WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A new commuter lot on Telegraph Road in Woodbridge opened today with little fanfare and few commuters.
Prince William County transportation officials that built the new lot said they will install new signs to direct drivers to the new lot.
STAFFORD, Va. — The logo that will be used to celebrate Stafford County’s 350th anniversary has been chosen.
Developed by the county’s Blue Ribbon Committee, the logo will be used throughout 2014 to mark special events planned for the county’s birthday. It features a geographical outline of the county, incorporates the “Stafford, Virginia” logo commonly seen on marketing materials and on water towers in Stafford, and a depiction of President George Washington as a child playing with a hoop.
MANASSAS, Va. — Write by the Rails, an initiative by individual writer members of the Prince William Arts Council, is sponsoring “How to Market Your Book,” a panel discussion by local writers on Saturday, September 8 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9325 West Street, in Manassas. The event is free and open to the public.
Panelists will be Bristow resident Carol Covin, author of Who Gets to Name Grandma; Lake Ridge resident Nancy Kyme, author of Memory Lake; Bristow resident Tee Morris, author of Phoenix Rising, Morevi and The Case of the Singing Sword and Manassas resident Ross Murphy, You Will Never Dance Alone, Dancing with the Devil. Dan Verner, Biscuit City blogger, will be the master of ceremonies and Leigh Giza, author of Found and Lost, is the workshop coordinator. Participants will leave with a free handout of marketing tips by Claudia LaFeve, author of Parallel, Paradox, unDead Dixie Debs and The Fury will be distributed. Books by local writers will be available for purchase.
By AMIE WEINBERG, PhD
For PotomacLocal.com
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — As you scan your child’s class room you will find paper, pencils, and backpacks. In addition, you are likely to notice an increase in digital age technologies.
Democratic National Convention Delegate and Woodbridge Doctor Babur Lateef is providing insight to PotomacLocal.com readers this week from the DNC in Charlotte, N.C.
The convention begins today and runs through Thursday, when President Barack Obama will officially be nominated to seek a second term in the White House.
By JIM RILEY
For PotomacLocal.com
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Thursday night capped off a successful three-day Republican National Convention, with a speech from the party’s nominee businessman and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Did you travel Virginia’s interstate highways this weekend and notice a green gecko staring back at you? The Geico insurance company, known for its gecko advertising pitchman, has sponsored the state’s 43 rest areas. Signs with the reptile’s face have been placed along the roadside near the stops guiding them to rest stops, noting them as safe places to use your cell phones.
The sponsorship will help defray some of the operating costs associated with the rest stops, and it is the first time state rest stops in Virginia have been sponsored. It also comes after the 2010 reopening of many of the rest stops which had been closed during the previous year to save $9 million.
STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announces the “School’s Open” campaign to coincide with the opening of Stafford County Public Schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
This campaign will be in effect Tuesday through Friday, September 7.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Stafford Hospital Imaging at Woodbridge has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases.
