Originals

HAYMARKET — When it was announced last year that Tough Mudder Classic was coming to Prince William County, it was heralded as a win for sports tourism.

The popular 10-mile obstacle course run will take place this weekend at Silver Lake Regional Park in near Haymarket. It’s expected to attract hundreds of participants, dubbed “mudders,” and generate up to $2.5 million in consumer spending in Prince William County — mostly through people booking hotel rooms, shopping in area stores, and eating in area restaurants.


News

STAFFORD — Thomas “Tom” Coen has announced that he is pursuing re-election to the Board of County Supervisors.

Coen, who once worked as a Stafford County high school civics teacher, was unanimously appointed to the Board of Supervisors in Jan. 2018 to replace George Washington District Supervisor turned Virginia State delegate Bob Thomas.


WOODBRIDGE – On Saturday, June 8, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA, 11 Fairfax, Prince William), Chairman of the House subcommittee on Government Operations, will host a community town hall on the ongoing opioid epidemic.

The meeting is in Ferlazzo County Government Building at 15941 Donald Curtis Dr., Woodbridge, (22192) and will begin at 11 a.m.


Politics

LaTonsha Pridgen is running for the Coles District Supervisor position, bringing her years of experience in project management, and her passion from founding and running a nonprofit.

Pridgen is a political newcomer to Prince William County.


Politics

Mark Wolfe, currently serving as a Manassas City Councilman, is running for Virginia’s 50th Delegate Seat with his attention directed to job access and funding public schools.

He’s running against fellow Democrat, incumbent Lee Carter, who’s made a name for himself as the only member of the House of Delegates who identifies as a Democratic Socialist.