Prince William County and the Town of Occoquan has agreed to are in talks to move the current Visitor’s Center, located at 200 Mill Street in Occoquan, into a nearby kiosk.
Why it matters: The Occoquan Visitors Center serves as the key tourist welcome center in eastern Prince William County.
DUMFRIES – The operators of a series of gaming facilities in Virginia now has its eye on Dumfries.
The Colonial Downs Group announced the acceptance of paperwork by the Prince William County Clerk of the Court to begin the process of a Town of Dumfries voter referendum to allow a satellite wagering facility in accordance with a state code of Virginia.
NOKESVILLE — After an unusually short season in 2018 due to unpredictable weather conditions, Burnside Farms 2019 Festival of Spring will return with a bang.
“This is going to be our best year ever,” says Leslie Dawley, proprietor, “It’s going to be incredible.”
DUMFRIES — The Dumfries Town Council voted to appoint a new town manager in their February 19 meeting.
The council voted 5-1 on the appointment of Keith C. Rogers, Jr. as the new town manager. It’s a job that pays $133,900, according to the town’s 2019 budget.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The Prince William County School Board like the idea of ads on school buses.
It met convened on February 7 and took a straw on this subject, and the board voted in favor of the advertising 5-3.
WOODBRIDGE — Will Gong, a native of Woodbridge, launched his first sitcom, “Bunkheads.”
The show takes a comedic approach to the zombie apocalypse, as a teacher, actress, workout warrior, and wannabe rapper learn to live together as they take refuge in a bunker to save their lives.
