County Tourism Director Ann Marie Maher says it starts with bringing more travel sports teams to the region.
“Our location is perfect because we’re right in the middle of the East Coast,” Maher said. “According to the Sports Travel and Events Association, 52% of all sports tourism happens in the southeastern region of the U.S.”
Members of the Town Council are also vying to raise their annual salaries, too.
Council members at a September meeting said the salary adjustments are necessary because the council members are more active in the community, holding more meetings with constituents than previous council members.
Voters in Prince William County will want to join us Thursday night for a series of candidate forums.
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Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
BRISTOW — Nashville singer-songwriter Irene Kelley will be performing a bluegrass concert to benefit the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia’s Jubilee Campaign to build a new monastery.
The concert is on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at Youth for Tomorrow’s Peterson Chapel (11835 Hazel Circle Drive, Bristow).
The 15th annual Autism Walk & Family Funfest will be held on Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Stonewall Jackson High School.
The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) will try to provide the requested t-shirt sizes for everyone who registers, but the exact size is not guaranteed.
Don Scoggins, a retired Woodbridge resident with many years of experience in government and business, is running to be Chairman for the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Republican Corey Stewart currently holds the seat and is not seeking reelection.
Muneer Baig, a small business owner from Manassas, is running to be Chairman for the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Republican Corey Stewart currently holds the seat and is not seeking reelection.
Rep. Rob Wittman(R-1st District) joined Stafford County Aquia District Supervisor Cindy Shelton, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam chief broadband advisor Evan Feinman, discuss the way ahead for getting broadband access to the underserved areas of Stafford County.
“Our job is to first make sure we have dollars at the federal level that will go into accelerating our investment in broadband. We have $600 million allocated to build out this system. The total cost of building out broadband in the U.S., it’s about $80 billion. This is not going to be the panacea that folks think it will be,” Wittman said.
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