NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The dance floor was packed with revelers. The lights were shining brightly. The speakers turned up and the microphone ready to go.
But this wasn’t going to be a show for a live band or DJ. There wasn’t even going to be any dancing.
Mom on the Run
Prince William County
— Prince William County Public Schools closed. All activities canceled. No school age care.
Breaking News
By URIAH KISER and KJ MUSHUNG and MARY DAVIDSON
OPINION
While I probably know more about Prince William County’s budget process than most, the more I learn the less I realize I actually understand.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY,Va. — Prince William County’s new police chief was sworn into to office at a special ceremony Friday afternoon.
Stephan M. Hudson took the oath of office before Honorable Rossie D. Alston, Jr., Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Submitted News
On Saturday, April 13th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date is April 20, 2013), several local non-profit groups and agencies are teaming up to sponsor a clean-up of the upper Occoquan River, from Cedar Run/Broad Run to Lake Jackson then from below Lake Jackson Dam to Lake Ridge Marina and Hooes Run. We anticipate accessing the river and reservoir at multiple sites again this year. They are looking for your help.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Following the tragic December 2013 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Dumfries Elementary School will be the first and only elementary school in Prince William County to have a full-time police officer on campus. The school sits in the Town of Dumfries, which has agreed to fund the new position.
The move was approved by the Town Council and will cost town taxpayers about $100,000 to implement the new police position, when taking into account for training, equipment, and a new police cruiser, according to police officials.
STAFFORD, Va. — At a meeting that drew just three participants concerned about the future of Virginia’s only commuter railroad, higher fares, wifi, and trains packed with riders were top of mind issues.
Virginia Railway Express held the public meeting in advance of a proposed 4% fare hike that could take effect July 1. With it, the cost of single ride tickets and monthly passes would go up.
DUMFRIES, Va. – And you thought there was no such place as Potomac, Va.? Well, think again.
A new effort underway by Prince William Potomac District (formerly Dumfries District) Supervisor Maureen Caddigan could mean the areas around the Town of Dumrfries, like the adjoining Southbridge and Triangle neighborhoods, could be called Potomac, Va.
