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A contractor laying fiber optic cable in struck a gas line this morning.
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Whiskey, haggis, crafts and children’s games will all be on center stage this weekend at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas.
The arts center will hold its “Hylton in the Highlands: A Festival of Scotland” from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.
![Drivers headed south on U.S. 29 in Gainesville now use an elevated bridge to cross train tracks. The new separated interchange is expected to stop frequent train vs. car collisions in the area. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/092413-gainesville-intersec-600x332.jpg)
Transportation officials in Virginia say they can improve Interstate 66.
The idea is to make a 25-mile stretch of the highway between Haymarket and the Capital Beltway a multi-modal corridor. This means adding express toll lanes like the I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes that opened last month and new high-frequency bus service to the corridor.
Greater Manassas leaders beamed with pride on Thursday night, Jan. 15, at the Inter-Service Club Council’s (ISCC) Annual Banquet.
Mayor Hal Parrish and Judge Carroll A. Weimer, Jr. participated in the volunteer awards ceremony and the installation of the 2015 officers. City Councilwoman and outgoing ISCC President Sheryl Bass began the event with a call to order.
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Police in Manasssas released the following information about the pedestrian who was struck this morning along railroad tracks in the city.
Here’s the latest info:
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The nationwide, entrepreneurial mentorship program, 1 Million Cups, is celebrating its first anniversary on George Mason University’s Prince William Campus Wednesday, Jan. 21. Read more.
Prince William County Public Schools — Open two hours late
A veterans’ resource fair will be held Saturday in Dumfries.
The fair will allow veterans the chance to learn more about healthcare options, education opportunities, as well as preventing homelessness.
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Prince William County Public Schools canceled all evening activities tonight.
Here’s full information in a statement from the school division:
Stafford leaders were issued a clear edict Tuesday night: there will be no increase in property taxes next year.
The directive comes as County Administrator Anthony Romanello is piecing together the county’s fiscal year 2016 budget that takes effect July 1. The county’s budget picture is mixed – some tax revenues are up this year while others, like money from real estate taxes and personal property taxes, development fees, and state funding decreased.