QUANTICO, Va. — The Town of Quantico will hold a party on Labor Day weekend.
The “Salute to Our Troops” fireworks show will be a free event with music and food. It’ll be a chance for the town to say thank you to U.S. service members for their service to the nation.
WOODBRIGDE, Va. — Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton is coming to Woodbridge to talk about the hotly-debated Bi-County Parkway.
The secretary, who once led the Prince William County Board of Supervisors as its chairman, will address the Board at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
![Allen Whetzel and Richard Geyer, of Nokesville, examine early findings of a new study of Prince William County’s Rural Crescent land. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/080413-rural-crescent-600x333.jpg)
NOKESVILLE, Va. — In a rural schoolhouse, the future of Prince William County’s Rural Crescent was considered.
The crescent-shaped area of land from the Potomac River at Quantico, north through Nokesville and Haymarket, and around to Manassas National Battlefield, was designated in 1998 as a place where suburban sprawl would be limited, homes would only be built on 10-acre lots, and access to public sewage would only be permitted at new developments under certain circumstances.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — More than 80 people on Sunday will see Prince William County’s four towns from the seat of their bicycle.
The first-ever “Tour of the Towns — Tour of Prince William” organized by Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta has closed it’s registration books, and the response to the idea of touring the country by bike has caught on.
GAINESVILLE, Va. — What do you get when you mix a major construction project and Jimmy Buffet? On the weekend of August 16 through 18, it’s a recipe for road delays.
Virginia Department of Transportation officials working to improve the intersection at U.S. 29 and Linton Hall Road, where a series new bridges will carry traffic on Linton Hall Road over U.S. 29 and a railroad, told drivers Wednesday to soon expect major delays in the area.
![Cpl. Richard Buster, Chief John Clair, Officer Paul Moriarty of the Quantico Police Department. [Submitted photo]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/073113-quantico.jpg)
QUANTICO, Va. — It’s a new day for the Quantico Police Department, and its new chief has just passed the 100-day mark on the job.
He’s been made some changes.
NOKESVILLE, Va. — On Aden Road in Prince William County’s Nokesville area, construction crews will be back at it in an effort to replace a bridge along the two-lane road.
More in a press release from VDOT:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police in Prince William County say they found a woman who went missing has been found.
Residents, in the Southbridge neighborhood off U.S. 1 near Dumfries, reported seeing a larger than usual police presence in their neighborhood today, as well as a helicopter flying overhead.
![Senator Mark Warner (behind podium) calls for local leaders and those in the business community to get behind national immigration reform. [Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/072813-warner-01.jpg)
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Senator Mark Warner stopped by Northern Virginia Community College on Sunday to continue his push for national immigration reform.
During a special town hall meeting the college’s Woodbridge campus, Warner touted the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The bill calls for stricter security along the southern U.S. border with Mexico, the implementation of eVerify system to check legal statuses of workers, for “blue card status” to be applied to those who have performed agriculture work, and for a merit-based immigration system for future immigrants that would cap the number of new migrants to the U.S. at 250,000.
QUANTICO, Va. — On the weekend that marks the end of fighting in the Korean War, a life-sized war horse was unveiled at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The war horse, “Sergeant Reckless,” was used by U.S. Marines fighting in the conflict to carry ammunition to the front lines of battle. The horse also carried wounded Marines from the front lines to safety — a task the horse did on her own even after being wounded.
