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Do you know everything stored on your organization’s network and the risk associated with the stored data? Storing some types of data comes with a higher liability and can cause you to fail PCI compliance. 

Cyber liability policies are starting to check on the liability of data stored on your systems now more than ever and can even deny your company coverage.


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Woodbridge-based Hot Chickn Kitchn plans to open a new location in Stafford by the end of March.

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A 43-year-old pedestrian died this morning after he was struck on Route 1.

At 3:04 a.m., police went to the area of Route 1 and Cardinal Dr in Woodbridge to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian. They found the driver of a 2011 Infinity G37X was traveling north on Route 1 toward Cardinal Drive struck a pedestrian in a lane, outside a crosswalk, in a dimly lit area of the street, police said.


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The bi-county parkway in Prince William County is dead — again.

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Rollins Ford Park will sit on about 70 acres of county-owned land at 14500 Rollins Ford Road, a four-lane thoroughfare linking Vint Hill and Linton Hall roads, near Gainesville. On Monday, February 28, Prince William County Parks, Recreation & Tourism held a groundbreaking ceremony today to kick off the construction of Rollins Ford Park in the Brentsville District.

The park will include two athletics fields (one grass and one synthetic turf), a playground, basketball court, pavilions, dog park, restrooms, walking trails, a “pump track” for bike riders, and wildflower meadows.


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Religious and political leaders from across the region reacted today to war in Ukraine.

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Occoquan will hold a public meeting on tonight, Tuesday, March 1 to discuss how the town will use money received through the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF).

The meeting will replace a Town Council meeting that had originally scheduled for tonight.

During the meeting, residents will learn how the town aims to spend more than $900,000 in SLFRF funds the town is to receive. The presentation will be followed by questions and feedback from the public regarding the use of the funding.

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the SLFRF program is a part of the American Rescue Plan Act which seeks to deliver $350 billion to state, local, and tribal governments across the country to support their response to and recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic.

The program provides resources local governments in order to fight the pandemic and support families and businesses that have been impacted, maintain vital public services, and build a recovery by making investments that support long-term growth and opportunity.

The funds can be used for a variety of purposes such as replacing lost public sector revenue, responding to public health and economic issues stemming from impacts of the pandemic, providing premium pay for essential workers, and investing in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.

The Treasury Department is issuing its final rules for the use of the funding which will take effect on April 1. The department had installed interim rules for the use of the funds in May 2021, since then over $240 billion has been distributed to various localities such as Occoquan.

According to the department's overview on the final rules funds have to be used for costs incurred on or after March 3, 2021. Items that the funds are to be spent on must be decided by December 31, 2024 and used by December 31, 2026.

The meeting will be held at the Occoquan Town Hall on 314 Mill Street at 7 p.m.

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A new bill awaiting the governor’s signature would give Prince William County a seventh Circuit Court judge.

Today, Senator Scott Surovell (D-36, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford) announced the passage of SB 6, his bill to raise the number of judges in the 31st Judicial Circuit from six to seven. The legislation came at the recommendation of the Supreme Court of Virginia Committee on District Courts and passed the House of Delegates unanimously, according to a press release from the Senator.


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