By URIAH KISER
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Joe Smith and Bob Jackson were best friends who liked to fish along the lakeshore. They were also known for having a few too many to drink, and when they didn’t come home to their families a call was placed to 911.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — During the decennial political redistricting process in 2011, no Prince William politician’s district changed as much as Marty Nohe’s.
He’s the Supervisor for the county’s Coles District, which now spans the western portion of Dale City west to the Manassas area. Increasing from 57,000 to 62,000 residents in his district last year, Nohe now represents about 30,000 more residents that he did previously, he said.
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By LANCE CPL. ANTWAUN JEFFERSON
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Piccadilly Circus brings Big Top fun to town, to the Dumfries Shopping Center on U.S. 1 April 18-22.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The neighborhood library in Lake Ridge is all moved in to its new home and will welcome guests on Saturday.
The public library recently moved to upper level of Tacketts Mill shopping center in Lake Ridge, at 2239 Old Bridge Road, next to Safeway.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The federal government has given a pass to Prince William County when it comes to officials deciding where voters will go to the polls.
Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted, Prince William and jurisdictions in nine other states had to report changes in voting districts, as well as changes in the hours polling places would be open, even changes in the names of polling places to the federal government, under section five of the Voting Rights Act. The requirement known as “preclearance,” was adhered to as recently as last year during the decennial political redistricting process, when changes to local magisterial districts voted upon by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors was submitted to the federal government for approval.
STAFFORD, Va. — Two more juveniles have been charged in connection to a school bus fire in Stafford County.
According to fire officials in Stafford, Spotsylvania County fire marshal’s assisted in the investigation that brought charges of vandalism, unlawful entry, conspiracy to commit a felony, and destroying a school bus by fire against the two additional juveniles. Officials have not provided an age of the suspects or said if any of the three suspects in this case live in Stafford County.
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LAKE RIDGE, Va. –– Woodbridge Senior High School will open Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical The King and I, at Woodbridge Senior High School Main Stage Auditorium in Lake Ridge on April 19.
The King and I is based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Magaret Landon. East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination.
By Ashley McLeod
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Beekeepers across Virginia soon will be able to get government money for creating new beehives – a move legislators hope will resurrect the state’s dying bee population.
