Update
Senator Dick Black talked to Potomac Local about Dominion’s decision to urge the placement of a new power line in Haymarket above ground instead of a hybrid option that included a portion of the power line built above ground and a portion below.
Police in Prince William County identified the men they said killed Gilbert Kindard, a man who was found on the steps of Dale City town house early Sunday.
Here’s the latest in a press release:
A new education center in Woodbridge tells the story of how Prince William County gets its water.
The Durward E. Grubbs Environmental Education Center will open this month. Located at the Edward Mooney Advanced Water Reclamation Facility off Rippon Boulevard, the new center is part lab space and part museum.
Mark Dudenhefer is going back to Richmond.
The one-time Republican Delegate for the 2nd House seat, which includes portions of Stafford County and Woodbridge in Prince William County, beat Democratic Challenger Josh King by a narrow margin of 102 votes.
Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart At-large will return for his 9th year on the Board in 2016.
The Republican beat out Democrat challenger Rick Smith for the county’s top job by 14 points, with nearly 57% of the vote. Stewart gained the national spotlight in his early days on the Board of Supervisors for his stance on deporting illegal immigrants convicted of crimes.
Ryan Sawyers is the new Chairman of the Prince William County School Board.
The Democrat won in a three-way race between the Republican-endorsed Tim Singstock and Independent Tracy Conroy. With 37% of the vote, Sawyers beat Singstock by two percentage points, and Conroy by 10 points.
Jeremy McPike kept the 29th District Virginia seat firmly in the hands of Democrats Tuesday night.
His 16-point victory over Republican Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish clears the way for first-time elected official to go to Richmond and replace the long-serving Charles “Chuck” Colgan, the state’s longest-serving senator who retired this year at age 89.
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Republican Mark Dudenehfer will head back to Richmond to represent the 2nd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Dudenhefer retakes the seat after beating Democrat challenger Josh King, and losing in 2013 to Democrat Micheal Futrell.
If you could drive over train tracks on Route 15 in Haymarket rather, would that improve your commute?
Prince William County will request $45 million in state transportation funding to build a bridge that will carry vehicles on Route 15 over train tracks near the interseciton of Route 55 in Haymarket. Today, traffic backs up here during the morning and evening rush hours.
