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Tomorrow: Prince William Community Fair

By Press Release

The Prince William County Police Department will host a community fair on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, to celebrate the county’s diversity, embrace unity among the various communities in the county, and to showcase the many facets of police work in the county with displays, fun activities, appointments with a recruiter, pet adoptions and much more.

A host of Prince William County agencies will be on hand to register voters, sign up election officer volunteers, adopt a companion animal, complete a Child ID form for children’s safety, sign up to receive emergency alerts, learn about employment opportunities with the Police, Fire & Rescue and Public Safety Communications agencies.

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Prince William students urged to walk out in protest of VDOE transgender policy shifting rights back to parents

By Potomac Local News

Students at Colgan High School are urged to walk out of classes supporting queer rights.

A flier circulating the school and online promotes a rally at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, outside the school at 13833 Dumfries Road in Prince William County. Students are encouraged to wear bright colors of the rainbow and protest a recent decision by the Virginia Department of Education, which shifts control of transgender issues back to parents.

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Republican congressional hopefuls focus on Prince William, Stafford

By Potomac Local News
Yesli Vega (R) holds a roundtable discussion at The Globe and Laurel restaurant near Quantico Marine Corps Base.

Republican congressional candidates are focused on Prince William and Stafford counties.

Yesli Vega (R), a Board of County Supervisors member seeking to flip Virginia’s 7th Congressional seat, will hold a get-out-the-vote rally tomorrow, Saturday, September 24, at her campaign headquarters outside Quantico.

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Prince William Chamber partners with 1 Million Cups

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1 Million Cups Prince William will meet weekly CenterFuse co-working space at 9071 Center Street in Manassas.

The Prince William Chamber of Commerce will partner with 1 Million Cups Prince William. 

1 Million Cups Prince William brings local entrepreneurs together to engage, educate, and connect over a cup of coffee. The group meets each week in Manassas.

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Data centers’ last-minute letter seeks to weaken county policies for PW Digital Gateway

By Local News
Manassas, battlefield, park, civil war
Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

(Prince William Times / Metered Paywall) — Prince William County’s draft plan for the Prince William Digital Gateway envisions a 2,100-acre data center corridor next to the Manassas National Battlefield Park and Conway Memorial State Forest that would allow up to 27.6 million square feet of data center space – likely spread across dozens of buildings – while also dedicating about 800 acres to new parks and trails, protecting historic assets and mitigating harmful impacts on wildlife and the Occoquan Reservoir.

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Defense attorneys argue alleged Denny’s gunman suffered childhood trauma, did not plan to shoot DoorDash delivery man

By Local News
Two men were shot, one fatally, after two armed men entered a Denny's restaurant near Manassas on Dec. 26, 2019. [Surveillance photo: Prince Willam police)

 

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$24 million quadrant intersection work to begin at Parkway, University

By Potomac Local News

On Tuesday, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is joining the Prince William County Department of Transportation to celebrate the start of construction on the Prince William Parkway and University Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission will fund the regionally significant project with a total investment of nearly $24 million.

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Wannabe Woodbridge gang bangers charged with double homicide 

By Potomac Local News

A second suspect in a Woodbridge double murder is in custody thanks to the late-night work of the Prince William County Police SWAT team.

On Monday, September 19, detectives arrested second teenager police said was present during the shooting deaths of the two victims, who were slayed inside of an apartment in the block of Mary’s Way in Woodbridge on May 15.

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