Heather Mitchell is the Republican candidate for who’s running for the House District 2 seat, to represent portions of Prince William and Stafford counties.
The seat is currently held by Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy.
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Vanpools are becoming a more popular way to commute in Northern Virginia.
OmniRide’s Vanpool Alliance program has more than 600 vans registered and in use with its program. The majority of the vans use the Interstate 95/395 corridor, ferrying commuters to and from their offices in Washington, D.C., and Arlington.
On this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast, we take our reporting deeper with an interview with longtime Prince William County Realtor and one-time candidate for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors Scott Jacobs.
He’s been at the center of the debate on how to preserve the Rural Crescent — the last rural tract of land in a growing county of just over a half-million people located outside Washington, D.C. The crescent-shaped land tract encompasses an area of more than 80,000 acres stretching from Quantico Marine Corps Base to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Today on the Potomac Local Podcast, we talk with Dr. Robert “Bob” Schneider, executive director of OmniRide.
The 30-minute discussion tackles these topics:
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RICHMOND — Two delegates, both former journalists, introduced legislation Monday to protect student journalists from censorship and shield reporters from having to disclose confidential sources.
Dels. Chris Hurst, D-Montgomery, and Danica Roem, D-Prince William, urged the General Assembly to pass such legislation.
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On this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast, reporter Olivia Briscoe joins me to talk about her reporting on the Prince William County Landfill, and about how plastics are piling up there.
She reported this week that, since a decision made by China earlier this year to stop accepting used plastics for recycling, that waste has been piling up at the local landfill.
We’re getting a tour of the poultry barn at the Prince William County Fair on this episode of the Potomac Local Live Podcast.
Find out what goes into judging the best bird in Prince William County. There’s a lot more to it than you think.
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When it comes to our food, many of us know what we’re eating but a lot of us don’t know where it comes from.
We get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to raise show beef cattle entered into competition at the Prince William County Fair.
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The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will once again be participating in National Night Out, an annual event that promotes police-community relationships and neighborhood camaraderie and safety.
We’re entering the “dog days” of summer as August begins.
The folks at Historic Manassas, Inc. made that the theme of this month’s First Friday celebration, the monthly event that brings hundreds to the city’s downtown. It will be held in Downtown Manassas from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.