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DUMFRIES, Va. — Last year, Grace Church donated 13,000 pounds of food to the community through its “bag of hope” food pantry.

They did it all from their home located in Dumfries since 2007. Inside their worship center, which once served as a commercial mailing and packaging center in the heart of the town, is a large sanctuary and stage lined with musical instruments, a community daycare center with classrooms, a café, and a TV production facility the church uses to spread the words of its pastor, Bishop Derek Grier.


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DUMFRIES, Va. — A company that gives customers an option to lease-to-own items like furniture and electronics is opening a new store in Dumfries.

Aarons, Inc. will open a new store at 18069 Triangle Shopping Center on Friday, July 25. The store will sit across from the town’s police station and will cater to those with household incomes of $50,000 or less.


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DUMFRIES, Va. — Town officials want vendors to apply to sell their wares in Dumfries.

Under a newly proposed ordinance, vendors at town events such as the Dumfries Christmas parade, fall festival, and multicultural festival must apply for a $50 vendors license if they plan to sell anything at their booth.


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Jack Nicklaus came to the new 18-hole, 72 par course at the end of Potomac Shores Parkway near Dumfries on Wednesday. The course has been in the works since 2001, but financial troubles from the previous property owner during the financial crisis delayed its opening until this month.

Nicklaus said he designed hilly course with a large residential course with the community in mind, and is one of 290 courses designed by Nicklaus. It is open to the public.


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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A driver of a tractor trailer was possibly electrocuted this afternoon.

Fire and rescue crews were called to the area of River Heritage and Potomac Shores boulevards, outside Potomac Shores near Dumfries, after a truck ran into a low hanging power line just before 4 p.m., according to initial reports.


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