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Exclusive: I-66 safety concerns raised over proposed Boy Scouts gun range

By Potomac Local News

HAYMARKET — Boy Scout officials are seeking Prince William County approval to add shooting sports activities at Camp William B. Snyder near Haymarket, including two outdoor rifle and shotgun ranges, but the plan has raised safety and noise concerns for nearby traffic on Interstate 66.

Both state and county transportation officials who reviewed the plan questioned whether traffic on nearby I-66 could be impacted, possibly winding up in the line of fire. The proposal requires approval from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

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The Fredericksburg Nationals? City aims to lure baseball team from Woodbridge.

By Uriah Kiser
Fredericksburg Nationals team owner Art Silber.

FREDERICKSBURG — They’re clearly excited in Fredericksburg.

City officials on Tuesday posted to their Facebook page announcing the city was in the works to sign a letter of intent with the Potomac Nationals. That agreement would move the team from their home in Woodbridge, where they’ve been since 1984.

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Manassas Youth Police Camp exposes city teens to law enforcement

By Uriah Kiser

MANASSAS — Some of them like working with the K9 dogs. Others like riding in the cruiser in a simulated police pursuit.

All of them are rising 9th-grade students headed to Osbourn High School in Manassas this fall. But they’re spending part of their summer with the city’s finest at the annual Youth Police Camp.

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