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Flory Center Plans Business Start-Up Workshop

By Potomac Local News

MANASSAS, Va. – The Flory Small Business Center, Inc. continues to offer free workshops to entrepreneurs that are in the start-up phase of their business. The next Start-Up workshop will be held from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 5  in Manassas.

A light, continental breakfast is available at 8:30 a.m. The same workshop will be offered on Saturday, August 10 Gainesville. Attendance is free but pre-registration is required to insure adequate materials. Call the Flory Center to pre-register – 703-335-2500.

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Detective Hit By Car Prior to Drug Arrest

By Potomac Local News
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DALE CITY, Va. — A police detective was hit by a car after witnessing a drug deal in Dale City, police said.

It happened at a 7-Eleven store at 7001 Dale Boulevard,near Hoadly Road, on Friday. Detectives from Prince William police’s Street Crimes Unit witnesses a drug transaction in the parking lot pf o o f the store between the driver of a car and another person. When the detective approached the car, the driver put the car into reverse and backed it up, then stopped, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

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Reader Response: What if the FBI Comes?

By Potomac Local News

Both Stafford and Prince William counties have made their pitches to become the next home for the FBI’s national headquarters.

In a recent letter from Prince William County Board of Supervisors Corey Stewart, the developing Potomac Shores neighborhood — with a planned Virginia Railway Express station — was dubbed a good location for the federal agency.

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Trade Center Steel Returns to Woodbridge for Preservation

By Uriah Kiser
Public works crews oversee the transfer of steel beams that once were apart of the World Trade Center from a flatbed truck to a flat surface at the Prince William County Government Center. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]
Public works crews oversee the transfer of steel beams that once were apart of the World Trade Center from a flatbed truck to a flat surface at the Prince William County Government Center. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Steel beams from the ill-fated World Trade Center made the return trip to the Prince William County Government Center on Monday.

Two years after a special ceremony was held at the government enter in Woodbridge heralding the arrival of the beams, the steel was placed on the Sean T. Connaughton Plaza where they will be preserved with an epoxy sealant for use in a permanent memorial on the nearby grounds.

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Alborn: Option to Expand Chinn Center Remains, Why the Discussion about a Swimming Pool in a High School?

By Potomac Local News
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Explain this to me. As a Prince William County taxpayer, I just don’t get it.

In 2006, Prince William County Government requested that its residents support a significant bond issue to fund road improvements, park improvements, and new libraries. A well executed public relations program was conducted by the county to educate the public, and ask for their support on a referendum.

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Body Found Near Transit Center Not Suspicious

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in are investigating a body found in Woodbridge nearby a commuter bus terminal.

Police said said the case does not appear to be suspicious. Initial reports indicate police were called to an area near the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission’s Transit Center on Potomac Mills Road, near Dale Boulevard, today to investigate the discovery of the body.

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Pharmacy Robbery Suspect Gets Away in Red Camaro

By Potomac Local News
A surveillance photo taken from inside a CVS store in Dale City robbed on June 22, 2013. [Prince William police]

Update
After reviewing security footage at the CVS Pharmacy robbed at gunpoint this morning, police say the suspect’s vehicle appears to be a late model Chevrolet Camaro, not a Ford Mustang as first suspected.

DALE CITY , Va. — A man with a gun walked into a Dale City pharmacy today, used a gun to steal pills, and made off in an easily recognizable car.

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Volunteer Opportunities Across the Area

By Potomac Local News
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Good morning – Keep Prince William Beautiful needs 5 volunteers on Tuesday June 25 from 9 a.m.- noon to perform the annual litter survey. It’s a fun learning experience. Please call Anna at (571) 285-3772 to learn more.

· SERVE is still looking for a few volunteers to work the front desk in all three buildings weekdays with either the 9 a.m.-1 p.m. shift or the 1-5 p.m. shift. Come be the welcome face to greet visitors, field phone inquiries and process clients for assistance. Please email Jan at: [email protected] to learn more.

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