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“During the single lane closure between 8 p.m. and 12 a.m., the 95 Express Lanes will be traveling southbound. The Lanes are regularly closed between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. on weeknights for southbound to northbound reversal. When the reversal is complete, the entry points near Courthouse Road and near Garrisonville Road will remain closed until 4 a.m. The southern most entry point into the 95 Express Lanes during this time will be near Dumfries Road.”

“Travelers are reminded to avoid distractions, reduce speeds, and stay alert for signage directing traffic.”


Opinion

Now some Political Action Committee named “Moving Virginia Forward” is littering the landscape with mailers using this same deceptive tactic to camouflage Ann Wheeler’s’ feigned concern for Prince William County taxpayers.

The return address on their mailers is the UPS store in Gainesville.  Now that’s transparency.


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National Weather Service: “High temperatures today are forecast to be in the low to mid-80s. Sunny and dry conditions today, with increasing clouds and shower chances to finish off the weekend and take us into early next week.”

“Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low of around 62. South wind 3 to 5 mph.


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Fredericksburg Nationals: “The FredNats took their first loss of the series this week, falling 4-1 against the Charleston Riverdogs.”

“After the first two innings went by scoreless, the Riverdogs drew first blood in the top of the third inning. Cooper Kinney worked a walk with two outs in the frame, then Dom Keegan quickly doubled off the wall in center field to plate Kinney and give the ‘Dogs a 1-0 edge.”


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Prince William

The Dumfries Town Council received an update on its efforts to attract new businesses.

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Business

Bolstering a relationship begun during the company’s clothing drive last winter, I-66 Express Mobility Partners (EMP) presented a check of $5000 to Prince William-based Boxes of Basics at a ceremony this morning at the not-for-profit organization’s offices in Manassas.

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The Manassas City Council will take its show on the road again this year.

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Quantico

WUSA-TV: “The FBI, in a document obtained exclusively by WUSA9, is laying out specific details of why it believes proximity to Quantico, Virginia should play an outsized role in determining the future location of its headquarters.”

“For more than a decade, government leaders have sought to move the FBI’s workforce out of the crumbling J Edgar Hoover building in downtown D.C. and into a new, state-of-the-art facility in the DMV’s suburbs.”