By URIAH KISER
DUMFRIES, Va. — Just weeks after opening the town’s third public park, Dumfries officials say its time to form a Parks and Recreation Commission.
Originals
Betty Weimer, the General Registrar of Prince William County in the Office of Voter Registrations and Elections, has retired after working for 28 year in the elections office.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Beating back political opponents who might call it an unpopular decision, Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart led the conversation to restore a drug rehabilitation inside an area jail.
The DORM program, known at the Prince William County Adult Detention Center in Manassas as the Drug Rehabilitation Module, had its funding restored for the coming fiscal year. To get there, leaders made $635,000 in cuts in other areas of the county’s budget, including a decision to put off the hiring of a deputy county executive, cuts to a public health program, cuts to transportation monies doled out by County Supervisors in their respective magisterial districts, and a $50,000 reduction in funding to the Hylton Performing Arts Center.
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By KJ Mushung
STAFFORD, Va. – Stafford County sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive and extradited him to Raleigh to face serious charges of child sexual assault.
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MANASSAS, Va. — The Prince William County and Manassas public schools Robotics programs, and the Manassas City Orchestra will be blending two seemingly different worlds – classical music and robotics – on Saturday in their first program, “Bach to the Future.”
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By URIAH KISER
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Afternoon rush hours here are loud, busy, and full of both pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles. And if you’re not behind the wheel of a car, U.S. 1 in Woodbridge is not a very friendly place to be, despite portions of the road having sidewalks, several bus stops, homes, and shopping centers.
By SHELBY MERTENS
Capital News Service
Lottery winners aren’t the only ones with any luck: The Virginia Lottery saw record ticket sales in the past year, as the economy continued its recovery and several big-name retailers started selling tickets.