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At the controls of an excavator, James Collins, of Winchester, put a gold-colored bucket shovel in the ground outside the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
In keeping with what it calls the “status quo,” the Prince William Electoral Board will not allow local Republicans to hold Primary races in June.
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Traveling on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, it’s easy to spot the deficiencies on the bridge that carries traffic on American Legion Road.
George Mason University will rebrand its Prince William Campus at Innovation Park outside Manassas.
In a matter of weeks, the campus will soon be known as the George Mason University Center for Science and Technology. The school will drop the Prince William moniker used since the campus opened in 1997.
A proposal under consideration in Manassas would require medical care facilities, like urgent care centers, to obtain a special use zoning permit before opening.
The discussion sparked a debate over abortion clinics in the city — Manassas is home to one such clinic. Those who support a woman’s right to choose say the proposal goes too far. Those who oppose abortion say it doesn’t go far enough.
Virginia will move ahead with plans to put high occupancy toll lanes on Interstate 66.
But unlike new lanes that opened in December on I-95 between Stafford and Esdall Road in Alexandria, the lanes on I-66 will only be tolled during peak periods.
Maureen Caddigan kicked off her bid to keep her seat as the Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor.
Caddigan held her campaign kick off Thursday night at the Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad on Graham Park Road in Dumfries. About 100 people turned out to greet Caddigan, according to a campaign press release.
A new electronic speed sign will monitor drivers as they travel down Mill Street in Occoquan.
The sign was placed on an existing sign pole at the intersection of Mill and Union streets by Prince William County Police. Officers said the sign was requested by Occoquan Police Chief Sheldon Levi.
If you’re a bus rider on Interstate 66, get ready the possibility of a faster commute at 25 mph.
If you’re a driver on I-66, get ready to see transit buses passing you on the shoulder.
In a room full of differing opinions, wants, and needs Corey Stewart says his job is to broker a deal.
As the At-large Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, Stewart is in the middle of a nearly four-month effort to find common ground with taxpayers that want certain county services funded. He also must bridge gaps with fellow Republicans and Democrats on his Board in the second largest county in Virginia who will decide in late April what will be funded in the upcoming fiscal 2016 budget — and what won’t be.
