It is with great pleasure that I announce that the Town of Occoquan has executed an agreement with the NRA Foundation to purchase the 17+ acre property at the corner of Old Bridge and Tanyard Hill Roads, commonly known as the Oaks III property.
With this agreement we will be achieving the long-sought goal of preserving for generations a wilderness area along Tanyard Hill Road.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Sirens warning of a budget shortfall for Prince William County’s public schools have silenced for now.
School officials told members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday the advertised tax rate set by the Board – $1.158 per every $100 of assessed property value – would be enough to make up for a $8.7 million in funding the schools thought they would have lost out on in the coming year when new tax estimates came in back in December.
Matt Lausch designed the new fire alarm system that will sound at a new Army medical center that will soon open at Fort Hood, Texas.
He was inspecting that system today at 4:30 p.m. central time when shots rang out on the base. At least 13 people were wounded when an unknown gunman opened fire on them before killing himself, according to initial reports.
DALE CITY, Va. — Some drinking water in Prince William County may soon have a slight chlorine taste and odor in the drinking water.
Virginia American Water will begin flushing hydrants on Monday as part of its annual pipeline flushing program. The flushing gets out mineral deposits and sediment from water mains, and it will continue through the end of May.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Eleanor Mae Avery died in a house fire in Stafford County on Monday.
The 6-month-old girl became trapped inside of her burning home in the Kings Grant subdivision in Hartwood.
The faint streak in this image is actually 10 seconds of the few minutes the International Space Station is usually visible each day to our region. The bright celestial body seen beside it is the planet Venus.
The ISS can be seen very early in the morning through this week, then its appearances switch to the evening. Sometimes it will only appear for less than a minute. But there’s good news for sky watchers.
Quantico’s hidden secret — Cut into the hill in front of Building 2008, sits a long, intimidating, narrow stairwell. It’s presence and climb is almost as intimidating as the thought of reaching its summit where a den of four gunnery sergeants and a master gunnery sergeant sit in wait. [Quantico Sentry]
Parks growth means more places to play — As current Stafford County park projects finish up over the next year or so, residents could enjoy more sports fields and swimming pools. [Fredericksburg.com]
DUMFRIES, Va. — Incumbent Mayor Jerry Foreman ended his reelection campaign a month before the election.
He made his announcement tonight during the Dumfries Town Council meeting, stunning those in the audience.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge, a soon-to-be major destination on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, will soon have its own boardwalk.
MANASSAS, Va. — Prince William County and Manassas residents, as well as representatives from the Virginia Household Water Quality Program kicked off a drinking water clinic in Manassas on Monday night. Well water is not monitored by the Commonwealth of Virginia, so folks with well water must do water quality testing on their own.
“Virginia Tech wants information on well water throughout the state,” explained Thomas Bolles, an Environmental Educator at the Virginia Cooperative Extension. ” We want to get a baseline reading of area water and see what could be coming into area wells. We encourage people to get their wells tested as water quality can change when wells age.”
