PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — It’s a story that might have come from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, of trees that observed momentous events of history. But instead of Ents, they are “Witness Trees.”
Though they can’t speak, they tell a story. What was originally a surveyor’s mark to designate property lines, Witness Trees have morphed into observers of important historical events.
NORTH STAFFORD — A new restaurant, retail shop, and brewery are set to open up on Route 610 in Stafford County later this summer.
A second Goodwill and a new Sweeto Burrito are being added to the already restaurant and store heavy road. The new brewery “Barley Naked” is set to open up across from Sweeto Burrito.
STAFFORD — Staff and volunteers at a Stafford County library are shaken.
Someone walked into the Porter Library in Park Ridge at 3:36 p.m. Friday and took more than $120 from a used book sale.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Every day, they drive to Prince William County from places like Culpeper and Fredericksburg.
They’ll make $48,200 per year, and they’ll serve Prince William County residents and visitors on some of the worst days of their lives.
We found the pirate treasure near Manassas.
A group of eight recently solved the clues and opened the locks that revealed a chest of pirate gold and jewels.
NORTH STAFFORD — It has become a gathering place for those who come to the crossroads of the Marine Corps.
Situated outside Quantico Marine Corps Base sits The Globe and Laurel. It’s part restaurant, part cigar lounge, and filled Marine Corps history and pride.
STAFFORD COUNTY — If you’re thinking of moving to Stafford County Aquia Harbour would be a good choice as the neighborhood was ranked the seventh most affordable place to live in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
A new study from financial technology company SmartAsset ranks the most affordable places to live in Virginia. This is SmartAsset’s fourth annual study on the most affordable places in America. These communities are ranked on an affordability index weighing property taxes, homeowners’ insurance fees and mortgage payments relative to income.
STAFFORD — A legal battle between a private land developer and the Stafford County Government continues despite the fact a local judge recused herself from hearing any case involving the local government.
Circuit Judge Victoria Willis made the comments following a lawsuit filed by developer Robert Gollahon, who is suing the Stafford County Government after its Board of Supervisors in April passed an ordinance that automatically disqualified proposals for numerous “cluster subdivisions” totaling more than 300 homes that would have been built in rural areas of the county.
WOODBRIDGE — For commuters in Woodbridge heading to the Pentagon and beyond, there’s carpooling, rail and single-occupancy vehicles going up congested Interstate 95.
But to Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi there’s another choice, and that’s the high-speed ferry up the Potomac River.
STAFFORD — A sinkhole nearly 20 feet deep and just as wide has opened up on Eustace Road.
It swallowed trees, unearthed utility cables, and caused some homeowners in Stafford County’s Park Ridge neighborhood to lose electricity and water.
