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Chesapeake man charged with vehicle theft and arson in Stafford County

By Potomac Local News
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A Chesapeake man has been arrested and charged with a series of vehicle thefts and arson over the weekend in Stafford County reports a joint statement from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and the Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department.

Stafford, VA–At approximately 1:35 A.M. on Saturday, July 16th, units with Stafford County Fire and Rescue were dispatched for a reported vehicle fire in the 100 block of Hamlin Drive in the Grafton Village area. Units found a fully involved vehicle fire and quickly brought it under control.

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Inmate tries to stab Prince William County jail guard, police said

By Press Release
Prince William County Adult Detention Center in Manassas. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

The investigation revealed an inmate of the facility, identified as the accused, approached an ADC officer with a plastic hand-made sharpened object. During the encounter, the accused attempted to stab the officer multiple times. After a brief struggle, the accused was taken into custody without further incident. The officer reported minor injuries. Following the investigation, the accused, identified as Salomon Alberto NAZAR, was charged and remains incarcerated at the ADC.

Salomon Alberto Nazar, 44, of 10256 Cedar Ridge Drive in Manassas, is charged with aggravated malicious wounding of an ADC officer, stabbing in the commission of a felony, assault, and battery on an ADC officer, and injury of an ADC officer by a prisoner.

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Opinion: Prince William withholding data center info from public

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

The July 13 Planning Commission meeting featured an exchange where Gainesville commissioner Rick Berry asked acting Planning Office Director Rebecca Horner why there was a work session scheduled to discuss the proposal when neither the Comprehensive Plan update nor the overlay district review was complete.

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$11 million question: Manassas schools to decide to buy current HQ building or move to old police station

By Rick Horner
Manassas Public Schools HQ at 8700 Centreville Road.

The Manassas City School Board will make a decision on whether to purchase its current building or to lease and move into the old police station.

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Aldonis dazzles in debut, FredNats shut out GreenJackets in series finale

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Pablo Aldonis spun five innings of shutout ball with six strikeouts in his FredNat debut. Junior Martina drove in three runs, and the FredNats beat the Augusta GreenJackets 4-0 in the series finale at SRP Park in Augusta.

The left-hander from the Dominican Republic allowed just two hits and surrendered two walks and was basically flawless in FredNat debut since being called up from the Florida Complex League on Tuesday.

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Kalahari water resort to open hotel, convention center in Spotsylvania, gets 20 years of tax breaks

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: Kalahari Resorts]

In about two years, the beach will come to Spotsylvania County.

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Prince William inks $10.6 million deal to transform retail space into a mental health clinic

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler (right) visits the Gander Mountain mass vaccination clinic in March 2021. [Photo: Prince William County Government]

During the 2020 pandemic, it served as a mass vaccination site. Now, Prince William County will open a crisis receiving center in the space near Potomac Mills mall.

The space at 14041 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge will house a center providing 23-hour monitoring for those in the middle of a mental health crisis. The center will aim to take the stress off police officers, who can spend an entire shift or more sitting with patients, returning those officers to the streets.

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Monday: Free chicken at Nando’s PERi-PERi 3 to 6 p.m.

By Potomac Local News
Nando's Peri Peri sits at 15001 Potomac Town Place in Woodbridge.

Nando’s PERi-PERi will give out free flame-grilled chicken and chips Monday, July 18, from 3  to 6 p..m at all US locations to celebrate Mandela Day, honoring the restaurant’s South African heritage.

To receive Nando’s signature meal–a quarter of chicken and fries –on the house, the brand is encouraging customers to donate new school supplies at Nando’s to support underserved local children and schools.

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FredNats lose 2nd straight in Augusta despite strong start

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Mason Denaburg had a strong start, but the FredNat bats were only able to muster two hits in a 3-2 loss to the Augusta GreenJackets on Thursday night at SRP Park in Augusta, S.C.

Denaburg pitched four innings of one-run ball after allowing a single and a triple in the 1st inning. He allowed only two base runners after that and finished with five strikeouts in four innings pitched.

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