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Students Exceed National Average ACT Scores

By Potomac Local News
(Photo: Prince William County Public Schools)

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Students in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) scored above the national composite average for the fifth straight year on the college benchmark ACT.

Students in four Prince William County High Schools exceeded the state average while overall Division scores remained the same as last year. Battlefield, Brentsville District, Forest Park, and Osbourn Park students achieved composite scores of 23.5, 24.0, 22.4 and 23.4 respectively, exceeding the state composite score of 22.4 and joining other PWCS schools in besting the national outcome of 21.1.

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Victims Unit Probes Sex Assault

By Potomac Local News
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From police reports:

Aggravated Sexual Battery – On August 21st at 8:36PM, detectives from the Special Victims Bureau conducted an investigation into an assault which was reported to have occurred in the 13500 block of Princedale Dr in Dale City. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 13-year-old girl of Woodbridge, was sexually assaulted by the accused, a known family member, in 2010. Following an investigation, the accused was subsequently arrested.

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Debris Hills Now, Dumfries Business Park Later?

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Residents filled the Dumfries Town Council Chambers on Tuesday to hear about a proposal that could bring 310-feet-tall debris hills to their town.

DUMFIRES, Va. — The idea of a new business park in place to be built after a landfill closes was floated in Dumfries on Tuesday.

The Potomac Landfill, a debris collection yard that sits at the junction of Interstate 95 and Va. 234, proposed growing upward, filling in debris piles as tall as 310 feet. If approved by the Town Council, the landfill will maintaining the 38 acres it sits on now and leave at least 19 unused acres untouched in which to build on.

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Manassas Civil War Street Closures Start Today

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MANASSAS, Va. — Manassas will celebrate the second coming of the Civil War this weekend with several events to mark the 150th anniversary of the Second Battle of Manassas.

The three-day event kicks Friday off this weekend in Old Town Manassas with re-enactors, living history demonstrations, a parade, and a Blue and Gray Ball.

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