Marshall runs against Allen
Del. Bob Marshall said Thursday he will run for Virginia’s open U.S. Senate seat, adding another candidate to the mix of Republicans challenging frontrunner George Allen for the party’s nomination, the Washington Examiner reports.
23-year-old running for mayor
Young entrepreneur Ryan Bullock has become the third candidate to announce a campaign for Fredericksburg’s mayoral office in the upcoming May municipal elections, reports Patch.com
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement 30th Session graduated on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, in the Manassas area. This class was comprised of 26 Prince William County Police officers and one Prince William County Sheriff’s deputy.
The 27 men and women completed a 24-week course of training in all aspects of police work, including classes in firearms, use-of-force decision making, driver training, legal training, patrol techniques, criminal investigation and crash investigation. The graduating law enforcement personnel are listed below, and brief biographies of each graduate follow:
Woodbridge, Va. — The Food Lion grocery store brand will be roaring back into the Potomac Communities.
Several Food Lion stores that were converted to Bloom and Bottom Dollar grocery stores in the middle of the past decade, but it appears the new brands never fully caught on with shoppers in the area, according to information released by Food Lion parent company Delhaize America.
By Chaneé Patterson
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Parents should think twice about scheduling a family vacation at the end of August or in early September.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, PRTC, had a memorable year in 2011 as the agency celebrated its 25th anniversary and saw ridership increase by 7 percent – the largest annual increase in three years.
PRTC provides commuter and local bus services for residents of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park. In 2011, PRTC’s OmniRide and Metro Direct commuter bus services carried more than 2.3 million passengers – a 6% increase over 2010. At the same time, PRTC’s OmniLink and Cross County Connector local bus services carried more than 1 million passengers for the first time in its history – a 9% increase over 2010. When all services are combined, PRTC carried more than 3.4 million passengers on its buses – a 7% increase over 2010, and the largest annual increase since 2008 when gas prices surpassed $4 per gallon and area residents stepped up their search for ways to save money.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) today elected Prince William County Supervisor Frank J. Principi as its Chairman for 2012. The COG Board is made up of local and state elected officials from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and is responsible for the regional body’s overall policy and funding decisions.
Principi was elected to his first term as Woodbridge Supervisor in November 2007 and, in addition to COG, he serves on a number of regional organizations, including the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC), the Virginia Association of Counties (VACO) Community Development Committee, Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), and the National Capitol Region’s Emergency Preparedness Council (EPC).
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – When Mark Dudenhefer finally arrived at the state Capitol, he knew he was no longer just a member of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
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Billboard has some up in arms
They are controversial words that garner a second look when seen splashed across a billboard on the highway. The words — “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.” — are superimposed on a billboard on the west side of Interstate 95, three miles north of U.S. 17, Staffordcountysun.com reports.
Dumfries area apartment complex approved
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved a large multi-family development in the Dumfries area on Tuesday evening, reports Insidenova.com
Stafford County, Va. — While students at Ferry Farm Elementary School will have classes Thursday, it won’t be at their regular school building.
Unlike on Wednesday when classes at the school were canceled, students and staff of Ferry Farm will have class at 9 a.m. at Dixon Smith Middle School at 503 Deacon Road in Stafford County. Buses will run their regular routes, and students who normally get rides to school should be dropped off at Dixon Smith Middle School by 8:40 a.m.
