Business

Granules India Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, will invest $12.5 million to establish a packaging operation in Prince William County.

Granules will lease 79,000 square feet of the Parkway 66 property at 7413 Cushing Road near Manassas and build out packaging lines and clean rooms to package and ship pharmaceuticals. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland for the project, which will create 57 new jobs.


Features

The series is hosted and executive produced by Dan Abrams, with retired Tulsa Police Department Sergeant Sean “Sticks” Larkin and Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wilson. Together, they provide minute-by-minute live analysis as the show documents for viewers in real time the everyday work of police officers on patrol from diverse departments across America.

“We are both honored and humbled to be able to show America how important humanizing the badge is by building stronger relationships between law enforcement and the communities we serve,” said Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger L. Harris.


News

Former Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde declared his candidacy to represent the House of Delegates District 64, wholly contained within Stafford County, in the Virginia House of Delegates. Milde will seek the Republican nomination.

Leonard Lacy, a chaplain at the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and former Virginia State Trooper, also announced his campaign and will run as a Democrat.


Event

High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!

Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.


Features

As he does every year, Santa Claus will be coming to Occoquan this weekend by boat. Join us at 10:30 a.m. this Saturday, December 3, as Santa arrives at the town dock behind Mamie Davis Park.

From there, he will lead a procession up Mill Street to River Mill Park, where he will visit with families from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you cannot make it Saturday, Santa will be back in River Mill Park again on Sunday, December 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


News

The investigation revealed the victim, a 15-year-old female juvenile, and a family member, identified as the accused, were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated.

During the encounter, the accused retrieved a knife and grazed the victim with the knife before a family intervened and took possession of the knife. The victim and the accused were eventually separated by another family member and the police were contacted.


News

The investigation revealed an unknown man entered the store and walked behind the service counter before brandishing a machete-style knife toward an employee.

The suspect then grabbed numerous boxes of tobacco products from the shelves and fled the store on foot. A police K-9 searched the area.


News

The officer could move into the front yard before one of the dogs bit the officer in the hip area while the other dog latched onto the officer’s external vest. The officer discharged his department-issued firearm, striking both dogs.

The dogs fled back into the residence, where they remained housed until taken into custody by Animal Control.


News

Today, former Prince William County Supervisor John Stirrup announced his candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates District 21.

Stirrup, a conservative, served on the Board of County Supervisors for two terms from 2004 until 2011. Stirrup left the county government and later lobbied on its behalf.


Business

Robert “Bob” Sweeney will take the reins at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce in January, succeeding Debbie Jones, who has been at the organization for 32 years.

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