Beginning July 1, 2020, Virginia House Bill 1250, commonly known as the Community Policing Act, will become law. It requires local law enforcement agencies to collect and report certain data pertaining to drivers to the Virginia State Police during a motor vehicle (traffic) stop.
In Prince William County, some of this data was previously collected on stops that resulted in an arrest or the issuance of a Virginia Uniformed Summons (VUS).
Small business owners in Prince William County will have a second chance at a grant to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Board of County Supervisors authorized the second round of grants for small businesses, this time with different eligibility requirements. Last month, the county allocated $5 million from its federal CARES Act grant signed by President Donald Trump to use as small business relief.
Occoquan has made some changes to its 2020 events calendar in order to keep visitors and residents safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Here is the revised calendar as of now:
A group of Occoquan residents have been painting rocks and hiding them around the town for people to find, bringing some color to the town and its people.
People who find these rocks have been taking photos with them and then hiding them again for others to find.
Four types of burgers for many different taste buds can be selected for Memorial Day weekend at BottleStop Wine Bar.
Memorial Day Weekend is coming and BottleStop Wine Bar has offered a choice of four kinds of burgers available now for preorder. Order by 3 p.m. and you can take home these burgers for dinner during their 5:15-7 p.m. curbside pickup time.
Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta ran unopposed and will keep his seat.
This will be Porta’s sixth term as Occoquan’s mayor. He served in this position from 2006 to 2014. He ran again in 2018 and won.
On Saturday, May 16, the Town of Occoquan will be holding a food drive to help food banks suffering from the coronavirus.
Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta shares the details in his newsletter:
As Governor Ralph Northam moves to reopen Virginia, Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta the town has been largely, and luckily, unaffected by the coronavirus.
Here’s more from Mayor Porta:
The Riverfest celebration, a new festival to have kicked off in June and replaced the town’s spring craft show, has been postponed to September due to the coronavirus.
Town officials tell Potomac Local News:
Even with the federal government encouraging social distancing, neighbors in the small town of Occoquan are still seeing a lot of each other.
In Occoquan, residents do not have their mail delivered. Instead, they go directly to the post office to retrieve it.
