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House of Mercy helps more than 320 children headed back to school

By Potomac Local News

On Saturday, July 30, House of Mercy hosted an annual back-to-school event.

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Alcohol-related arrests include indecent exposure, bathroom barricade

By Potomac Local News
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Police in Prince William County were called to investigate two incidents involving alcohol. One person locked herself in a bathroom at a car dealership and refused to leave, police said.

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Opinion: Extra tax money from data centers will not make up for the permanent scarring of our county

By Letters to the Editor
Marilyn Karp, a long time activist in the Democratic Party leads residents gathered at the Prince William County Government Center to call for Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler (D) to resign after she dumped $50,000 of stock in data center firms.

It seems clear to us that, as a group, our local elected leaders in Prince William County appear to be struggling to make decisions regarding the long-term strategic use of a scarce resource — our land.

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Flood watch starts 3 p.m., heavy rain, storms expected tonight

By Potomac Local News

According to the National Weather Service, we’re under flood watch beginning at 3 p.m.

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Data center supply questions arise; Loudoun problem won’t affect Prince William

By Uriah Kiser
QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

Power problems for data centers in Loudoun County will not affect its neighbor, Prince William County.

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Winning Mega Millions tickets sold in Gainesville, Stafford

By Press Release
Lottery contestants lined up inside a Wawa gas station in North Stafford to purchase tickets from an automated lottery ticket vending machine on July 29, 2022.

During the 29 drawings of the jackpot run that began in April and ended with Friday night’s $1 billion drawing, sales of Mega Millions tickets in Virginia generated an estimated $30.2 million in profit. By law, all of that profit goes to K-12 public education in the Commonwealth.

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Drinking water certified clean and safe; PWSA focused on PFAS

By Potomac Local News

Drinking water consumed by Prince William County residents received a clean bill of health.

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Sheetz at Gainesville Crossing approved following parking lot compromise

By Potomac Local News
[Photo: Sheetz, Inc.]

The retail and commercial portion of a 153-acre data center site in Gainesville is ready to be developed.

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Iron Mountain plans $6 million data center expansion in Gainesville

By Potomac Local News
Elected officials gather for a private event in 2017 for the opening of and Iron Mountain data center near Gainesville, Va. [Submitted photo]

Iron Mountian was one of the first large data centers to open in Prince William County.

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Opinion: Prince William withholding data center info from public

By Letters to the Editor

Citizens were recently treated to two more mind-numbing episodes in the surreal story of the Prince William Digital Gateway.

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