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Author: Uriah Kiser
STAFFORD — School buses are expected to roll again on Tuesday, but not down this street.
This past weekend’s heavy rains caused a small landslide, also called a “slope failure,” on Bells Hill Road in Stafford County. A fissure formed in the road as soil on the embankment below slid down into the waters of the Austin Run.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Virginia is rolling out chemical toilets to welcome motorists to the state.
No, it’s not because of budget cuts, or because the state is looking for ways to conserve water.
The weekend rolled in with a bang late Friday night.
A massive thunderstorm hovered overhead producing a light show of frequent blue flashes, followed up by thundering booms that would rival the sounds that emanate from the munitions training ranges and Quantico.
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MANASSAS — Candlemakers aren’t welcome in the small four-space parking lot behind Shining Sol Candle Company.
Manassas police served the firm’s owner, Pete Evick, with a no-trespassing order this month that prohibits Evick from walking out of the back door of his shop at 9109 Center Street in Downtown Manassas onto the pavement behind the building. If he does, Evick could be prosecuted, according to the trespass order.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Prince William County’s highly paid school’s superintendent should hold regular meetings with the public in the same manner as the county’s police chief.
That’s the recommendation of a recent report from Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland, who doubts the ability of Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts’ ability to lead the division following complaints from parents and faculty in the wake of an internal investigation into former Ronald Regan Middle School Alfie Turner.
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this original story free today in honor of Memorial Day, and thank you to the men and women in uniform who have served our great nation.
NORTH STAFFORD — It’s awfully hard to ignore a van when the markings on the site state that the vehicle is full of a four-letter word that starts with “S.”
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DUMFRIES — Officials in Dumfries are looking to lower some of the town’s taxes while raising the tax on cigarettes.
Town Manager Robert Ritter says the town will hold a public hearing on June 5 at the town hall where the Town Council will hear from residents about a plan to lower the business and professional license tax (BPOL) and its hotel tax.
WOODBRIDGE — Transportation planners in the Metropolitan Washington region are trying to get a glimpse of what the future holds.
Lyn Erickson, of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board, says the future of transportation in our region will hinge on seven new initiatives. They include doubling the number of workers who telecommute, expanding toll lanes, and express bus service in the region.
Go to Transportation planners look to 2045, see fewer free parking spaces, more toll lanes
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