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Published February 23, 2020 at 11:38PM

Prince William County is looking for bilingual volunteers who will help those in the hard-to-count communities be counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. According to the County, hard-to-count areas are areas identified by the Census that are historically undercounted due to language barriers and lack of trust that the Census data is confidential.

Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend training from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at the Potomac Community Library located on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge.

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Dr. Yemonja Smalls art exhibit and talk in Manassas

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Published February 23, 2020 at 8:13PM

Photo- Center for the Arts

Dr. Yemonja Smalls is bringing her art to the Center for the Arts in Manassas in a current exhibit titled “It’s Complicated”, as well as a talk, book reading, and signing to follow in March.

The art exhibit will go from February 7 – March 27, followed by Yemonja’s talk in the Caton Merchant Gallery at the Center for the Arts on Friday, March 6, from 6 – 7 p.m. There will also be a book reading and signing by Yemonja on Saturday, March 14 from 2 – 4 p.m.

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Manassas Symphony pays homage to the city’s Rock n’ Roll roots

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Published February 23, 2020 at 7:40PM

Manassas Symphony Orchestra photo, credit Sweet Ginger Snaps Photography. (L-R) David Boyer, Veronica Miller, Emil Cheytanov, Connie Pittman, Steven Darling, Katie St. Pierre, James Villani

Manassas Symphony is paying tribute to a famous Rock n’ Roll album that used Manassas in their album art.

Ron Sharpe was a junior at Gar-Field High School in 1971 when he and his band mates were abuzz about rock and roll royalty visiting Manassas. Superstar Stephen Stills, famous already for being a part of both Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, was a Civil War buff and brought his new band to town to shoot photos for an upcoming album. The one they liked best had the band standing on the train station platform under a “Manassas” sign, and thus the band and album were named. “Manassas” is considered a rock masterpiece.

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New signs on Occoquan River bridge aim to deter suicides

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Published February 23, 2020 at 6:20PM

Photo- Trillium Center

A set of new signs installed on the bridge carrying traffic over the Occoquan River aim to deliver a powerful message: you’re better off alive than dead.

Valentine’s Day was very special for some mental health advocates in Prince William this year. After months of hard work, suicide prevention signs were installed on the Occoquan Bridge on Route 123.

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Man charged in Stafford County goat thief case

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Published February 23, 2020 at 4:06PM | Updated February 23, 2020 at 11:36PM

Photo- Stafford County Sheriff’s Office

A man was caught trying to steal several goats last week in Stafford County, according to authorities

Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office for attempting to steal goats after a farmer saw a suspicious person on his property, the sheriff’s office says.

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“Sister Act” comes to Prince William this March

By Potomac Local News

Published February 23, 2020 at 3:15PM

Photo- Prince William Little Theatre

Fans of musical theater will have an opportunity to enjoy “Sister Act” this March.

Prince William Little Theatre will be showing the comedic musical “Sister Act” based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture “Sister Act”, written by Joseph Howard.

Man in 3-car crash suffers medical emergency, dies

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Published February 21, 2020 at 11:15AM

Police are investigating a crash that took the life of a Woodbridge man on Thursday.

Police were called to the 14400 block of Village Road in Woodbridge at 4:45 p.m. to investigate a three-vehicle crash.

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Deputy uses cruiser to push SUV into tree, stops pursuit

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Published February 19, 2020 at 1:33PM

Guarracino [Photo: Stafford sheriff's office]

A suspect was arrested on Sunday night by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office following a pursuit.

On February 16, 2020, at 11:49 p.m., a deputy tried to stop a driver in the 300 block of Garrisonville Road in North Stafford after he saw a 2014 Honda CRV speeding, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said.

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New stormwater pipe installed on Old Centreville Road

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Published February 19, 2020 at 12:58PM

Crews are putting the finishing touches today on a stormwater pipe replacement near Manassas Park.

A section of the new pipe is being installed along Old Centreville Road between Spruce Street Rugby Road. For the past few days, the Virginia Department of Transportation has had temporary closures in place during the road work.

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