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Exclusive: Newly-elected Prince William GOP chairman on making county competitive again, being a black conservative leader

Published June 28, 2020 at 11:40AM

Tim Parrish rallies a crowd in support of 287(g). [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Tim Parrish is the newly elected leader of the Prince William County Republican Committee. He was elected during an “unassembled” convention on Saturday, June 27, where committee members drove their ballots to multiple polling places to include the Prince William County Government Center on Prince William Parkway, and the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge.

Parrish, an honorably discharged U.S. Marine, beat fellow candidates Carol Czarkowski and William Johnston for the job. He will replace William “Bill” Card.

Obituaries

Doris Musante

By Press Release

Published June 28, 2020 at 11:19AM

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Richard “Dick” Beamer, founding Potomac Hospital Board member, dies at 88

By Arabella Thornhill

Published June 28, 2020 at 10:49AM | Updated July 2, 2020 at 1:27PM

A man who has helped build many foundations and member of many clubs has passed away, yet he is remembered by friends and family today.

Mr. Richard Arlen “Dick” Beamer, husband of Elizabeth “Libba” Hawks Beamer, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on Monday, June 22, 2020, at Chapel Hill in North Carolina. Dick was born July 23, 1931, at Mt. Airy, North Carolina, and was the last surviving of seven children born to the late Dorsey Cullen Beamer and Martha Victoria Monday Beamer.

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Keith HillMore……

By Press Release

Published June 27, 2020 at 8:00PM | Updated July 8, 2020 at 9:20PM

Keith Hill was born on February 18, 1963 and passed away on June 28, 2020. Keith was a resident of Gainesville, Virginia.

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‘We Back Blue’ rally held in Manassas to show support for law enforcement

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 27, 2020 at 7:49PM

More than 400 people came to Nelson Park to show their support for area law enforcement.

The park is about four miles from the scene of a riot that took place on May 30, following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, who died at the hands of a former police officer during an arrest attempt.

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Fredericksburg releases 911 call, protestors cancel Sunday marches

By Susie Webb

Published June 27, 2020 at 10:56AM

A woman called 911 after coming across a group of protestors in Downtown Fredericksburg blocking the intersection of Caroline and Hanover street.

The protest, one of the daily recurrences in Fredericksburg this past month, took place on June 13. It was sanctioned by the city.

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Victim got call from a woman claiming to be his granddaughter in trouble

By Arabella Thornhill

Published June 27, 2020 at 10:49AM

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office warns public of a scam after man gathers money to help, what he believed to be, his granddaughter in trouble and gives money to a courier.

A report on this scam occurred on Thursday, June 25, at 2:23 p.m., when a deputy was called to a home in Grafton Village for a complaint of fraud, according to a press release from Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, Layug was told that the resident had received a phone call from a woman claiming to be his granddaughter, according to police.

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This week’s hot spots in Fredericksburg, Stafford

By Rick Horner

Published June 27, 2020 at 10:44AM

I-95 north of Rappahannock River Bridge in Stafford County.

Here’s a look at construction hot spots in the Fredericksburg/ Stafford County region, from the Virginia Department of Transportation:

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Prince William

Judge orders Prince William, Norfolk court clerks to pay $2 million in attorneys’ fees in First Amendment lawsuit

By Local News

Published June 27, 2020 at 9:42AM

The Judicial Center for Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park.

A federal judge in Virginia awarded $2 million in attorney fees against court clerks in Prince William County and the City of Norfolk Wednesday over a First Amendment action filed by Courthouse News, a nationwide news service for lawyers.