On this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast, we take our reporting deeper with an interview with longtime Prince William County Realtor and one-time candidate for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors Scott Jacobs.

Today on the Potomac Local Podcast, we talk with Dr. Robert “Bob” Schneider, executive director of OmniRide.

Virginia Delegate Danica Roem talks to us about why she's pushing for a shield law in Virginia to protect journalists.

On this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast, reporter Olivia Briscoe joins me to talk about her reporting on the Prince William County Landfill, and about how plastics are piling up there. 

She reported this week that, since a decision made by China earlier this year to stop accepting used plastics for recycling, that waste has been piling up at the local landfill. 

What's being done about, and how you can help recycle better on this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast.

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We’re getting a tour of the poultry barn at the Prince William County Fair on this episode of the Potomac Local Live Podcast.

Find out what goes into judging the best bird in Prince William County. There’s a lot more to it than you think.

And check out this week’s events at the Prince William County Fair now through Saturday, August 18.

The fairgrounds are located at 10624 Dumfries Road in Manassas.

Gates open at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, with free admission until 5 p.m.

Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $6 for children and seniors after 5 o’clock. Ride wristbands are $18.

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When it comes to our food, many of us know what we're eating but a lot of us don't know where it comes from. 

We get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to raise show beef cattle entered into competition at the Prince William County Fair.

These cows are local, from Fauquier County, and on display at the Prince William County Fair.

Here's a full schedule of this year's events at the 69th Annual Prince William County Fair. 

The fair is located at the Prince William County Fairgrounds located at 10624 Dumfries Road in Manassas.

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From a press release: 

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will once again be participating in National Night Out, an annual event that promotes police-community relationships and neighborhood camaraderie and safety.

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, communities throughout the county will hold neighborhood celebrations throughout the late afternoon and early evening. Events and activities can include block parties, cookouts, exhibits, flashlight walks, contests, and more.

This year, neighborhoods participating in National Night Out include: Carriage Hill, Celebrate by Del Webb, Vista Woods, Augustine North, Colonial Forge, Falls Run, Garrison Woods, Lake Estates, Stafford Oaks, Village at England Run, and Woodlawn.

There will also be a community-wide event from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Target parking lot located at Stafford Marketplace, located near the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Interstate 95 in North Stafford. The event will include music, food, activities, dozens of vendors, over one hundred exhibitors, and more. Stafford Fire and Rescue and the Sheriff’s Office both bring equipment for children and adults to check out. Everything—including the food—is free.

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We're entering the "dog days" of summer as August begins. 

The folks at Historic Manassas, Inc. made that the theme of this month's First Friday celebration, the monthly event that brings hundreds to the city's downtown. It will be held in Downtown Manassas from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.

And, because it's the dog days, it's all about pets this First Friday. They'll be treats, a doggie pool, a K9 costume contest and more. 

We talk to Laura Coates, of Historic Manassas, Inc. to get all the details of First Friday in this edition of the Potomac Local Live Podcast.

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A sinkhole measuring 18 feet deep and 25 feet wide has crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation working overtime. 

The hole formed last week in North Stafford after heavy rains in the area, and subsequently forced the transportation agency to close a portion of Eustace Road between Northhampton Boulevard and Legal Court. 

With all of the rain we've seen this summer, VDOT tells us it's been a uniquely challenging, an unusual season. The agency is working on two major repair projects in Stafford County following heavy rains -- a sinkhole, and a slope failure on Bells Hill Road. 

We talk about all of it in this edition of the Potomac Local Live Podcast.

Nucci

Sarah Nucci, a preservationist in Prince William County, joins us today on the Potomac Local Podcast.

She discusses an award-winning effort to preserve poll books used to track Prince William County voters during the turn of the 20th century.

And, as any student of U.S. history might expect, blacks were not treated the same as whites at this time.