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Elementary School Police Officer Plan Moves Ahead

Published July 23, 2013 at 7:47PM | Updated July 24, 2013 at 1:14PM

Dumfries Elementary School [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

DUMFRIES, Va. — Dumfries officials will vote on whether or not to install a Police School Resource Officer, or SRO, at Dumfries Elementary School.

Police Chief Rebecca Edwards on Tuesday asked town officials to place a memorandum of understanding with the town police department and Prince William County Public Schools on the consent agenda for the Aug. 7 meeting of the Dumfries Town Council. If it’s approved, Dumfries Elementary School will be the first and only elementary school in Prince William with a dedicated police officer offering protection to students and staff. The officer would be stationed at the school in time for the start of the upcoming school year.

Zales Employee Faces Embezzlement Charge

By Potomac Local News

Published July 22, 2013 at 1:39PM | Updated July 22, 2013 at 2:59PM

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police said a woman who worked at a jewelry store in Potomac Mills mall embezzled tens of thousands of dollars.

Tutors, Teachers, & Assistants Needed for Area Youth

By Potomac Local News

Published July 20, 2013 at 9:45AM | Updated July 27, 2013 at 12:52PM

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Good morning – Please join us and meet our gang Thursday July 25 for Christmas in July, an event to support the Un-trim-A-Tree Holiday Gift Program for needy kids. I know this sounds a little crazy to be thinking of Christmas but it’s sure to be great fun.

Ten restaurants in Old Town Manassas have gotten together to sell raffle tickets for $5 each for your chance to win gift cards to their establishment and also for a chance at the grand prize of an iPad Mini. All proceeds benefit the Un-Trim-A-Tree Holiday gift Program. So gather your friends and family so you can treat them to dinner between 5:30 – 9 p.m. at any of these super restaurants – Mackey’s American Pub who is also accepting toys, City tavern, Malone’s Okra’s, City Square, Carmello’s, Monza, Philadelphia Tavern, Katerina’s and Grounds Central Station.

U.S. 1 ‘Quad’ Intersection Part of Potomac Shores

By Uriah Kiser

Published July 18, 2013 at 12:42PM | Updated July 18, 2013 at 11:36PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — With an unanimous vote, Prince William officials approved the Potomac Shores development on the banks of the Potomac River.

The development will bring nearly 4,000 new homes, a central business district, a new Virginia Railway Express station which the developer will pay for, and hopes of a high-end hotel. While a rezoning of the overall property was approved Tuesday night, some of Potomac Shores’ first homes are already under construction and are slated to be on the market early next year.

Dumfries Family Headed to Spanish Mackerel Tournament

By Potomac Local News

Published July 18, 2013 at 9:19AM

The Special Angler Foundation is pleased to announce that the Spanish Mackerel have made their way into our local waters and to date six Special Anglers have registered to participate in the Lancaster County Little League Spanish Mackerel Tournament this coming August 24.

The first three Special Angler registrants are from one family, the Dietrichsons. Through generous corporate and private sponsorship of the Liquid Assets II charter service, the entire Dietricshson family will be on board with Captain Billy Pipkin and Special Angler Ambassador Travis Smith.

Driver Sentenced to Community Service after Fatal Police Crash

By Potomac Local News

Published July 16, 2013 at 1:45PM | Updated July 16, 2013 at 11:34PM

[Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Margaret A. Luecke, the 70-year-old grandmother charged with reckless driving following the death of Prince William police Officer Chris Yung on Dec. 31, 2012, was sentenced 200 hours of community service.

Luecke has had no criminal record and no driving infractions in the past 30 years, according to the Washington Post.

Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates to Face Off at Hylton Center

By Potomac Local News

Published July 16, 2013 at 7:45AM | Updated July 16, 2013 at 1:30PM

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MANASSAS, Va. — Business and politics will meet next month at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, where the candidates in this year’s gubernatorial contest will meet for a debate.

The debate, called “Battleground Forum,” will be presented by several regional chambers of commerce including Prince William’s.

Driver Charged in Fuel Spill

By Potomac Local News

Published July 15, 2013 at 5:24PM | Updated July 25, 2013 at 2:54PM

BRISTOW, Va. — The driver of a tanker truck that overturned carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel last week has been charged.

James Burless, of Leesburg, is charged with reckless driving, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

Hylton High School Secures Building out of Caution

By Potomac Local News

Published July 15, 2013 at 10:30AM | Updated July 25, 2013 at 2:54PM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. –– C,D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge is on a precautionary secure-the-building status this morning after police were investigating a suicidal person in the Dale City area.

Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok said the person does not pose a threat to the community or the school, and added school officials called for the secure status just to be cautious.

Aden Road Floods

By Potomac Local News

Published July 12, 2013 at 3:46PM | Updated July 13, 2013 at 1:41PM

Drivers on Aden Road in Prince William County cross Cedar Run, which spilled its banks after heavy rains fell in the area. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

Update 5 p.m.

Aden Road is closed to traffic this late afternoon. Neighbors who have lived along the rural roadway say this is the worst flooding they’ve seen in the area in five years.