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Here's our response to an elected leader using her position to discredit our local news organization. Stafford County, Virginia Supervisor Monica Gary claimed we 'twist facts' when reporting on a proposed 40% property tax increase she favored. She declined to say what in our story needs to be corrected. Supervisor Gary is now seeking to represent you in the Virginia State Senate. Here's a link to the story: https://www.potomaclocal.com/2023/03/24/stafford-residents-facing-historic-tax-increase Here's a link to a Twitter thread where Supervisor Gary discredits our reporting: https://twitter.com/MattForVA/status/1639652813952131073?s=20

Thanks for supporting us here at PotomacLocalNews.com! In today's video, we're taking about Prince William County, Virginia, Supervisor Yesli Vega, who continues to push back against DEI. Read an email from a county employee who said a DEI survey was "OFFENSIVE AND OUTRAGEOUS." Saying the survey demanded to know the sexual orientation of employees, There was no way to mark not applicable or not important. Said other employees are concerned. Vega encouraged others to contact her via email "if you do not wish to tell the county's office of equity and inclusion which you're having sex with." Earlier this month, first on PLN, Vega made public information about the 21-question survey. Part of a $115,000 DEI audit of the county Findings will be presented this summer. The DEI office was established in 2020 VEGA has long called to abolish the office Vega was elected the same year to serve the Coles district. She has not announced plans to seek reelection to the seat. VEGA was the Republican candidate who ran for Virginia's 11th congressional seat in eastern Prince William County, Stafford, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania, among others, who lost to Abigail Spanberger, who is now seeing a third term in the seat.

A Fredericksburg sheriff’s deputy dressed as Mrs. Claus saved a woman threatening to jump from the Falmouth Bridge over the Rappahannock River. Video from the Fredericksburg, Virginia Police Department.

Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard campaigned with Yesli Vega outside Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia today.

Prince William County, Virginia, Supervisor Victor Angry talks about the Quartz District, a transformative mixed-use development that will bring the county's first Whole Foods grocery store.

Four people were shot and killed in a home in Dale City, Virginia on Monday, October 17, 2022. Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham provides an update on the arrest of a suspect tied to the shootings.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Yesli Vega (R) on Monday, October 17, 2022 near Fredericksburg, Va., who is seeking the state's 7th Congressional seat held by Abigail Spanberger (D).

Stafford County residents celebrated the arrival of fall on October 11, 2022, with the Sheriff's Office National Night Out. The annual event is a chance to meet your neighbors, interact with law enforcement, and learn about multiple businesses and non-profit services in the community.

Some thoughts on how we were tipped off about the out-of-control crime situation near Manassas, Virginia, and how we covered the story.

It was a fowl story with a happy ending.