PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — We now know who wants a shot at becoming the next person to fill a vacant seat on the Prince William County School Board.
Thirteen individuals put their name in a hat this week to replace retiring Occoquan District School Board Member Grant Lattin who is leaving because of personal reasons.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Women in Prince William County will soon have more access to Breast Cancer screenings.
A $750,000 grant from the Potomac Health Foundation will go to fund a mammography van that will visit area businesses to provide screenings and care for insured employees. Afterward, patients can learn where to go for any follow-up diagnoses and treatment.
Photography by MARY DAVIDSON
OCCOQUAN, Va. — On Sunday, runners descended on Occoquan for the first-ever Race to Donate Life 5K.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Molly Glenn and her coworkers at Mom’s Apple Pie in Occoquan got a call about 1 p.m. Thursday. A person on the other end of the line informed them “someone from D.C. was coming.”
Hoping to make the bakery known for its homemade pies and breads even more presentable than usual, Glenn and coworkers hurried to clean. Later, another phone call – this time from the Secret Service – informed them that their D.C. visitor would be First Lady Michelle Obama.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Historic Occoquan will be home to a 5K run and walk this weekend, to benefit the Washington Regional Transplant Community.
Dubbed “The Race to Donate Life,” the event will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday but events associated with the run/walk will start as early as 7:30 a.m. This is the first time the event has been held, and the first time Occoquan has been chosen to hold the event.
LORTON, Va. —A once-in-a-lifetime event brought about 30 people out to the Vulcan rock quarry above Occoquan.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Elected officials in Prince William County today voted to do away with discretionary funds.
In a letter from At-large Board Chairman Corey Stewart, the county’s top official announced the Board banned the monies known as slush funds from their budgets. The funds were not in the best interest of the county government or taxpayers, stated Stewart.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The most pressing matter on the Occoquan Town Council agenda this week: the Planet Venus.
Mayor Earnie Porta and council members will hold their regular session at 6 p.m. at the Vulcan Materials rock quarry just across the river from the tiny town, where Porta will set up his telescope so all can view the celestial event.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — It’s only a matter of hours until Occoquan’s Spring Craft Show begins.
The first of two this year, the spring show will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. It will feature country and contemporary crafters, and crafters will line the tiny town’s Mill Street in its business district.
FROM UNEDITED POLICE REPORTS:
(22193). The investigation revealed that the victim, a 10 year old girl of Woodbridge, was sexually assaulted by the accused, a known family member, the night prior. Following an investigation, the accused was subsequently arrested.
