WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Prince William County Department of Finance reminds residents that personal property taxes are due on or before Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
There are several convenient ways to pay your bill. If you choose to pay by check, mail payments in the remittance envelope included with your tax bill. Make checks payable to “Prince William County.” Payments by mail must be postmarked no later than Oct. 5, 2012, to avoid a late payment penalty and interest charges.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Tuesday, Sept. 17 was the first day of the Courage F.U.N. Project at Marumsco Hills Elementary School. This pilot program is a collaboration between Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Prince William Courage, Sodexho, and Prince William County Schools as way to combat the childhood obesity epidemic, specifically in Prince William County.
Forty 4th and 5th graders participated in the event and received Sentara water bottles, Courage Pride t-shirts and their Courage F.U.N. Project workbooks. Sue Sweet, a registered dietician at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, provided a lesson on the importance of eating a healthy breakfast.
MANASSAS, Va. — The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights will host the 8th Annual Transportation Career for high school students on Oct. 4 at the Prince William Fairgrounds in Manassas from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Transportation: Your Ride to the Future!” is the theme.
The career fair exposes high school students to the rewarding and diverse careers in the transportation industry, including engineering, construction, architecture, environmental and technology.
By KATHRYN KOCH
Simply Beautiful Spaces
In the northern portion of Stafford County is a quaint, yet bustling area called Garrisonville.
Sexual Battery – On September 21 at 1:20PM, police responded to investigate a sexual assault which was reported to have occurred in the area of the Cloverdale 7-Eleven located at 14820 Cloverdale Rd in Woodbridge (22193).
The victim, a 15 year old female of Woodbridge, reported to police that she was walking in the 14800 block of Danville Rd when she was approached by an unknown man. The man began to ask her questions and followed her to the area of the 7-Eleven on Cloverdale Rd.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County will bring back a numbers system to decide funding priorities for the fiscal 2014 budget.
Michelle Casciato with the county’s Office of Management and Budget told officials Tuesday her office use will a risk assessment system that will examine what programs and agencies are being funding now, how they relate to the core function of local government, and then assign each scores between four and 20.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Politics is a tough profession, but when you’re a candidate without party affiliation – an independent – things can be even tougher.
Mark Gibson is running to unseat incumbent Gerry Connolly, a Democrat who serves Fairfax and Prince William counties in the 11th Congressional Seat.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Old Bridge Road will not be widened but it will be made safer.
Work is now underway along the four-lane commuter route that slows the commutes of many during the morning and afternoon rush hours.
