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Vega responds: ‘Trump joins the thousands of Virginians who support our campaign’

By Potomac Local News
Vega greets a campaign supporter

President Donald Trump gave an unsolicited endorsement to Yesli Vega, prompting now a response from her campaign.

Trump urged voters to elect Vega, a Republican from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, to Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Trump posted the endorsement onto his Truth social media platform and called her a “strong Republican voice against violent crime and all other things destroying our nation. He also wrote, “Vega is a warrior for America First,” and tied to Spanberger to voting to support President Biden’s agenda 100% of the time, despite campaigning as a moderate.

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Trick-or-treat forecast: Showers after 5 p.m.

By Potomac Local News
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The National Weather Service states:

Halloween will bring increasing showers through the day, while becoming more widespread by the evening and into the overnight hours. Conditions remain mild for late October standards, particularly during the nighttime. Some showers linger into Tuesday but expect a greater deal of sunshine. The pattern remains mild through the remainder of the work week, with dry weather anticipated.

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Cobert leaving Stafford ED&T after nearly a decade

By Potomac Local News
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Updated — One of the most familiar faces in the Stafford County business community is headed west.

Rick Cobert, an economic development manager who worked with prospective and existing businesses, will become the new chief economic development director in Winchester. He starts tomorrow.

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Prince William Parks and Rec effortlessly puts every Facebook update on our News Email, Website

By Potomac Local News

Our Instant Ads displaying our clients’ most recent social media updates are some of the most effective formats we offer.

It doesn’t matter if that information comes at them in the blogroll section of our news email or potomaclocalnews.com or from ads. It’s all great local information.

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Fairfax Supervisor confident Prince Wiliam leaders will heed suggestion to delay Digital Gateway approval

By Potomac Local News
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It’s rare for elected officials to speak about happenings outside their jurisdiction.

That’s why, this week, when the Fairfax Board of County Supervisors urged the Supervisors in neighboring Prince William County to pump the brakes on the county’s most significant economic development project in its history — the Prince William Digital Gateway, with 2,100 square feet acres for new data centers, an area 15 times the size of Potomac Mills mall — the action made the news.

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Pedestrian struck while walking near Dumfries, dies

By Potomac Local News
Side of a Prince William County Police car door
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Police said the victim was walking near an on-ramp from Interstate 95 to Route 234 when he was struck by the driver of a 2013 Hyundai Sonota exiting the highway. The 27-year-old driver from Stafford County was attempting to merge onto Route 234 when he struck the pedestrian, and he stayed at the crash scene following the collision.

Rescue crews took the victim, 31-year-old Jamel Terrell Tanner,  to an area hospital, where he died. Police said Tanner was wearing dark clothing when the driver struck him.

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