“Maybe it’s because I’m a terrible optimist,” said Turner.
That’s the long-talked-about development that would be built along Main Street in Dumfries, as the town’s first mixed-use development with retail shops at street level and residences above. It’s the kind of development the town needs to attract more business. The project is coming along, albeit slowly.
Miles is no stranger to town politics, as she’s served on the town’s Planning Commission overseeing applications for new development, as well as maintaining the town’s historic district complete with a handful of old homes that surrounds Dumfries Elementary School.
Being elected to the town council is the next logical step in her path toward public service, she said.
MANASSAS — The first-ever Manassas Viking Festival will be held on the lawn of the Manassas Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12.
From a press release:
WOODBRIDGE — The work to replace a water line from Fairfax to Prince William County went off without a hitch.
Prince William County Executive Christopher Martino said the project wrapped up last Friday and resulted in no loss of water for any customers in the eastern portion of the county, despite fears from officials and declaration of a water emergency made ahead of the scheduled work.
MANASSAS — When people are seeking a service animal and vision impairment is the issue, Guiding Eyes for the Blind has been there since 1954, offering services free of charge.
The organization that has graduated over 7,000 guide dog teams is located in Yorktown Heights, New York. And while that might not seem local to the Prince William area, locals have gotten involved in raising exceptional dogs.
Two very different stories are being told this month at the Manassas Museum.
The first is about how the Boys and Girls Club has worked to make an impact on the city.
Bertha Williams Womack was born on November 9, 1932 in Auburn, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late David Williams and Eula Bailey. Sunset began for Bertha L. Womack on April 25, 2018 at Capital Caring Hospice in Arlington, Virginia
