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Stewart Rallies Stafford’s Republican Base Ahead of Upcoming Convention

By Potomac Local News
Ted and Anne Hupka talk with Virginia Lt. Governor Candidate Corey Stewart and Stafford County Aquia District Supervisor Paul Milde. [Photo: Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — At a bar in Stafford, Corey Stewart talked about his successes in Prince William and about why he thinks he should be Virginia’s next Lt. Governor.

In a standing-room only crowd, Stewart addressed members of Stafford’s Republican base, elected officials, and patrons who all gathered at Micks Restaurant and Lounge. The once Prince William Occoquan District Supervisor and currently the county’s top elected leader, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, he talked about being fiscally responsible in running local government.

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Missing Man Turns Up in Boxer Shorts, Burned

By Potomac Local News
A fire broke out a home on Madeira Court in Lake Ridge on Thursday night, displacing at least two people. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

Update 11:30 p.m.

LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The report of a man missing inside a house during a two-alarm blaze sent fire crews racing into the house in a frantic search to find him.

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Stricter Oversight Sought after Teachers Go Without Pay Raises

By Potomac Local News
North Stafford High School sits on Garrisonville Road in North Stafford (Photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

By KEITH WALKER
For Potomac Local News

STAFFORD, Va. — There might be a bit of a kerfuffle brewing between the Stafford Board of County Supervisors and Stafford County School Board.

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Pilot Bus Service to Provide Rides for Dumfries Youth

By Potomac Local News
A bus from the Boys and Girls Club will begin transporting children in Dumfries to the General Heiser Branch Club on Old Stage Coach Road.

DUMFRIES, Va. — Children in Dumfries will soon have a free ride to after-school activities. But how long that service lasts will depend upon how much the town and the community buy into the new transportation program.

The Prince William County / Manassas Boys and Girls Club has agreed to provide a trial bus service that will pick up children each afternoon and take them to the General Heiser Club on Old Stage Coach Road. The bus service will begin April 2, run the Tuesday through Friday afternoons, and will be able to take as many as 14 children per bus, twice a day — once at 4:30 p.m. and again at 5 o’clock — from Ginn Memorial Park on Graham Park Road to the General Heiser Club.

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Out of Session Vote has Dumfries Council Rethinking Public TV Broadcast Policy

By Potomac Local News
Dumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

By URIAH KISER

DUMFRIES, Va. — The honeymoon period may be over for newly elected members of the Dumfries Town Council not used being on TV for every public meeting.

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New Classroom in Boys & Girls Club will Focus on STEM Education

By Potomac Local News
Wellburn Management, elected officials, community members, and staff from the Hylton Branch of the Prince William County Boys and Girls Club in Dale City celebrate the opening of a new classroom where children and teenagers may study, complete homework assignments, and focus on science, technology, and math education. [Photo: Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

By URIAH KISER

DALE CITY, Va. – A fully renovated multipurpose classroom where children and teenagers will be able to learn, study, and grow opened for the first time Saturday.

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Deer Population a Challenge for Area Forests

By Potomac Local News

By CHARLES SMITH
Prince William Conservation Alliance

Many residents in Northern Virginia understand the need to change land use practices to stop or minimize habitat destruction and preserve good examples of our native plant communities. An increasing number of people also support combating the spread of non-native invasive species to include problem plant species and insects such as gypsy moth, which can strip tree foliage and cause their death.

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Lunch at Stafford’s German Roadhaus Eatery a Bustling Experience

By Potomac Local News
Schnitzel sandwich at the Roadhaus Eatery in Stafford. [Photo: Stephanie Tipple / Potomac Local News]

By STEPHANIE TIPPLE
Features Editor

While the words ‘gulasch’ and ‘schnitzel’ may not sound the most appetizing, once you’ve ordered a plate at the Roadhaus Eatery & Bier Garten in Stafford, you may have to change your mind.

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