The Possum Point Power Station opened in 1948 as a coal-burning facility, generating electricity for the region.
Coal, when burnt, leaves behind coal ash — a fine powdery, toxic substance. That ash was placed in five ash ponds surrounding the power plant.
You can drop off of a coat to Dumfries to help refugees from Syria and Iraq.
Here’s more in a press release from Dumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman:
A full-day Christmastime festival will take place near and along the Occoquan River.
Here are the details from Occoquan River Communities:
Good morning – The Un Trim A Tree Holiday Gift Program needs your help- Come share the joy of the season with a child. We provide the child’s name, age and their 2 wishes from Santa. This promises to put you in the spirit! I still have over 1200 children needing toys and warm clothes. Please visit our website at: volunteerprincewilliam.org for more info and fill out a donor form. I can provide all the info on the child right away. You can be shopping tomorrow!
• The Manassas Christmas Parade still needs a few volunteers to help out along the parade route in Old Town Manassas on Saturday December 5th. This is tons of fun. Please email Nora at: [email protected] for more info.
The Town of Quantico Police Department has its first new police vehicle in 20 years.
Here’s more in a press release written by Town of Quantico Mayor David Brown:
Manassas Olive Oil wants you to give and taste local this year.
The shop in Historic Downtown Manassas has three unique gift items that are perfect for family, friends, and clients.
Two investigations centering on how police work with federal immigration and customs officials are ongoing in Prince William County.
One is a public probe ordered Saturday by the Board of County Supervisors to learn if county police are talking to federal immigration and customs officials, or ICE when officers come across anyone has criminal, or civil administrative — also called a deportation order — against them.
The E-ZPass Express Lanes on Interstate 95 will be extended in Stafford County, and to Washington, D.C.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today in a press release that the express lanes in Stafford County would be extended two miles past Garrisonville Road. Two lanes will merge into one, and drivers will be able to continue past today’s final exit point at Garrisonville Road.
A teenager lost her life after the car she was riding in collided with another vehicle.
Here’s more in a police press release:
On October 11, 2015, former Aquinas student, Colby Thomas Smith, passed away tragically in a dirt bike accident.
Colby’s parents formed the charity, Colby’s Ride, in his memory to provide bicycles and helmets for underprivileged youth in our community.
