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I-66 lane closures in Prince William

Published November 6, 2018 at 11:10PM

FAIRFAX – (Press Release) Rolling lane closures are planned to occur in both directions on I-66 between Route 29 in Gainesville and Sudley Road (Route 234 Business) during daytime hours tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 7 and Thursday, Nov. 8. Crews will be refreshing lane stripes and pavement markings that were installed as part of lane shifts needed for the I-66 Outside the Beltway project.

Lane closures will take place between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Closures will begin in the morning on westbound I-66 and will switch in the afternoon to eastbound I-66.

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Prince William Republicans say misleading signs amount to voter suppression

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 6, 2018 at 4:43PM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 9:05AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Stanley Bender, who has his name on the ballot to be the next Prince William County School Board Chairman, At-large, has been largely absent from the campaign trail.

He’s raised zero dollars and failed to show up to debates between his fellow candidates Alyson Satterwhite, who is endorsed by Republicans, and Babur Lateef, endorsed by Democrats.

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Take Me Home Tuesday: Adopt a Dinosaur

By Potomac Local News

Published November 5, 2018 at 6:31PM

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As Prince William approaches half a million people, it starts planning for the next 20 years

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published October 31, 2018 at 11:30PM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 8:33PM

WOODBRIDGE — Residents on Tuesday night attended the first of three open house events focused on drafting the next Prince William County Comprehensive Plan.

Officials are seeking input from residents about its 2040 comprehensive plan which is the “long-term” vision for the county that lays out the levels of services.

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Satterwhite: ‘A School Board that is constantly distracted by politics is not able to focus’

By Potomac Local News

Published October 30, 2018 at 9:05AM | Updated October 30, 2018 at 8:24PM

Alyson Satterwhite believes, “A School Board that is constantly distracted by politics is not able to focus.” A long-time school board member in Prince William County, she was the first to file candidacy for Chairman of the Prince Willam County School Board for the upcoming November 2018 Special Election. Satterwhite is duking it out with Interim School Board Chairman Dr. Babur Lateef and retired Woodbridge resident Stanley Bender, who are also on the ballot.

Below, find Satterwhite’s responses to our Project: Election questionnaire.

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Shooting, child neglect, hit and run, sexual battery among Prince William incidents

By Potomac Local News

Published October 29, 2018 at 5:41PM

Arrested on October 28:

Orlando Xabie AGUILAR CISNEROS, 26, of 1250 Columbia Rd in Woodbridge

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How you can schedule an important ‘Stop the Bleed’ event for your organization

By Potomac Local News

Published October 26, 2018 at 10:12AM | Updated November 27, 2018 at 2:44PM

Horrific headlines of devastating mass injuries seem to be commonplace these days. That’s why Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, along with the American College of Surgeons and Department of Homeland Security are teaming up to provide a program to make sure our communities are better prepared. It’s called, Stop the Bleed.

“Stop the Bleed is a program which was created to help teach community members to respond to emergent medical events like hemorrhage control,” explains Dynette Rombough, RN, BSN, CPEN, Trauma Program Manager at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

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The numbers used to plan for how many new students will enter Prince William County’s already overcrowded school system are wrong

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published October 25, 2018 at 11:21AM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 8:38PM

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WOODBRIDGE — The numbers used to project how many children will fill Prince William County classroom seats in the coming years are inaccurate.

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Absentee voting is way up across Prince William, Stafford. What you need to know ahead of the Nov. 6 election.

By Jane Fullerton Lemons

Published October 25, 2018 at 10:54AM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 8:40PM

Northern Virginia elections officials are seeing a significant increase in the number of voters casting absentee ballots, a trend they expect to continue as the Nov. 6 midterm election draws closer.

Officials in Prince William and Stafford counties, along with Manassas city, will have extended hours for absentee voting in the final two weeks before next month’s local and federal election.

Opinion

Open letter to Supervisor Candland: ‘Respect the wishes of those who elected you’

By Letters to the Editor

Published October 22, 2018 at 6:39PM

Supervisor Candland: On 19 September the Prince William (PW) County Planning Commission voted on a measure to allow 551 residential houses to be built along the west side of Devlin Rd (i.e., Stone Haven II). The proposal will soon come before the PW Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) for a final vote. As […]