WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Ideas on how to fund the needs of Prince William County are on the table, though some of them differ.
The Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday reviewed each proposals from supervisors Corey Stewart, At-Large, Peter Candland, R-Gainesville, Frank Principi, D-Woodbridge, and John Jenkins, D-Neabsco.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Named after the quaint brick walkway and gaslights that line Occoquan’s Mill Street, Gaslight Landing is rebooting the stalled construction of their remaining river and roadside housing units.
DALE CITY, Va. — There is an increased need in our area this season to provide a bit of Christmas cheer for some needy children in Prince William County.
The area’s Un-Trim A Tree holiday gift giving program has seen a 24-percent increase in the number of children who need gifts this year. The program has over 5,000 children “adopted” or identified as needing gifts this year. For about 2,400 of the youngsters, Un-Trim A Tree organizer Mary Foley doesn’t know where the gifts will come from.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Bus commuters in Prince William County will now have new seats on 13 new buses.
Providers of OmniRide and OmniLink, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission said the new buses have been delivered to their headquarters in Woodbridge. They will not be used to increase service, but to replace older buses that are rapidly aging.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — A river walk in Occoquan will be extended in hopes it will bring more visitors to the town.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — After Prince William County has made moves to abandon its internal auditing department, questions have arisen about transparency in local government.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police and Santa will take some special children shopping and to breakfast this year.
On two Saturday’s next month, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, the Santa Cops program returns as Prince William police, officers at the county’s Adult Detention Center, Virginia State Police, and police from Manassas, Manassas Park, and Haymarket will treat 100 children to shopping and breakfast.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — In Occoquan, the cash registers were ringing on Small Business Saturday.
Shoppers lined the streets to kick-off the Christmas shopping season and to support local merchants – something this town has plenty of.
Today is Small Business Saturday. It’s a chance for the spotlight to switch from yesterdays deluge of deals at malls and big box chain stores to mom and pop stores across the region.
While there is nothing small about American Express – the sponsor and largest promoter of Small Business Saturday – lots of small businesses are taking part today.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Don’t go to Occoquan on Saturday to see Santa. Unlike most years, he won’t be arriving by boat this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The town changed the time in which the jolly old elf arrives in Occoquan via watercraft from this Saturday to Dec. 1.
