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5 people protest vaccine mandates outside county courthouse

By Rick Horner

About five residents gathered in front of the Stafford County Courthouse to protest against losing civil rights due to actions taken during the coronavirus pandemic.

The protesters held up signs protesting such issues as vaccine mandates, questions about the safety of the vaccines provided by Pfizer. The protesters were met with a mix of both support and derision as commuters on Courthouse Road passed by.

The event coordinator, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Potomac Local News that she was protesting in the name of the right to choose. She said that she had no problem if people decided to use the vaccine or not but that the choice should be respected by governments at all levels.

The coordinator also invoked the Nuremberg Code, which lists ethics and principles for human experimentation set in the aftermath of WWII. However, the code was never accepted as law by any nation or as official guidelines by any medical association.

The code does form part of the basis for the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically Title 45, part 46, which is used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in regards to the ethical treatment of human subjects.

The Stafford protest was part of a larger, worldwide protest led by the Children's Health Defense, a Georgia-based anti-vaccination activist group founded and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The stated goal of the rallies was to protest the loss of liberty, illegal mandates, and tyrannical government overreach.

Kennedy and the Children's Health Defense announced the rally in a press release that also stood by the actions of city employees in New York City and Chicago who protested announced mandates by those city governments.

Kennedy and his organization were recently listed as part of the Disinformation Dozen by the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Those on the list are deemed responsible for spreading 73 percent of vaccine disinformation on social media.

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1 injured after fire rips through North Stafford home

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department

Just before 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 22, Stafford County Fire and Rescue units were called structure fire at a home on Kettlebrook Court, about a half-mile from Paddy’s Public House in North Stafford.

Crews reported a fire in a garage on the front of the home. Crews made entry and found the fire had started extending into the home. The fire was marked under control approximately ten minutes after arrival.

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Outgoing Stafford County Supervisors recognized for service

By Rick Horner

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors approved proclamations that will honor two outgoing public servants.

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Lamps tossed from hotel room leads to arrest

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Stafford authorities said a woman was arrested Sunday, November 21, and charged with public intoxication after throwing several lamps from a motel window.

At 4:06 p.m. Deputy C.S. Harding responded to the Quality Inn at 28 Greenspring Drive for a disturbance. A witness reported that a woman had broken the screen out of a motel window and threw lamps outside. The woman reportedly left on foot, walking toward the Holiday Inn Express.

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County Supervisors consider pedestrian safety bond following teen deaths

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County residents may have the chance to vote on a pedestrian safety bond in November 2022.

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Comcast, Verizon Cable TV franchise contract extensions expected

By Potomac Local News

The three companies that provide cable TV and internet service to Prince William County residents will continue to do so until the end of 2022.

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Roadwork hotspots this week; Lane closures suspended for Thanksgiving

By Potomac Local News
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To make Thanksgiving travel easier and safer, the Virignia Department of Transportation says it will suspend many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Wednesday, November 24, until noon on Monday, November. 29.

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Mezeh to bring Mediterranean cuisine to Potomac Mills

By Rick Horner

Mezeh, a Maryland-based Mediterranean grill, will open a new location at Potomac Mills mall.

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