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New Brentsville Supervisor’s office cost estimates rise to nearly $220,000

Published January 12, 2015 at 10:22PM | Updated January 16, 2015 at 12:29PM

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A new office space for Prince William County’s newest Supervisor could cost nearly $220,000.

Employees from the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office moved from the Prince William County Judicial Center into the old Brentville District Supervisors office inside the Old Manassas Courthouse at 9248 Lee Avenue. Now county officials are shopping for new office space that will house newly Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson and her staff. Lawson will complete the term for Covington, who stepped down from the Board of Supervisors to become a judge.

Used tires are mysterious. New Cooper Starfire Tires cost about the same

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Published January 12, 2015 at 12:54PM | Updated December 8, 2016 at 2:38PM

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Teen wins NYC trip with “Say I Won’t” video with Manassas City Police Department

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Published January 11, 2015 at 1:45PM | Updated December 8, 2016 at 2:40PM

Captain Trey Lawler and Chief Doug Keen stand behind Mark Johnson.

In December, City of Manassas resident Mark Johnson had an idea for the #SayIWont video contest put on by Grammy Award winner Lecrae Moore and Reach Records. The video contest asked participants to make a 15 second video showing how “you’re not scared to be different.” Mark’s video featured members of the Manassas City Police Department.

Mark Johnson had the idea, in light of current happenings in other areas of the country, to show a positive relationship between the Manassas City Police Department and a City resident. His video shows him coming into MCPD Roll Call and encouraging the officers about to go out in the field.

Chick-fil-A fans brave frigid cold, sleep in tents at new Dumfries restaurant opening

By Potomac Local News

Published January 8, 2015 at 10:43PM

Chick-fil-A fans brave frigid cold and sleep in tents in the parking lot of the companys newest location in Dumfries, Virginia.

A new Chick-fil-A opened outside Dumfries, but not before hundreds camped out in frigid cold temperatures to win free food.

The new restaurant is located near the intersection of Route 234 and Van Doren Road, near Interstate 95. It opened Thursday morning after a what was a long night for the Chick-fil-A faithful who slept in tents in what felt like zero degree weather in a marketing stunt.

Picture your art here to win

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Published January 8, 2015 at 9:06AM | Updated December 8, 2016 at 2:40PM

Have you seen the banners that hang on the light poles in the Historic Downtown area of the City of Manassas and in other cities? If you are an artist or aspiring to be one, the art you create could be hanging on one of those light poles.

Historic Manassas, Inc. and the City of Manassas have launched an art contest to fill the banners in Historic Downtown with original pieces of art. The contest will be juried so that one artist will be awarded a grand prize of $1,000 and there will also be “people’s choice award” of $500. The contest deadline has been extended to Feb. 1, 2015.

Snow impacts roads, winter storm warning issued

By Potomac Local News

Published January 6, 2015 at 9:27AM | Updated January 6, 2015 at 10:39AM

OmniRide buses not serving stops today on Darbydale Rd. due to snowy conditions.

Police are responding to several crashes on area roads today due to snow. The National Weather Service upgraded the winter weather advisory to a Winter Storm Warning in Prince William County. Public Schools in Prince William County remain open.

City of Manassas Citizen Satisfaction Survey results are in

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Published December 31, 2014 at 2:50PM | Updated December 8, 2016 at 2:40PM

The results for the City of Manassas Citizen Satisfaction Survey.

In a survey conducted by one of the nation’s leading community-based market research firms, results showed that citizen satisfaction in the City of Manassas is significantly above national and regional benchmarks in a number of service areas. Overall, three categories stood out: the overall quality of citizen services provided; the overall quality of water and sewer utilities; and the effectiveness of communication with the public.

I-95 EZ-Pass Express tolls begin Monday, temporary carpool waiver offered

By Potomac Local News

Published December 26, 2014 at 3:16PM

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All drivers on the Interstate 95 EZ-Pass Express Lanes must have an EZ-Pass or EZ-Pass Flex electronic tolling transponder starting Monday.

Drivers who have ordered an EZ-Pass Flex and have not received it may sign up for a special one-week grace period with the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Lawson wins Brentsville seat, headed to Prince William Board of Supervisors

By Potomac Local News

Published December 23, 2014 at 8:31PM

Campaign supporters surround Brentsville Supervisor-elect Jeanine Lawson at a campaign victory party in Gainesville. [Submitted]

Jeanine Lawson won her bid to be the next supervisor in Prince William County’s hotly contested Brentsville District.

Lawson will replace former supervisor turned county judge Wally S. Covington after a grueling 9-month campaign in the district.

Will Prince William Chamber’s new button campaign work to build pride, awareness?

By Potomac Local News

Published December 23, 2014 at 4:00AM

As part of the organization’s continuing effort to rebrand itself as a business-focused, community-minded organization, the chamber adopted a new advertising campaign.

The “I belong” campaign invites chamber members to wear a button with the “I belong” slogan printed on them. The Manassas-based organization also encourages its members to post photos of themselves wearing the badge to Twitter using a #pwchamber hashtag. The chamber will also award prizes twice a month for the most creative posts on Twitter using the #pwchamber tag.