WOODBRIDGE — In 1983, things in the Washington, D.C region were about equal.
Just 36 years ago, the economies of Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington were all growing at the same pace. Overall, it was a company town with the Federal Government leading growth.
WOODBRIDGE — Gov. Ralph Northam today announced multiple major transportation improvements in the region.
The first and most debated will the extension of the Interstate 95 southbound fourth lane from Route 123 at Occoquan to Prince William Parkway. Dubbed an auxiliary lane, the project will move south a bottleneck that occurs when the I-95 south travel lanes merge from four to three as drivers cross the Occoquan River from Fairfax into Prince William County.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Jackie Gaston is throwing her hat in the ring for Coles District School Board.
She’s a special education teacher in Fairfax County as well as a mother of three boys whose experience with PTO’s, meetings in the schools, and school improvement planning teams for her own children in who attend Prince William County Public Schools led her to want to serve.
StoryWorx: Workhouse's First Ever FREE Book Festival
Sat, Nov 14 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m. | Lorton, VA
Meet bestselling authors Angie Kim (Happiness Falls), 4× NFL Pro Bowler Ken Harvey (first-ever dramatic reading), and Emmy-winning WUSA9 anchor Wisdom Martin, plus Marcie Atkins, Omar Abed, Ellen R.B. Smith, and more for panels, signings, poetry, and workshops. Kids' Corner features author readings, crafts, and storytime. Browse the artisan market, catch a live Upstart Crow podcast, and explore the Workhouse galleries and artist studios—all part of Second Saturday.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press Release) Firefighters were called to a report of a house fire at 1946 Richmond Ave Woodbridge at 8:21 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
Initial units arrived on scene within minutes and reported smoke from the front door of the home. The fire was quickly located in the basement and was under control within 15 minutes.
RICHMOND — Virginia is the only state where a governor cannot serve two consecutive terms. But if voters think their governor is doing a good job, why shouldn’t he or she be re-elected?
Democrats, who have won the past two gubernatorial elections, generally support allowing governors to succeed themselves. Republicans generally oppose it. Political experts say Virginia’s one-term policy for governors is rooted in history.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) Stafford County Public Schools (SCPS) and members of Stafford Education Association (SEA) hope that a trip to Richmond to lobby state lawmakers will result in more funding for SCPS.
Thirty-five members of SEA will meet with their elected representatives on the morning of January 28, 2019, which is the Virginia Education Association’s annual Lobby Day.
MANASSAS — (Press Release) Write by the Rails (WbtR), the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writer’s Club, has elected a new board of officers and has scheduled events throughout 2019, including an en route write-in on February 23, 2019, Write ON the Rails.
Participants will meet at the Old Town Manassas Virginia Railway Express/Amtrak station on West Street in Manassas at 10 a.m., and then carpool to the Vienna Metro station. Once on the train, writers will take and then ride Metro’s Orange Line to the New Carrollton station in Maryland.
WOODBRIDGE — Leaders voted Tuesday to take the dredging of Neabsco Creek deeper.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors authorized the dredging of public boat fairways that lead to the ramps used to put-in boats into the creek at the confluence of the Potomac River in Woodbridge. The additional cost brings the total for the project approved last fall to just under $1 million.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William (SBGPW) has selected Tawnya Soltis to serve as its Acting Executive Director beginning in January 2019.
Soltis has spent 32 years working in Greater Prince William serving the needs of teachers, students and parents, in both professional development initiatives for teachers and administrators, and as an award-winning elementary school principal for several local schools, including Old Bridge Elementary, and Montclair Elementary Schools.
