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McDonnell at Quantico to Sign Unclaimed Ashes Bill

By Potomac Local News
Del. Richard Anderson, R – Prince William (Submitted photo)

QUANTICO, Va. — The unclaimed ashes of veterans may now have a proper burial thanks to new legislation that will be signed today at Quantico.

Virginia Delegate Richard Anderson, R-51, Prince William, will join Gov. Robert F. McDonnell at the Marine Corps base where he’ll sign a new bill that requires funeral home directors and crematory owners to use a computer database through Virginia’s Department of Veterans Services to check the military status of the names of unclaimed cremains, or unclaimed ashes. If the cremains belong to a military veteran, the state will now claim those ashes and give them a full military burial.

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U.S. 1 Widening Spurs Budget Battle

By Potomac Local News

By URIAH KISER

The county’s Board of Supervisors approved a $53.1 million project to widen U.S. 1 between Neabsco Mills and Featherstone roads from four to six lanes in Woodbridge. The project will help traffic in a commuter corridor often gridlocked during rush hours, but it also will strap county taxpayers with about $50 million in new bond debt – all of which will be need to be paid off over the next 20 years, starting in 2014.

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Dumfries Honors West, Barr

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Nancy West (Photo: KJ Mushung/PotomacLocal.com)

DUMFRIES, Va. – Though no longer on the council, they’ve not been forgotten.

Former Interim Mayor Nancy West and Former Councilwoman Dorothea Barr were both recognized by Dumfries Mayor Gerald Foreman on Tuesday night. Both women stepped down from the Dumfries Town Council after losing their bids for re-election in May.

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Dems Rally Support, Take in Baseball Game

By Potomac Local News
A group of members of the Prince William County Young Democrats rallied alongside congressional candidates on Sunday. (Submitted)

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — On Sunday, members of the Prince William County Young Democrats rallied on Marblestone Drive in Woodbridge, across from the Prince William County Government Center, to rouse support for local Democratic candidates and speak about the important issues in the upcoming election cycle.

Kristen Cabral, a congressional candidate, Chairman of the Prince William County Democrats Harry Wiggins, and congressional candidate Adam Cook, all spoke about the issues and challenges in the coming months leading up to Election Day.

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First Lady’s Appearance Canceled

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First Lady Michelle Obama addresses a crowd of nearly 500 people at VFW Post 1503 in Dale City, Va., on June 7, 2012. She was slated to speak in Fredericksburg, Va., on July 20, but that event has been canceled. (Photo by: KJ Mushung )

By KJ MUSHUNG

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — First Lady Michelle Obama was scheduled to speak at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg today. However, in light of the massacre in Aurora, Colo., the event has been canceled.

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Sheriff Jett Donates $20,000 to Memorial

By Potomac Local News
Stafford County Sheriff Charles E. Jett and Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell sat next to each other during a ceremony Wednesday at the Stafford County Public Safety Center. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

STAFFORD, Va. — With the pomp and circumstance normally reserved for a presidential campaign speech, Stafford County welcomed Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell to its public safety center Wednesday.

Arriving about 9:30 a.m. in a black motorcade traveling on Va. 630, McDonnell was greeted by uniformed officers from the county’s sheriff and fire agencies. A large U.S. flag was draped overhead from two ladder trucks from the fire department marking the spot where McDonnell would sign new bills into law that offer new protections for public safety workers, as well as expand their investigative powers.

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Occoquan Schools Nominee a College Advocate

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Lillie Jessie, of Lake Ridge, will run to represent the Board’s Occoquan District. She greeted the public as a candidate for the first time Sunday, July 15, 2012. (Photo: Uriah Kiser/PotomacLocal.com)

By URIAH KISER

OCCOQUAN, Va. — A retired educator and administrator with 35 years experience at Prince William County Public Schools will make a run for the School Board.

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Voter Education Forum Planned

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A group of Woodbridge residents want to educate voters on recent changes involved in the electoral process.

The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity – Woodbridge Alumni Chapter will host a voter education forum at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m.

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