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Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland to resign

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Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland announced an abrupt end to his third term on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Candland will resign on Friday, December 16, 2022 (not 2023), after spending nearly 10 years and three terms in office representing western Prince William County. The senior member of the Board of County Supervisors, his decision comes after supervisors approved the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway development, which cleared the way for data centers to be built on more than 800 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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Rocking Around the Boardwalk event, Holiday Walk of Lights

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Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, is hosting its 2022 Rocking Around the Boardwalk event featuring a Holiday Walk of Lights and Unique Holiday Tree Display.

Visitors can now walk down a magical path to enjoy handcrafted light displays, and beginning this Saturday, December 10, also view the Unique Holiday Tree Display, Fridays – Sundays, through December 30. Lights not on display December 23-25

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$10 million pedestrian bridge to be built at Route 15/Graduation Drive

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A pedestrian bridge will be built over Route 15 near Haymarket, the site of several pedestrian crashes and fatalities in recent years.

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Micro-transit in Manassas Park, Reston bus begins Monday, December 12

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Residents will get the chance to weigh in on a plan to add a Sunday bus service in eastern Prince William County.

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Law library to be named for former Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert

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Prince William County Clerk of the Circuit Court Jacqueline C. Smith will host an open house and dedication ceremony for the Prince William County Public Law Library Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at 5 p.m.

The open house and dedication ceremony will be held at the Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas, Virginia.

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Miss Stafford County competing in statewide pageant in January

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Today, we’re catching up with Miss Stafford County Taylor Curro.

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