The results of a study to improve Route 28 in Prince William County will be presented on Wednesday.
Dubbed the “STARS” study by the Virginia Department of Transportation, and differing from the effort to widen Route 28, engineers have been studying ways to improve traffic flow between Old Centreville Road and the Bull Run/Fairfax County line.
The store has reduced prices on sporting goods, shoes, and pro-team-branded merchandise.
Prior to it being a sports store, the retail space used to be occupied by a Borders bookstore.
More layoffs in the local news industry are expected next week following the merger of Gannett and GateHouse Media.
Inevitably, as it has in every other newspaper company merger or closure, the amount of local news coverage in the affected communities will decrease.
Glen Hill clinched a fifth term as Prince William County’s sheriff, forcing a concession from his opponent.
On Election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, it had appeared Hill had lost the election to Josh King, a Democrat who won Prince William County by a half-point in the polls.
From providing social services, keeping cops on the streets, to making sure street lights stay on: The weight of these responsibilities and more will be on the shoulders of Ann Wheeler, who will take the helm of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors as its new Chairman At-large.
Wheeler expects a larger focus on finding additional funding for schools and working to reduce the number of students per classroom. Prince William County boasts the highest class sizes in the region.
The Charlie Boone Memorial Park will feature a memorial bike and skate park at the intersection of Old Bridge and Smoketown roads in Lake Ridge.
The idea for the park was influenced by Charlie Boone, a Prince William County resident who died at age 22 in 2012. Boone enjoyed riding BMX bikes and skating, and found solace in the local BMX and skating community.
Residents expressed their ideas about what to do with a historic home, Annaburg Manor.
Members of the city council have speculated it could become a park due to its location close to downtown.
Climate change has gotten the attention of elected leaders in Prince William County’s largest town.
The emergency service plan will affect afternoon commuters on December 5, who rely on OmniRide Express buses to take them home.
Express Buses will only pick up passengers at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station, at a stop next at Greyhound Bus station.
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce outlined its legislative agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session.
They range from such varied issues such as transportation, health care, economic development.
