Officials broke ground for the new building Tuesday that will house Stafford’s commonwealth attorney’s office, next to the Stafford County Government Center on U.S. 1.
Once complete, the $2.9 million Chichester Building will be named after a family who for the past seven decades has provided two public servants to the county, according to a press release.
Woodbridge, Va. — Today is the day for Prince William County residents to pay their personal property taxes.
A website has been created to include information about paying the taxes and a special hotline will be open until 6:30 p.m. if you have questions about your tax bill.
Calling it one of the greatest days of my life is certainly an understatement. When asked what my favorite part of the whole thing was, my answer is simple: seeing my bride looking as beautiful as ever while walking down the aisle.
I was married this weekend to the woman whom I’ve shared everything with for the past five years. Married on Saturday in what felt like weather more indicative of November than October, it was a beautiful occasion filled with family and friends – all of whom we could never thank enough for helping to make our special day possible.
A deputy was called to a home on 10 Tanterra Drive in Stafford on Saturday. The owner of the car, a silver 2004 BMW sedan, said the car was locked and had been parked in her drive way just before 11 p.m. Friday night. At 8:20 a.m., the car was no longer in the driveway, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The following day ni the 1000 block of Ramoth Church Road in Stafford, a 1999 black Mazda pickup was stolen from Virginia Paving. The truck was parked at the business at 8 a.m. The owner came back at 11 a.m. to find the truck missing, said Kennedy.
It’s been a decade since the Lorton prison was transformed into the Potomac Communities premiere arts centers, The Lorton Workhouse.
On Saturday, Oct. 22, a cocktail reception will be held at the center from 7 p.m. to midnight. Dinner will be served, music and dancing will take place along with both silent and live auctions, according to Workhouse spokeswoman Camela Speer.
Woodbridge, Va. — An area jeweler is offering to clean your jewelry for free.
Quinns Goldsmith in Occoquan and Woodbridge has offered to clean a piece of jewelry, as well as buff and polish one piece of jewelry for free. That’s a $30 value, a store spokeswoman said.
State transportation officials will engage in a massive transportation study that will examine commuter patterns from those traveling from as far away as Caroline County, the Shenandoah Valley, and drivers from Maryland into Virginia.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced the “SuperNova” transit study to identify new centers of employment and development, according to a press release.
The Greater Prince William Community Health Center in Woodbridge, the Lake Ridge and Woodbridge rotaries will gather at Harbour View in Woodbridge from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 21 for a “Chips4Charity” event.
To see full details about the event or to see how you can participate, read their full press release.
Successful military campaigns depend on a foundation of good, reliable intelligence. This has been true ever since the advent of organized armies. While many of the means by which reliable intelligence is created have changed, the underlying need that commanders have for such information has remained basically constant throughout history.
Two hundred and thirty years ago a concerted intelligence effort was about to reap the ultimate military reward right here in Virginia. The Continental Army and its French allies were just beginning their siege of the British Army encamped at Yorktown. They had marched from Rhode Island and New York, across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. They traversed innumerable streams and rivers, the Potomac and Occoquan among them, on their way to their final rendezvous with Lord Cornwallis’ Red Coats.
The school division released a statement about their achievement.
