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The store has reduced prices on sporting goods, shoes, and pro-team-branded merchandise.
Prior to it being a sports store, the retail space used to be occupied by a Borders bookstore.
More layoffs in the local news industry are expected next week following the merger of Gannett and GateHouse Media.
Inevitably, as it has in every other newspaper company merger or closure, the amount of local news coverage in the affected communities will decrease.
Glen Hill clinched a fifth term as Prince William County’s sheriff, forcing a concession from his opponent.
On Election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, it had appeared Hill had lost the election to Josh King, a Democrat who won Prince William County by a half-point in the polls.
From providing social services, keeping cops on the streets, to making sure street lights stay on: The weight of these responsibilities and more will be on the shoulders of Ann Wheeler, who will take the helm of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors as its new Chairman At-large.
Wheeler expects a larger focus on finding additional funding for schools and working to reduce the number of students per classroom. Prince William County boasts the highest class sizes in the region.
The shooting to0k the life of 21-year-old Nathaniel Isiah Hickson, who was found suffering a gunshot wound in the 2300 block of Briar Rose Lane in Lake Ridge.
Hickson was taken to a hospital where he later died.
The emergency service plan will affect afternoon commuters on December 5, who rely on OmniRide Express buses to take them home.
Express Buses will only pick up passengers at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station, at a stop next at Greyhound Bus station.
The event pairs children with police officers, who take them shopping to pick out Christmas gifts.
On December 7 at 7:15 a.m., Santa Cops will take place at the Walmart in Woodbridge, at 14000 Worth Avenue.
Chief Barry Barnard of the Prince William County Police Department will host the remaining “Conversation with the Chief” forum for November.
The Chief plans to hold additional community engagement conversations at other locations across Prince William County in the future.
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On November 10 at 1:53 a.m., officers were called to the 12100 block of Kinnicutt Drive in Lake Ridge, near Sentara Lake Ridge hospital to investigate a shots fired call.
During the encounter, one of the individuals brandished a handgun.
