VABC agents, U.Va. student lawyer up — Richmond-area lawyers who specialize in civil action have been retained separately by state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents and the University of Virginia student wrongly arrested earlier this year when agents mistook sparkling water for beer. [Stafford County Sun]

New Cops Hit The Streets In Prince William County and Dumfries — Twenty-one new police officers graduated Dec. 20 from the Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement 33rd Session. [Patch]


Starting a noon today, all regularly scheduled highway construction lane closures were lifted for Christmas. This will allow for easier travel on the state’s highways and Interstates, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The lane closures will resume Thursday.


Two new stores and a restaurant will open at Potomac Mills mall.

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There will be limited bus service in Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park today and no service tomorrow, Christmas.

More in a press notice from the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission that operates OmniRide and OmniLink buses:


Whimsical Galerie Owner Closes Shop, Prepares for New Endeavors in New Year — The new year has new things in store Christine Finnie, a long-time business owner in Old Town Manassas. [Patch]

State works to open preserve in Stafford Co. — A state agency is working to provide public access to a nature preserve in Stafford County. [Patch]


QUANTICO, Va. — Military officials want local governments to require better sound protection in homes and other structures built around Quantico Marine Corps Base.

In a new Joint Land Use Study, or JLUS, released today by Quantico and Stafford County, base officials cite creating new sound attenuation standards as one of eight critical needs facing operations at the crossroads of the Marine Corps, as well as future development around the military installation.


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