PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Six candidates Wednesday night made their case for an interim appointment to the Prince William County School Board.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Business leaders had the opportunity to gain insight on key issues for the 2013 General Assembly session during the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s “Legislative Kick-off.”
The event, which was held at Old Hickory Golf Club Wednesday, featured members of the Prince William delegation to the Virginia General Assembly. Senators Charles Colgan (D-29), Linda S. (Toddy) Puller (D-36), George L. Barker (D-39), Richard Stuart (R-28), and Delegates Robert G. Marshall (R-13), Tim Hugo (R-40), Jackson Miller (R-50), Richard Anderson (R-51), and Ramadan (R-87) each had an opportunity to talk about where their efforts will be focused in the coming session, which begins January 9, 2013.
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GAINESVILLE, Va. — What a mess for commuters on Wednesday night. An SUV that was sitting at a railroad crossing on U.S. 29 in Gainesville was hit by a train about 7 p.m.
The train damaged the front of the SUV but the female driver inside was not injured, according to a Prince William police official on the scene.
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4:30 p.m.
Crews are working to repair guardrails along Joplin Road. Traffic will be shifted to one side of the roadway as the repairs are made, according to transportation officials.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A car and an FBI Police SUV became entangled on Va. 610 this afternoon.
The crash happened about noon near at the intersection of Dunn Drive near the Helen Loren Federal Building.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Officials on the Prince William County School Board tonight will hear from residents who want to be appointed to the Board.
Six applicants will be considered to fill the vacant Woodbridge District seat on the Board. It’s a position that was vacated the day after the Nov. 6 General Election by Denita S. Ramirez, who took a new job in Richmond.
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DUMFRIES, Va. — A new ethanol distribution center will be built just outside the Dumfries town limits.
Eco-Energy announced a partnership with NuStar on Tuesday that will bring an unloading, storage and outbound truck center to the area. The center will sit at Cockpit Point on railroad tracks owned by CSX and used by Virginia Railway Express trains. NuStar Energy already has a facility on Cockpit Point Road that is accessible from Possum Point Road.
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NORTH STAFOFRD, Va. — A concert by the North Stafford High School Band has been canceled.
School officials said a personnel issue forced the cancelation of the concert.
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STAFFORD, Va. — Stafford County has a new fire chief.
Mark Lockhart has been selected to serve as the county top fire services officials – a position he’s been serving in since Chief Ron Brown moved to Fresno, Calif., to become that city’s fire chief.