OCCOQUAN, Va. — Business owners and town residents welcomed guests to Occoquan on Friday for the annual lighting of the town’s Christmas Tree.
Occoquan
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you’re already thinking about your Thanksgiving feast, Giant Food stores in Prince William County are thinking about new ways to get it to you.
The county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s zoning plan that could allow for customers in the near future to drive to Giant grocery stores and pick-up their orders. Until today the practice has not been allowed these supermarkets in the county.
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By URIAH KISER
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William County Electoral Board thought they had enough voting machines. Last night they admitted they didn’t, and that led to voters at Woodbridge’s River Oaks precinct waiting in lines for up to four hours to cast their ballot Election Day Nov. 6. The last ballot was marked at River Oaks at 10:45 p.m., marking it the most problematic of the county’s 84 77 voting precincts.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Major cuts to Prince William County’s budget have been proposed by the Chairman of its Board of Supervisors.
Corey A. Stewart, At-large, is working to build consensus for a new flat tax structure for the county’s fiscal year 2014 budget. He’s proposed slashing $9 million in spending to reduce tax bill growth in the latter years of the county’s five-year plan.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The fifth and final film adaptation of the Twilight book series was released in midnight showings Thursday. As our Kristina Kotlus shows us, fans lined up at AMC Theaters at Potomac Mills mall to see the Breaking Dawn Part II.
The parking lot was full well before midnight, and fans lined up inside for the movie.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The tiny village of Occoquan will light its Christmas Tree for the season on Friday, but not before some small-town community shopping fun.
The shops in the village from 4 to 8 p.m. will host an annual open house where merchants will feature several holiday items. It’s a great place to come and support the efforts of local businesses in the Potomac Communities.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Write by the Rails, a networking group of writers based in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park, has been officially chartered as the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club.
The announcement was made at VWC’s annual meeting Nov. 3 in Richmond. Local members June Kilpatrick and Linda Johnston of Gainesville and Terry Reardon of Woodbridge were in attendance.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Officials failed to forecast the record turnout at polls on Tuesday.
Woodbridge’s River Oaks voting precinct has more than 4,000 active registered voters assigned to it and saw a 64 percent voter turnout rate Tuesday. Voters here waited in long lines, and in line before the polls closed at 7 p.m. waited for up to four hours to cast their votes.
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Some government offices in the Potomac Communities will close Monday in observance of Veterans Day.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Democrat Lillie Jessie is heading to the Prince William County School Board.
She beat out appointed incumbent Michael Wooten with 43 to 31 percent of the vote. Lori Bauckman-Moore placed third in a sea of four candidates.