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Gainesville Republicans Pick Nominee This Saturday—Dems Already Chose Theirs in Nail-Biter

By Uriah Kiser

GAINESVILLE, Va. – The folks at the Prince William County Republican Committee just told Potomac Local News they’ll hold a firehouse primary this Saturday, Aug. 16 to decide their candidate for Gainesville District Supervisor. Voting runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bull Run Middle School on Catharpin Road—and it’s only open to Gainesville District voters.

Two Republicans are vying for the nod: Patrick Harders, a longtime Manassas resident and founder of a regional outdoor lighting company, and Brian Landrum, who entered the race earlier this month. Harders says he wants to carry on the work of the late Supervisor Bob Weir—particularly his opposition to sprawling data center developments. Landrum has called for greater transparency in local politics and recently accused a prominent community leader of misleading voters—charges she denies while endorsing Harders.

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Navy Vet George Stewart Enters Gainesville Supervisor Race as Democrat

By Uriah Kiser
Stewart

GAINESVILLE, Va. – The race to replace the late Bob Weir on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors just got more crowded. George T. Stewart, a Navy veteran and longtime community advocate, has officially entered the Gainesville District special election—and he’s joining the Democratic caucus.

Stewart, who lives in Gainesville, says he’s running to fight “unchecked” data center growth, support affordable housing, and preserve the area’s quality of life. With a background in finance and civic leadership—including work with Dominion Valley’s board and Democratic campaigns—he says it’s time for leadership that “puts people before profits.”

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Jack Tiwari Enters Race for Gainesville Supervisor in Upcoming Special Election

By Uriah Kiser
Tiwari

GAINESVILLE, Va. – The Prince William Democratic Committee just told Potomac Local News they’ll hold a caucus next weekend to pick their nominee for the Gainesville District seat—and we now know the first candidate.

Jewan “Jack” Tiwari, a longtime Gainesville and Manassas resident, has officially announced he’s running for the seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. The seat was left vacant after Supervisor Bob Weir passed away in July.

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Patrick Harders Joins Gainesville Supervisor Race

By Uriah Kiser
Harders

GAINESVILLE, Va. – Patrick Harders, a longtime Manassas area resident and founder of a regional outdoor lighting company, is running for Gainesville District Supervisor—and he’s entering a race already stirred by internal Republican friction and calls for leadership rooted in integrity.

Harders announced his candidacy Thursday, casting himself as a conservative voice for responsible growth, fiscal accountability, and transparency. He says he’s stepping up to continue the work of the late Supervisor Bob Weir, who died earlier this month and was known for his outspoken opposition to data center sprawl.

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Landrum Outlines Vision for Gainesville, Takes Aim at Data Centers

By Alan Gloss
Brian Landrum and his wife, Nicole

In a recent interview, Brian Landrum, a Republican candidate for the Gainesville District seat on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, shared his vision and plans for the community. Landrum, an attorney and consultant, emphasized putting residents first and ensuring development benefits the community.

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Data Centers, Development, and Distrust: Gainesville District Politics Erupt Ahead of Special Election

By Uriah Kiser

Just hours after the Prince William Board of County Supervisors paid tribute to their late colleague Bob Weir, political tensions flared in the race to replace him.

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Supervisors Honor Late Colleague Bob Weir, Begin Process to Fill Gainesville Seat

By Potomac Local News
"In true Bob Weir fashion — serious about policy, not about posing. This light-hearted snapshot was taken during official portrait day, capturing Supervisor Weir’s trademark wit and unapologetic style.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William Board of County Supervisors opened its July 29 meeting with a solemn tribute to their late colleague, Gainesville District Supervisor Bob Weir, who passed away earlier this month.

“All right, everyone, it is 2 o’clock. I’m asking that everyone take a seat. We are going to begin with a moment of silence, and it’s going to be in honor of our colleague who we lost, Supervisor Bob Weir,” said Chair At-Large Deshundra Jefferson.

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Malicious Wounding Arrest, Burglary, Vandalism, and Assaults

By Potomac Local News

A Nokesville man is behind bars after allegedly attacking a 70-year-old coworker in an unprovoked assault that led to a malicious wounding charge. The incident headlines today’s Prince William police report, which also includes arrests for elder abuse, vandalism at a school, and a burglary in Woodbridge.

Police say Terry Warner Johnson, 59, of Alexandria, was arrested July 18 by Suffolk police for allegedly striking the elderly victim in the face multiple times on July 14 in the 14300 block of Glenkirk Road. The victim was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Court Ruling Draws Fire from Oak Valley HOA Over Ignored Citizen Input in Data Center Plan

By Uriah Kiser
Village Place Technology Park in Gainesville, approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2022

GAINESIVILLE Va. – The Oak Valley Homeowners Association is sharply criticizing a Virginia Court of Appeals decision that upholds the Prince William Board of County Supervisors’ approval of a controversial land use amendment—despite what residents say was a deliberate disregard for public input.

The July 22, 2025, ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by Oak Valley HOA and neighboring property owners challenging the Board’s 2022 vote to adopt the Prince William Digital Gateway Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA). The amendment clears the way for thousands of acres in the county’s Rural Crescent to be developed into one of the largest data center corridors in the world, adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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‘Merry Christmas’ and Three Minutes of Fury: The Lasting Legacy of Bob Weir

By Potomac Local News
"In true Bob Weir fashion — serious about policy, not about posing. This light-hearted snapshot was taken during official portrait day, capturing Supervisor Weir’s trademark wit and unapologetic style.

GAINESVILLE, Va. – Bob Weir, the Gainesville District Supervisor on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors and a longtime fixture in local politics, died July 20, 2025, after a short but aggressive battle with colon cancer. He was 62.

Weir was known across Prince William County not just for his deep policy knowledge and procedural rigor, but for his fiery style, unfiltered commentary, and devotion to public service. State Senator Danica Roem, who covered Weir during her years as a journalist before entering politics, described him as “a curmudgeon in the most loving sense of the word.”

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