County Leaders Discuss Taxes and Education in Committee of 100 Forum
Bristow Beat reports There were no winners in the Prince William County Committee of 100 Forum on the evening of Mar. 15, when political officials restated their stance on the issue of school funding.
Lot owners want progress
Fredericksburg.com reports Stafford County weighs transfer of development rights from a subdivision first planned in the Crow’s Nest area in the 1970s.
Landslide repairs to begin this spring
Fredericksburg.com reports Work to begin soon to repair failed slopes in Austin Ridge subdivision in North Stafford.
Apply For a Space at the Occoquan Farmers’ Market
Patch.com reports The Occoquan Farmers’ Market is accepting vendor applications for spots at the 2012 Farmers’ Market, which opens April 28.
Virginia’s budget impasse tests local jurisdictions
The Washington Post reports In fast-growing Prince William County, officials may cope with Virginia lawmakers’ failure to pass a state budget during their regular session by abandoning construction of parks, holding employee salaries steady or possibly raising taxes. Nearly 160 miles south in Campbell, a largely rural county that hugs Lynchburg, the small city the late Jerry Falwell made famous, officials may lay off employees.
6-year-old from Prince William wins spot at Scripps Spelling Bee competition
The Washington Post reports At an age when most kids are still grasping for the foundations of the English language, a home-schooled 6-year-old from Woodbridge has bested her older peers and earned a place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Springfield Mall to close, become Springfield Town Center
The Washington Post reports To walk around in Springfield Mall, you might think it’s already closed. Large vacant parts of it are dark and spooky. In its 2010 annual report, the owner, Vornado Realty Trust, described the mall as “a 1.4-million square foot fixer-upper.” It’s quite a tumble from the days when Princess Diana and Prince Charles paid a visit in 1985.
NASA postpones Va. suborbital rocket launches
WTOP.com reports NASA has rescheduled the launch of five rockets from the Wallops Facility in Virginia as part of a study of the upper-level jet stream.
Va. to make it easier, cheaper to buy E-ZPass
WTOP.com reports Virginia is planning to make it easier and cheaper to buy an E-ZPass.
