MANASSAS — City leaders Monday approved half a million dollars to improve a major thoroughfare at the Manassas Regional Airport.
The city plans to widen Wakeman Drive and to add pedestrian improvements such as bike lanes. The improvements are designed to make the area more desirable and to attract more business to the area.
STAFFORD COUNTY — (Press Release) Due to inclement weather, the Virginia Department of Transportation will shift the lanes of Courthouse Road in Stafford County one day late.
According to a press release sent Monday, Starting early Wednesday, Nov. 28, all Courthouse Road traffic will shift to new pavement between Colonial Forge High School and Snowbird Lane in Stafford County.
WOODBRIDGE — A top economic development department official continues to push Prince William County leaders to buy up private land in along busy Route 1.
Jeff Kaczmarek, the outgoing county Economic Development Director, to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to do a similar deal it nearly 20 years ago, when the county spent $8.5 million on 500 acres of land on which sits Innovation Park, now home to George Mason University Science and Technology Campus, the FBI, and 2 Silos Brewing.
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.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) On Sunday November 25, 2018 at 1217 PM, Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unknown medical problem at a home on Newton Road in South Stafford. Upon arrival, they spoke with a friend of the victim who stated he had knocked on the door of the residence, but the occupant did not answer. Finding the back door unlocked, he went inside and found his friend on the floor, suffering from obvious trauma. He immediately exited the home and called 911.
Deputies arrived and entered the home. They found Mr. Larry Dean Roberson, fifty-four years old deceased. Evidence revealed that he was the victim of a homicide. There were no other subjects in the residence.
WOODBRIDGE — The next fire chief for the city of Austin Texas is Joel Baker, the former chief in Atlanta.
Prince William County Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin McGee was one of three finalists for the job. He interviewed at a public forum in Texas in late October with two other finalists, including Baker.
On November 20, 2018, during its work session, the Dumfries Town Council became the first town in Prince William County to adopt a Resolution in support of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
In sharp contrast to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Meeting where the Resolution was rejected, our Town Council adopted the Resolution in a 7-0 vote.
MANASSAS — The Manassas Economic Development Authority approved a proposal for a new small business development center (SBDC) office in downtown Manassas.
The office will be located at CenterFuse and open one day a week at first to gauge interest and demand. Hours and staff may expand from there. It is an extension of the Mason SBDC at George Mason University–Mason Enterprise Center in Fairfax.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press Release) Firefighters responded to the report of a house fire at 1422 Horner Road in Woodbridge. Crews arrived within minutes and reported fire in the attic of the house. The fire was extinguished within minutes.
The Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the fire was caused by faulty wiring. The Red Cross was called to assist four residents who were displaced by the fire. Fire and Rescue units from OWL VFD, Dale City VFD, and PWC DF&R responded to the incident.
