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Gainesville
Citizens were recently treated to two more mind-numbing episodes in the surreal story of the Prince William Digital Gateway.
The July 13 Planning Commission meeting featured an exchange where Gainesville commissioner Rick Berry asked acting Planning Office Director Rebecca Horner why there was a work session scheduled to discuss the proposal when neither the Comprehensive Plan update nor the overlay district review was complete.
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The east section of I-66 between Route 29 in Gainesville and Route 29 in Centreville will be reduced to three travel lanes, with the left lane/HOV lane closed for six days. The closure will allow crews to work more efficiently in paving this section of the future Express Lanes and will reduce the traffic impacts of additional paving during the coming months. Three travel lanes will remain open in this section during peak travel periods.
Following the paving of the eastbound Express Lanes, crews will begin final paving for the future Express Lanes on I-66 West in late June. This will also include the general-purpose lanes between Route 29 in Gainesville and the I-495 Interchange, according to VDOT.
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A fire broke out at Grace Jewelers tonight, an independent jewelry store at 14059 Promenade Commons Street in Gainesville.
A fire alarm sounded at about 7:40 p.m., signaling all inside to get out of the shop. No one was injured.
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At 3:39 a.m., Sunday, May 8, fire and rescue units were dispatched to the 15000 block of Lee Highway (Route 29), near the Wegmans grocery store at the Stonewall Shops, for a reported house fire by a passerby.
Crews arrived to find a barn fully involved. Fire crews learned there were animals inside but could not be saved due to the volume of fire.
A 57-year-old man from Front Royal died after his car crashed near Stonewall Memory Gardens cemetery.
On Monday, April 11 at 12:56 p.m., police and fire and rescue crews were called to Route 29 in Gainesville, just passed Pageland Lane, after a driver ran off the road and hit a tree.
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It’s been 20 years in the making, but Catharpin Regional Park in Gainesville is being made into a community destination.
Recently, the county cut the ribbon on a new playground at the park, which includes playground equipment for those ages 2 to 12, four shaded searing areas, and a new picnic table. Some of the highlights of the new playset include built-in musical instruments and a spinning wave seat.
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