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Stafford Sups shocked: Inflation drives up road work costs more than $60 million 

By Potomac Local News
Route 17 at Interstate 95 in Stafford County [Photo: VDOT]

The warning bells started ringing last spring that inflation is driving up the cost of needed road construction in Stafford County. Today, elected officials are stunned by the rising costs, which have soared to more than double the original cost estimates.

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Kings Dominion to ‘restore the roar’ on 40-year-old roller coaster

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One of the oldest rides at Kings Dominion is getting a facelift.  Construction crews are replacing the track on The Grizzly, a 40-year-old rollercoaster nestled in the woods of the Old Virginia section of the popular amusement park north of Richmond.

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Paranormal Cirque now open through Sunday following permitting issue

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Paranormal Cirque opened on Saturday at Potomac Mills mall following a snafu with the Prince William County Government.

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Black Voters Matter texts showed early voting location, not Election Day polls

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A Prince William County resident told Potomac Local News she received a text message urging her to vote at her polling location. However, the message listed an early voting location, not her regular precinct. 

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No show at Potomac Mills: Paranormal Cirque fans turned away

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Updated 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4 — The show didn’t go on tonight outside Potomac Mills mall. Paranormal Cirque was supposed to open for 10 days of shows starting Thursday, November 3. But, when showgoers arrived, they found a red circus tent in the mall parking lot, but the gates to the big top closed.

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Stafford hikes sheriff deputy starting pay, now competitive to Northern Virginia

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County Sheriff’s deputies will be some of Northern Virginia’s highest-paid law enforcement officers.

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‘Glitch’ leads to last-minute push to enter voter registration info

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Voter registrars in our area are working overtime to register new voters following another error at the state’s Department of Elections. Multiple voter applications filed with the DMV were not processed. The state blamed a computer glitch for the error. 

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Inflation hurting area small businesses; fed surveys local entrepreneurs

By Rick Horner
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A federal survey seeks whether small businesses have recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. However, some local business owners are more concerned about a potential recession and inflation. The Federal Reserve recently distributed questionnaires to gather data for its Small Business Credit Survey 2022 Report on Employer Firms.

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GOP may appoint election officers to Prince William County polls, court rules

By Potomac Local News
Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Richard Anderson

Republicans scored an early election victory in Prince William County Circuit Court. A Judge on Tuesday, October 1, 2022, issued an injunction to allow the Prince William County Republican Committee to have its party members serving as election officers in the rolls of poll chiefs and assistant chiefs in 12 disputed precincts across the county.

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VDOT improves Nathaniel Ellicott footbridge in Occoquan

By Potomac Local News

The scenic Nathaniel Ellicott footbridge over the Occoquan River got a bit of a facelift this week. The bridge links the town in Prince Willaim County to the Vulcan rock quarry in Fairfax County. A spillway makes for a serene waterfall near the bridge. Before Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the bridge carried traffic on Route 123 over the river. The storm washed away the bridge, and a new one was built.

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