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Transportation officials in Virginia say they can improve Interstate 66.
The idea is to make a 25-mile stretch of the highway between Haymarket and the Capital Beltway a multi-modal corridor. This means adding express toll lanes like the I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes that opened last month and new high-frequency bus service to the corridor.
Greater Manassas leaders beamed with pride on Thursday night, Jan. 15, at the Inter-Service Club Council’s (ISCC) Annual Banquet.
Mayor Hal Parrish and Judge Carroll A. Weimer, Jr. participated in the volunteer awards ceremony and the installation of the 2015 officers. City Councilwoman and outgoing ISCC President Sheryl Bass began the event with a call to order.
Police in Manasssas released the following information about the pedestrian who was struck this morning along railroad tracks in the city.
Here’s the latest info:
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.
The nationwide, entrepreneurial mentorship program, 1 Million Cups, is celebrating its first anniversary on George Mason University’s Prince William Campus Wednesday, Jan. 21. Read more.
Prince William County Public Schools — Open two hours late
A veterans’ resource fair will be held Saturday in Dumfries.
The fair will allow veterans the chance to learn more about healthcare options, education opportunities, as well as preventing homelessness.
Prince William County Public Schools canceled all evening activities tonight.
Here’s full information in a statement from the school division:
Stafford leaders were issued a clear edict Tuesday night: there will be no increase in property taxes next year.
The directive comes as County Administrator Anthony Romanello is piecing together the county’s fiscal year 2016 budget that takes effect July 1. The county’s budget picture is mixed – some tax revenues are up this year while others, like money from real estate taxes and personal property taxes, development fees, and state funding decreased.
Route 1 southbound in Stafford County will be reduced to one lane at midday on Thursday, Jan. 22 between Route 17 Business/Route 218 (Butler Road) and the Falmouth Bridge.
The right lane will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for curb removal. This work is part of the Falmouth Intersection Improvement Project, which is building additional travel lanes and turn lanes at the intersection.
