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Woodbridge Man Charged in 1 of 7 Fatal Holiday Weekend Wrecks

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Mary Davidson

A Woodbridge man faces charges in a fatal crash on Virginia roads over the Memorial Day weekend – one of seven deadly crashes that occurred on state roads.

Thomas J. Smith, of Woodbridge, faces reckless driving charges in a crash that occurred early Saturday morning on Interstate 95 near Lorton. Rashid K. Humphreys, 30, of Yonkers, N.Y., was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car. He was taken to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Virginia State Police reported.

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Habitat for Humanity Hands Over Keys to a Deserving Manassas Family

By Potomac Local News
The Young-Tejada family partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park to rehab and purchase this home in Manassas.

CHARLENE WILKINS
For Potomac Local News

MANASSAS, Va. — There’s no place like home for the Young-Tejada family

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Nohe on New County Logo: Let’s Move On

By Uriah Kiser

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Who likes Prince William County’s new logo? Supervisor Marty Nohe does, and so does the county’s economic development office.

So far, less than $10,000 has been spent on printing the new logo on letterhead and marketing materials. It has also appeared on road signs welcoming visitors to the county.

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Hiteshue Heading Chamber’s Advocacy Office in Woodbridge

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The Prince William Chamber of Commerce has placed its Government Advocacy office in Woodbridge.

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Wittman, Anderson Will Hold Town Hall in Dale City Tuesday

By Potomac Local News
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va. 1) talks about keeping maintaining security on Facebook. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

DALE CITY, Va. — Congressman Rob Wittman and Delegate Rich Anderson will hold a town hall today to discuss veterans’ issues.

The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department station on Hillendale Drive in Dale City. The elected officials are expected to discuss sequestration and potential BRAC movements for 2015 and 2017. The region recently finished a round of BRAC relocations as 6,000 military service men and women and civilians were moved to Quantico, and 20,000 were moved to Ft. Belvoir as part of a BRAC order passed in 2005.

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Cool Temperatures Delay Pool Openings

By Potomac Local News

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It was 48 degrees at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Prince William – far too cold for the opening day for public outdoor swimming pools in Prince William County.

Prince William’s six public swimming pools and two water parks were scheduled to open today, the first day of the Memorial Day weekend. But a message posted to the county’s parks website said cooler than average temperatures would force them to try again tomorrow:

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State Trooper Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Busy Memorial Day Travel Weekend

By Potomac Local News
Photo: Mary Davidson

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The busy Memorial Day travel season has already claimed injury to a Virginia State Police Trooper patrolling in Prince William County.

Trooper R.D. Best was traveling on Va. 234 north on his police motorcycle when a Nissan Altima pulled into his path near Pinnacle Ridge Drive. The trooper was thrown from his bike after it collided with the car’s front end, said state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.

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