Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives offer college, vocational, and trade school scholarships to public, private, and home-schooled high school seniors whose families receive electricity from electric cooperatives. Students may apply to both scholarship programs.
NOVEC and VMDAEC will send scholarship funds directly to recipients' chosen educational institutions for help with tuition, room and board, student fees, or book purchasing.
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After 20 years in Occoquan, Mom's Apple Pie - a favorite of at least three U.S. presidents - is closing its location in town. But don't despair, the pies will still be there.
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Kim Short kicked off her campaign for the Potomac District seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
The Democrat welcomed supporters and those interested in learning more about her to the Montclair Community Library on Saturday, January 14, 2023, where she outlined her platform.
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North Stafford could soon have its second Chick-fil-A restaurant.
The Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday, January 17, will hear a case requesting it to amend land use proffers to allow a fast-food restaurant to be built on a two-acre property near Garrisonville and Shelton Shop roads near a 7-Eleven and CVS Pharmacy.
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Prince William County officials will take up the case of Kline Farm on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
It's a rezoning of the old Kline dairy farm at the corner of Prince William Parkway and Liberia Avenue near Manassas. Developer Stanley Martin Homes aims to build  240 townhomes, a drive-in pharmacy, a fast-food restaurant, and a storage facility.
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A North Carolina company wants Prince William County to be home to its second solar farm in Virginia.
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This year's theme, "A View of the Promised Land," inspired Prince William area students in grades 6-12 to write and present their views on the life and impact of Dr. King's legacy. The January 16 program will not only showcase six dynamic student orators from Prince William County and Manassas Park it will also feature the MLK Community Choir, students K-12.
The audience will also have an opportunity to vote for their favorite middle school and high school orator using a special text-to-vote feature while watching the program.
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The crash occurred about 10:45 a.m. in Stafford County, at milepost 134, north of exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton), for a multi-vehicle crash involving a large truck.
Drivers south of the crash site are sitting in about five miles of congestion as of 11:50 a.m. We'll post more about this crash when we have it.
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A roadside pine tree near the Stafford Regional Airport had been an unofficial roadside Christmastime staple.
For more than five years, residents adorned the tree with decorations each holiday season. However, that tradition ended shortly after Christmas 2022 when the Virginia Department of Transportation cut down the tree at Centreport Parkway and Mountain View Road.
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Embrey Mill Primary and Urgent Care, an independent healthcare organization, join the Stafford business community at 1610 Publix Way, Building B Unit 112, in Stafford.
The organization aims to provide reliable healthcare services. They rang in the New Year and were welcomed by the county with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 2, 2023. The office opens to the public on Monday, January 16, 2023.
