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Some of the many tasks performed by civic associations like LOCCA (Lake Ridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association) or MIDCO (Mid County Civic Association of Prince William) include courtesy review of plans, SUPs (Special Use Permit) and rezoning. These civic associations are volunteer groups, usually (but not always) with officers elected by a general membership.


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Volunteer Opportunities in the Area

· Good morning . . . the Holidays are upon us and bringing out the good in everyone! Take a look at our offerings this week – phone a friend, gather your family, and make volunteering a new tradition!


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NOKESVILLE, Va. – Train traffic along a Norfolk-Southern owned and operated rail line was shut down this afternoon after several brush fires broke out.

Trains that use the line in Nokesville, near Manassas, were halted so fire crews could douse the blazes, according to initial reports. Several hay bales in the area of Va. 28 and Nokesville Road had caught fire. There’s no word yet on how the blaze began.


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MANASSAS, Va. — Multiple helicopters were called to carry victims of a head-on collision to a hospital.

The victims were seriously injured in a collision that occurred about 4 p.m. in the area of Liberia and Signal Hill roads. Two helicopters were called to take the injured to a hospital. Three cars were involved in the collision, according to reports.


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The sun rises over treetops on a chilly Thanksgiving morning in Aquia Harbour.


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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Stafford officials want to make some extra cash by leasing land for cell phone towers at schools, parks, and other locations in the county.

A lease agreement could net the county as much as $2.8 million over a 15-year period, and all it would require is entering into a contract to lease out the space where cell phone towers will be built to a private company.


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MANASSAS, Va. — As the men quietly file into the gymnasium, Pastor Tony Lewis gives each a hug and a handshake. Lewis knows them by name, he understands each story, and supports the men as they pass days, weeks, sometimes years at the Prince William – Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center in Manassas.


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