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Opinion: PW Digital Gateway will lower tax burden on homeowners, fund schools

Published March 15, 2022 at 8:00AM | Updated March 15, 2022 at 2:04PM

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Data centers present a unique and exciting opportunity to enhance the lives of every single citizen of Prince William County by growing our commercial tax base, improving our schools, fixing our roadways and infrastructure, and increasing funding for first responders.

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Off-loaders needed for community giveaway on Sunday, March 27

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Published March 15, 2022 at 7:00AM

[Photo: Habitat for Humanity Prince William County]

Volunteers are needed 10am-5pm to help set up, offload items from trucks and assist attendees with selections.

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Woman, 70, struck at Walmart; Man determined to get into jail is arrested

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Published March 14, 2022 at 3:00PM

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On March 11 at 6:59 p.m., Deputy C.M. Sterne went to a Walmart at 11 Village Parkway in Stafford County for a report of a pedestrian struck by an SUV.

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After Biden stimulus, ‘continued confusion’ at IRS

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Published March 14, 2022 at 2:30PM

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pressuring the Internal Revenue Service over ongoing problems and unaddressed issues from last year’s filing season even as this year’s season is in full swing.

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Graduation dates and times announced for Prince William high schools

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Published March 14, 2022 at 2:00PM

It won’t be long before high school seniors don the cap and gown and take a walk across a graduation stage.

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EMBODI virtual call to focus on challenges facing young black men

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Published March 14, 2022 at 1:00PM

The Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host an event coordinated by the EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence) Committee focusing on the special challenges faced and awareness needed by young black men.

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Budget public hearing Tuesday: New tax hikes for homeowners, meals tax for restaurant customers

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Published March 14, 2022 at 10:00AM | Updated March 15, 2022 at 2:21PM

In Prince William County, the average homeowner would pay about $250 more in Real Estate taxes in the coming year.

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Woman, 27, stabbed to death in Dumfries

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Published March 14, 2022 at 9:00AM | Updated March 14, 2022 at 9:48AM

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A 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Dumfries.

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New ADA ramps, crosswalks coming to Occoquan streets

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Published March 14, 2022 at 8:00AM

Two intersections in Occoquan are about to become safer for pedestrians.

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Trapped passenger freed, police search for driver in hit-and-run

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Published March 14, 2022 at 7:00AM | Updated March 14, 2022 at 3:34PM

One person freed from car crash in Marumsco Hills section of Woodbridge on Sunday, March 13, 2022 [Photo: OWL Volunteer Fire Department]

On March 13 at 5:26 a.m., officers went to the 2000 block of Cumberland Drive in the Marsumsco Hills section of Woodbridge for a hit-and-run crash.

The investigation revealed that a 2008 Audi A4 driver struck two unoccupied parked vehicles, a 2020 Toyota Corolla and a 2016 Ford F350. The Audi was rendered inoperable due to significant damage sustained during the crash.