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MANASSAS — (Press Release) Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Holladay Properties will invest $13.95 million in the City of Manassas to establish a Tru by Hilton hotel, creating 35 new jobs and spurring approximately $2.8 million in annual direct economic impact from traveler spending.
“The Tru Hotel is a welcome addition to our Commonwealth’s ever-growing tourism economy,” said Governor Northam. “Tourism development is critical to positioning Virginia as a premier travel destination and projects like this will help Manassas continue to attract visitors and businesses, bringing new jobs and generating significant economic impact for the region.”
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STAFFORD — Fourteen years ago the Board of Supervisors set aside two percent of the Transient Occupancy Tax to help finance a Stafford County Museum and Cultural Center. While the tax was diverted to the General Fund in 2010, nearly one million dollars remain for the museum to use.
Now the Museum Foundation, which separated from the county government and became a 501C-(3) in 2010, has requested and received $250,000 of it’s reserved funds after Board approval.
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Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.
Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.
STAFFORD — In June, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Stafford County’s “wedge widening” project to widen Andrew Chapel Road was finished.
Drivers on Andrew Chapel Road will notice wider shoulders, a new layer of asphalt and brighter, freshly painted lane markings between Courthouse Road and Brooke Road.
Drivers planning to use Route 15 where it runs together with Route 29 (Route 15/29) at Prince William / Fauquier County border should prepare for a detour and delays.
Construction will take place between July 8 and Aug. 2, during which the highway’s northbound lanes will be closed.
Editors note: “People on the Move” is a post which recognizes and celebrates the achievements of Virginia natives as they make their way in the world.
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WOODBRIDGE — The days are numbered for beavers that have made their homes in the Lake Terrapin neighborhood.
Prince William County officials on Monday began inspecting one of its stormwater retention ponds (one of the hundreds it manages) at the residential neighborhood at the intersection of Lake Terrapin Drive and Spriggs Road near Woodbridge.
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Jo-Ann Elizabeth Holcombe, 63, of Woodbridge, VA, died July 1, 2019. She was a Prince William County Crossing Guard since 1989.
She is survived by her husband, Richard W. Holcombe. She is also survived by her children Mike Hallman of Tennessee, Kristy Hallman, Richard A. Holcombe, Jennifer Holcombe and Jessica Holcombe, all of Virginia.
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