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Prince William, Manassas Residents Line Up for Well Water Testing

Published April 1, 2014 at 11:50AM | Updated January 18, 2017 at 8:01PM

MANASSAS, Va. — Prince William County and Manassas residents, as well as representatives from the Virginia Household Water Quality Program kicked off a drinking water clinic in Manassas on Monday night. Well water is not monitored by the Commonwealth of Virginia, so folks with well water must do water quality testing on their own.

“Virginia Tech wants information on well water throughout the state,” explained Thomas Bolles, an Environmental Educator at the Virginia Cooperative Extension. ” We want to get a baseline reading of area water and see what could be coming into area wells. We encourage people to get their wells tested as water quality can change when wells age.”

4 Suspects Charged in Burglary String

By Potomac Local News

Published April 1, 2014 at 11:42AM | Updated April 1, 2014 at 5:30PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Five people now face charges in a string of burglaries in Lake Ridge.

Detectives with the Prince William County Police Department began investigating the burglaries when they began on Feb. 7. After another three burglaries were reported Feb. 10, one in near Quantico and the other in Woodbridge, detectives were able to link all of the burglaries together, according to police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

Taser Used in Arrest of Suspected Heroin Dealer

By Potomac Local News

Published March 31, 2014 at 8:41PM | Updated April 1, 2014 at 12:07AM

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Another arrest in the Stafford sheriff’s new war on heroin was made early Saturday but not before the suspect was hit with a taser weapon.

Investigators conducting surveillance of a home in Stafford County suspected of being a hot bed of narcotics sales saw a man leave the house at 2147 Sebastian Road just of Va. 218 in south Stafford in the late evening hours of Friday, March 28. The man got into his car and deputies stopped him on U.S. 17 in Stafford County.

Stafford Hospital 5K Scheduled for April 12

By Potomac Local News

Published March 31, 2014 at 12:15PM | Updated April 1, 2014 at 12:07AM

STAFFORD, Va. — Runners will be racing to the hospital this month, but it’s not because they are sick.

The 2014 Stafford Hospital Foundation 5K run will take place Saturday, April 12 at the Stafford Hospital on Hospital Center Boulevard, just off U.S. 1 in Stafford.

Dumfries Business Association to Interview Town Council Candidates

By Potomac Local News

Published March 31, 2014 at 11:46AM | Updated April 1, 2014 at 7:50AM

Dumfries Town Hall

DUMFRIES, Va. — Two mayoral candidates for the Dumfries Town Council have agreed to sit in the hot seat.

Current Mayor Jerry Foreman is seeking reelection and is running against Vice-Mayor Willie Toney. Both have agreed to be interviewed by the newly elected Dumfries Businesses Association (DBA) President Chris Caldwell. This is the first event to be organized by a changing DBA that is now charging for membership and vows to become a larger voice in town business affairs.

McDonalds Free Coffee Giveaway Starts Monday

By Potomac Local News

Published March 30, 2014 at 9:22AM | Updated March 31, 2014 at 9:27AM

A new McDonalds restaurant in Trinagle Shopping Plaza in Dumfries will open Aug. 31, 2012. (Submitted)

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Moser: Winter Melts, Clears Way for Litter Enforcement Month

By Connie Moser

Published March 30, 2014 at 9:05AM

Moser

It’s 50 degrees outside and the sun is shining brilliantly. Fat, yellow Daffodil heads are nodding in a little whisper of breeze. The last remnants of the most recent snow are dripping off the roof and traveling melodically through the downspouts to share water with the Crocus, Tulips and Hellebores that are rising from their sleepy winter mulch beds.

I’m feeling it! I don’t want to write about overcrowded schools or politicians who may not be meeting my expectations. I can’t find it in my head or my heart to opine about builders, developers, roads or transportation. I consider writing about my miserable experience being stuck in traffic last week and missing a luncheon with the League of Women Voters of Virginia, but it’s just impossible to focus on the sad, the bad, or the mad stuff!

Call to Action: Dumfries School Children Need Homework Help

By Potomac Local News

Published March 29, 2014 at 8:00AM | Updated May 17, 2014 at 10:20PM

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· Good morning Prince William – Volunteers are needed on Sunday April 6th from 9am-noon for the spring cleaning of the Merrimac Farm Stone House in Nokesville. It’s the perfect way to get your hands a little dirty by sprucing up the gardens, yard and visitor center. Please call Kim or Karen at (703) 490-5200 for more info.

· Birmingham Green needs chess boards and pieces for the men’s group. Please email Zach at [email protected] if you can help.

Updated: 11 Suspected in Stafford Heroin Ring

By Potomac Local News

Published March 27, 2014 at 4:02PM | Updated February 9, 2015 at 2:35PM

7:45 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014

Police arrested two others wanted in connection to a heroin ring they say was operating in Stafford County.

Well Water Tested for Bacteria, Officials Provide Tips

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 27, 2014 at 10:35AM | Updated March 28, 2014 at 9:55AM

STAFFORD, Va. — About 40 Stafford County residents lined up to have their well water tested by the Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia Tech.

The testing program will help identify what may be lurking the groundwater in the wells outside their homes, and can provide information on any contaminants that could be making their way to water faucets after being piped through the home. Each participant in to the testing program paid $49, collected water samples from a faucet in their home, and handed over the samples which were then taken to Virginia Tech where they will be examined over the next three weeks.