the Distinguished Budget Recognition Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. The group examined how county leaders stick to their outlined budget as a driver to set public policy, how well it serves as a financial plan, as well as strengths and weaknesses in communication.
Earlier this year, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors passed a $241.2 million budget that included a reduction of the number of county government employees and a decrease in real estate taxes.
Organized by the Education Committee of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, this local initiative is held in recognition of National Young Readers Day. Chamber President & CEO Rob Clapper, city managers from Manassas and Manassas Park, service members and Potomac Nationals mascot “Uncle Slam” are among those that will be visiting nearly 40 area schools to highlight the importance of reading.
-Press release
By Uriah Kiser
Woodbridge, Va. — There’s a cozy restaurant with a mix of Mediterranean food and wine hoping to find its place in Woodbridge’s sea of chain restaurants.
This week I finally had a chance to visit the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. The last time I had seen the site was in 1998. Back then, of course, the Twin Towers were still standing. At the time, I had made it a point to go to the observation deck at the top of the World Trade Center. I remember the amazing views of New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, and the surrounding area that I enjoyed from that man-made summit.
We all thought those towers were a permanent fixture of the Manhattan skyline. How sad we were when the attacks on 9/11 tragically disproved that notion.
When someone in the U.S. dies in fire inside their home, statistics show most often the batteries inside the smoke detector were not working.
This weekend, fire officials urge everyone to check the batteries inside their smoke detectors to help prevent fatal fires. And there’s no more perfect time to check your batteries than when we “fall back” and Daylight Savings time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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North Stafford, Va. — A composite sketch of the man police think could have tried to abduct a girl in the Garrison Woods Apartments off Onville Road in North Stafford one week ago is out.
Stafford sheriff’s authorities said the man is light skinned, possibly Hispanic, thin but muscular and had short black hair that was spiked in front. Police added the man did not have any facial hair and that he spoke with a faint accent.