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Qarni Opens Campaign Office, Hopes to Unseat Marshall

By Potomac Local News
Qarni
Qarni

MANASSAS, Va. — Former marine and current Prince William County teacher Atif Qarni officially opened his campaign office in Manassas in the eastern part of the 13th district on Saturday. Located In the new Precise Auto Store at 7614 Centreville Rd, Manassas, Qarni was joined by over 60 friends, family, supporters, and Democratic Nominee for Attorney General Senator Mark Herring and Democratic House Chair Delegate Mark Sickles.

“I want to take my record of service as a Marine and my experience as a teacher to be a strong representative for the district that actually focuses on the issues that affect us every day like creating good paying jobs, reducing traffic and congestion and making sure our schools are the best they can be,” said Qarni.

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Prince William Studies Rural Lands, Farmers Speak Out on Suburban Growth

By Uriah Kiser
Allen Whetzel and Richard Geyer, of Nokesville, examine early findings of a new study of Prince William County’s Rural Crescent land. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]
Allen Whetzel and Richard Geyer, of Nokesville, examine early findings of a new study of Prince William County’s Rural Crescent land. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

NOKESVILLE, Va. — In a rural schoolhouse, the future of Prince William County’s Rural Crescent was considered.

The crescent-shaped area of land from the Potomac River at Quantico, north through Nokesville and Haymarket, and around to Manassas National Battlefield, was designated in 1998 as a place where suburban sprawl would be limited, homes would only be built on 10-acre lots, and access to public sewage would only be permitted at new developments under certain circumstances.

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Send Us Your National Night Out Photos

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Two-year old Alyssa needed a little more encouragement from her mother, Kiea Brisueno, to pet "Gladys Knight" the horse at Stafford County's National Night Out celebration .(File Photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Area police departments and residents will celebrate the 30th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday.

Several communities have celebrations planned, and we want you to share photos of your celebration with us. We’ll post them here on Potomac Local News.

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Basketball Tourney Raises Funds for Injured Police Officer, Safe Driving Awareness

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Hopes 4 Heather 3-On-3 Baseketball Tournament. [Photo: Keeyana Mahoney]

MANASSAS, Va. — A total of 24 teams competed in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday for a recovering police officer who was hit by a car by someone who was texting while driving, police said.

Aside from bragging rights, teams participated in the tourney and shootout challenge at the Boys and Girls Club in Manassas to show support for Officer Heather Munsterman, and to draw attention to a nationwide problem: texting while driving.

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Opinion

Johns: Ignore Online Attacks, School Pool Will Benefit Entire County

By Potomac Local News
Milton C. Johns

“Pool” has two meanings in Prince William County this summer—a place to cool down; and an issue that is heating up, as residents debate the proposed addition of a countywide aquatics center to the building of the area’s 12th high school. Opening that school by September, 2016 means the School Board must decide the issue one way or the other and award building contracts by year’s end.

I strongly support the center proposal, but respect thoughtful opinions on both sides. However, I urge all concerned to ignore misinformation and personal attacks from online provocateurs who offer nothing but negativity. Let’s decide the issue based on important questions.

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What Do We Want From Government? Ask Us

By Potomac Local News
Alborn

Opinion

The year 2006 was a good one for Prince William County.  That’s the year county government worked with its citizens through focus groups and planning teams, and put a lot of thought into what out Community should look like in the future.  They actually asked us what we wanted in a referendum conducted during the special election for the Chairman and Occoquan Supervisor’s seat.

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