BY OLYMPIA MEOLA

First lady Michelle Obama will return to Virginia next week to campaign for her husband.

Her scheduled June 7 appearance in Northern Virginia will be her first public campaign event of the 2012 cycle without President Barack Obama, according to the Obama campaign.  

The first lady will likely appear in Prince William County, which could be a competitive pocket of the state.

While she’s slated to come solo this time, the first lady visited Richmond in early May with the president for a campaign rally at Virginia Commonwealth University. In January, she held fundraisers for his re-election effort in Richmond and Charlottesville.