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Dumfries has a new “green” toilet, the first of its kind in the town.

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Potomac Local News first told you about Dumfries town officials working on a gun buyback program.

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A new Chick-fil-A could be coming to the Dumfries area.

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On June 24, the Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash in the 3700 block of Graham Park Road in Triangle on June 11 is Timothy Dewaine Gunn, 54, of Dumfries.

The investigation revealed that a 2007 Toyota Camry driver was traveling westbound on Graham Park Road at 3:24 a.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle, crossing the double yellow line and striking a tree. The car then caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames.


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Residents in the town of Dumfries will head to the polls on November 8  to elect a new mayor and three poeple to the town council.

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Dumfries leaders are working to introduce a gun buyback program that will allow residents to sell firearms they no longer want to the town in exchange for cash.

According to state law, the town created an ordinance to state the purpose of the buyback program. Residents are invited to come and speak on the proposed gun buyback program during the town council’s public meeting on July 5, 2022.


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Prince William County does not need to review plans for a coal ash landfill at Possum Pont, county documents state.

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An employee told police that he and the driver of a car in the drive-through lane were engaged in a verbal altercation that escalated. The driver brandished a firearm at the employee during the encounter before driving through the lane, police said.

At no time were shots fired during the incident. When officers arrived in the area, they located the accused inside his vehicle and took him into custody without incident.


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The project will also convert the current southbound alignment into a two-way roadway for local traffic.

The 2-mile project will include retaining walls, storm drainage improvements, stormwater management facilities, pedestrian, and multi-modal improvements. The purpose project is to relieve existing and projected traffic congestion, manage access, as well as improve safety by including pedestrian infrastructure.


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Today, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located and arrested the man sought in connection to the murder of 52-year-old Miles Tracey Hall of Triangle.

Hall was shot and killed in the 3600 block of Tavern Way in Triangle on May 15. The joint investigation with Dumfries Police Department revealed that the victim and the accused were known to one another and involved in an altercation.


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