Richmond, Va. – Virginia school districts finally may be able to start classes before Labor Day without getting special state permission under a bill that the House approved and sent to the Senate.
Delegates voted 76-23 last week to approve House Bill 1063, sponsored by Delegate Robert Tata (R-Virginia Beach) and a bipartisan group of 40 other legislators. The bill now is before the Senate Education and Health Committee.
Occoquan, Va. –– Occoquan officials have made their next move to slow construction of an office building just outside their town limits.
Triangle, Va. — You’ll be able to hear the whistle of model trains this weekend at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The National Capital Trackers – a model railroading group headquartered in Northern Virginia – will bring their show to the museum Saturday and Sunday.
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Will Prince William, NoVa benefit from housing settlement?
The Washington Post reports Housing counselors in one of the East Coast’s hardest hit areas for foreclosures are reacting with tepid optimism at the settlement between banks and state officials Thursday.
Students Stay Trendy Despite Winter Weather
The (Mary Washington University) Bullet reports With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, everyone wants to dress to impress despite the forecast.
Update
The man who was burned inside an old service station when it caught fire Thursday afternoon died while be treated at an area hospital’s burn unit.
The victim has been identified as 75-year-old William John Maybin, reports Patch.com.
By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County, Va. — Jacquie Damm wowed the judges at a singing completion Saturday.
For the second consecutive year, Prince William County is one of the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People,” in a competition sponsored by America’s Promise Alliance and ING.
Lake Ridge, Va. — The relocation of the Lake Ridge Neighborhood Library just got more expensive.
Prince William officials in September voted to move the library into Tackett’s Mill Shopping Center in Lake Ridge from its current location on nearby Harbor Drive.
By Alex Wiggins
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Virginians soon may be able to purchase more guns than they can carry, all in one buy – for the first time in almost two decades.
