OCCOQUAN, Va. — There are burning desires to build a better regional identify for the Occoquan area and a bonfire might be the way to do just that.
As the weather gets cooler and Halloween approaches, Occoquan River Communities has invited residents to Occoquan Regional Park on the Fairfax County side of the Occoquan River for a free bonfire event where marshmallows will be roasted and ghostly tales of Occoquan’s past will be told.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Some dogs will finally get their treats this Halloween.
The Fetch Dog and Cat Bakery Boutique in Occoquan, which specializes in animal treats, will host its 15th Annual Trick or Treat for Dogs from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 28.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Occoquan is one of the prettiest painted places in America.
The Paint Quality Institute for the third time since the 1990s has reviewed historic downtown areas that use and ranked them on what unique paint schemes they use to express the town. The national competition is called the “Prettiest Painted Places in America,” and more than 200 historic districts, main streets, and downtowns are competing in the competition.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A problem in Norfolk has found a solution in Prince William County.
The county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed an ordinance that will guide leaders on how eminent domain – the taking of private lands for a public purposes — is used.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta in an email to constituents today noted when it rains the pumps at the nearby dam could get loud. The text of his email is below:
In Occoquan we know that heavy rains sometimes mean flooding along the Occoquan River, as well as along Ballywhack, Furnace Branch, and Boundary Branch Creeks.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The Occoquan Merchants Association is no more.
The group of small business owners in Occoquan was comprised small shop owners in the tiny riverside town. The group promoted ghost tours, the town’s farmers market, the holiday tree lighting, as well as the interests of about 20 small businesses in the town.
By URIAH KISER
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — In a room of just over 50 voters who came to hear School Board candidates debate, by a show of hands only five of them were undecided.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County will bring back a numbers system to decide funding priorities for the fiscal 2014 budget.
Michelle Casciato with the county’s Office of Management and Budget told officials Tuesday her office use will a risk assessment system that will examine what programs and agencies are being funding now, how they relate to the core function of local government, and then assign each scores between four and 20.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — It is craft time in Occoquan once more as the town prepares to hold its annual Fall Craft Show.
The show will take place along the small riverside town’s Mill, Union, and Washington streets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
QUANTICO, Va. — Officials at Quantico Maine Corps Base gave the all-clear late Thursday night after someone claimed to have spotted a man with a gun on base.
The reported gunman was said to be near the child development center on base. Marines were sent to check out the situation and the child development center, and Quantico Middle/High School was placed on lockdown, according to a Quantico spokesman.
