The Route 1 Refresh Grant program provides financial aid to offset the anticipated costs associated with replacing printed materials, signage, and business cards, or to cover costs related to website updates, search engine optimization (SEO), marketing, and other related expenses.
The grant comes after the Prince William Board of County Supervisors opted to change the name of Route 1 from Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway, following an unfunded mandate sponsored by Fredericksburg Delegate Joshua Cole and signed by former Gov. Ralph Northam requiring localities to change the name of the street, which, since the 1920s, honored the president of the Confederate States of America.
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Mayor Derrick Wood will keep his seat in Dumfries, winning his re-election bid for a second term.
Wood won the race against challenger Ebony Lofton by 149 votes. Both candidates ran without political affiliation. However, Democrats endorsed Wood.
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Tomorrow is Election Day across Virginia. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
This year's big races in our area are congressional seats in Virginia's 7th District (Abigail Spanberger (D) / Yesli Vega (R) and in Virginia's 10th District (Jennifer Wexton (D) / Hung Cao (R).
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A man inside a car pulled alongside two teenagers, then got out of his car and began shooting at them, striking the 16-year-old.
We told you yesterday this shooting happened in the 17900 block of Old Triangle Road, near Connies Food Mart in Dumfries, at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, November 2.
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Dumfries will hold a tree-lighting ceremony on Friday, December 2, at Garrison Park behind the town hall, 17749 Main Street. On Saturday, December 10, the town will host its annual Christmas Parade.
Information about both events are in the Twitter posts below:
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Updated --Â Prince William police sent us this update on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Shooting Investigation - On November 2 at 1:25PM, officers responded to Quantico Mobile Home Park located in the 17900 block of Old Triangle Rd. in Triangle (22172) to investigate a shooting. Upon arriving in the area, officers located the victim, a 17-year-old male juvenile suffering from a single gunshot wound. Rescue personnel responded and the victim was flown to an area hospital where his injuries were determined to be non-life threatening. The initial investigation revealed the victim and an acquaintance, a 16-year-old male juvenile, were walking in the above area, when a black sedan with tinted windows slowed down and the occupants made verbal contact with the juveniles. The juveniles then walked out of the roadway while the sedan turned around and began driving back towards them. When the sedan neared the juveniles, the driver pulled up before an occupant exited the vehicle and fired multiple rounds, striking the victim. The shooting suspect then got back into the vehicle and fled the area. While checking the area, officers located two mobile homes that were struck. No additional injuries or property damage were reported. Officers determined the vehicle was occupied by multiple black males, possibly teenagers and wearing all black clothing. At this time the incident does not appear to be random.
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A Dumfries man was struck and killed last night, Friday, October 28, 2022, on Green Tree Lane, near the site of the future The Rose gaming resort.
Police said the victim was walking near an on-ramp from Interstate 95 to Route 234 when he was struck by the driver of a 2013 Hyundai Sonota exiting the highway. The 27-year-old driver from Stafford County was attempting to merge onto Route 234 when he struck the pedestrian, and he stayed at the crash scene following the collision.
Rescue crews took the victim, 31-year-old Jamel Terrell Tanner, Â to an area hospital, where he died. Police said Tanner was wearing dark clothing when the driver struck him.
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Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger visited one of her party's strongholds in the new 7th District on Tuesday, meeting voters in Dumfries with one of the nation's longest-serving congressmen, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, in tow.
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Yesli Vega rode into her campaign, standing atop a motorcoach, waiving at a crowd of more than 400 people gathered near Dumfries to see her.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) Â stood next to the 7th-District Congressional candidate as the bus pulled into Montclair Tabernacle Church, at 16120 Dumfries Road. It was Vega's second rally with high-profile politicians in Prince William County in the past three days.
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Prince William police tells they're investigating two shooting incidents in the Dumfries and Woodbridge areas.
A black male approximately 5'3" and 140lbs. Last seen wearing a jacket, a white shirt, black pants, and black shoes
A black male approximately 5'8" and 165lbs. Last seen wearing a black short-sleeve shirt with an emblem on the back, black pants, and black shoes
A black male between 22-25 years old, between 5'0'-5'10", with a thin build Last seen wearing a black thigh-length coat, grey sweatpants, and black shoes
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