By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County, Va. — Residents are invited to get an update on one of the region’s largest public works projects.
Prince William
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Woodbridge, Va. — Officials plan to provide an update on the much talked about Harbor Station development along the Potomac River in Woodbridge.
The partially completed mixed-use development, which has been slow to take off in recent years due to financial hardship by the development’s owners, features a golf course designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Original plans called for a marina, hotel, and a Virginia Railway Express station in addition to large homes.
Lake Ridge, Va. — An area healthcare provider is expanding their footprint and will soon open a new 24-hour medical facility in Lake Ridge.
Sentara Lake Ridge will open its doors near the intersection of Old Bridge and Minnieville roads by the middle of next month.
The job fair will take place between 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Sharon Baucom Dale City Recreation Center, at 14300 Minnieville Road in Dale City.
The authority is looking to fill lifeguard positions only, and applicants are asked to fill out an application online, print it out, and bring it with them to the fair.
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Occoquan, Va. –– Occoquan officials have made their next move to slow construction of an office building just outside their town limits.
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Update
The man who was burned inside an old service station when it caught fire Thursday afternoon died while be treated at an area hospital’s burn unit.
The victim has been identified as 75-year-old William John Maybin, reports Patch.com.
For the second consecutive year, Prince William County is one of the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People,” in a competition sponsored by America’s Promise Alliance and ING.
Lake Ridge, Va. — The relocation of the Lake Ridge Neighborhood Library just got more expensive.
Prince William officials in September voted to move the library into Tackett’s Mill Shopping Center in Lake Ridge from its current location on nearby Harbor Drive.
By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Fred Elvin Yohey Jr. was a dedicated public servant to the town of Dumfries. He was on the town council from 1996 until 2004 and then served as mayor from 2006 until his death on Nov. 6.
Woodbridge, Va. — Just in time for summer weather, the Prince William Park Authority could be no more.
The authority, which has independent from the county government since its inception in 1977 , wants to become a department of the county government by June 30. If that happens, the authority would give up its current corporate structure and its executive board – a model its held since it was created by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.