LAKE RIDGE — Chief Barry Barnard of the Prince William County Police Department will host a “Conversation with the Chief” event on Thursday, June 13.

It will take place at Chinn Park Regional Library located at 13065 Chinn Park Drive in Woodbridge beginning at 7 p.m.


MANASSAS — (Press Release) Out of an abundance of caution, Health Districts in Northern Virginia are informing people who were at various locations listed below during the specified time frames, that they may have been exposed to a person with measles.

Northern Virginia area health officials are mounting a coordinated effort to identify people who may have been exposed. Listed below are the dates, times, and locations of the potential exposure sites associated with the confirmed case of measles:


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The officials who’ve returned our requests for comment on a plan to float $600 million bonds for parks and roads are wary of increased taxes to pay for it.

Prince William County Occoquan District Supervisor Ruth Anderson said she wants a bond referendum to go to voters on the ballot in November in two parts: roads (up to $400 million and up to $200 million for parks).


HAYMARKET — When it was announced last year that Tough Mudder Classic was coming to Prince William County, it was heralded as a win for sports tourism.

The popular 10-mile obstacle course run will take place this weekend at Silver Lake Regional Park in near Haymarket. It’s expected to attract hundreds of participants, dubbed “mudders,” and generate up to $2.5 million in consumer spending in Prince William County — mostly through people booking hotel rooms, shopping in area stores, and eating in area restaurants.


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