FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
01/14/25 / Health & Safety / Manassas / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.
Prince William Committee of 100's first forum of the '16-'17 year on Thursday, Sept. 29, will focus on funding for schools. Social hour: 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Program 7:45 p.m. at Wyndam Garden, 10800 Vandor Lane, Manassas, VA.
FROM the Office of Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)
09/18/16 / Politics / State Government /
Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke City) has introduced his first piece of legislation for the upcoming 2017 session. HJ 541 calls for a constitutional amendment that will allow for "public" primaries. Rasoul says this reform of the election process will help limit partisanship in both campaigns and government.
Because there is a town hall meeting at the Nokesville Volunteer Volunteer Fire Department on Marsteller Drive on Nokesville Business Association’s regularly-scheduled date of Wednesday, Sept. 21, the NBA is rescheduling its meeting for Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant.
FROM University of Mary Washington
09/17/16 / Federal Government / People & Places / Politics / State Government /
Three of every four Virginians surveyed say that if U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is elected vice president, Gov. Terry McAuliffe should not appoint himself to fill the vacant Senate seat that would result, according to a new University of Mary Washington poll.
Keeping a forest in the family will be the topic of a two-day short course that will be held October 5 and October 12 at The Inn at Willow Grove in Orange, Va. Attendees will learn what they need to do to successfully pass their land on to the next generation of their family members without breaking up the land or losing it due to tax burdens.
Drivers can expect nighttime lane closures on I-66 in the Haymarket area over the next two weeks at US 15, weather permitting, for crews to set bridge beams for the new southbound US 15 overpass, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
When Chris Edwards discovered he’d won the $5 million top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 50X the Money game, he didn’t jump up and down and shout. Instead, he went to where his wife was asleep, kissed her and quietly said, “I just won $5 million!," according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased at the West Gate Giant Food.
Governor Terry McAuliffe issued Executive Order #59 Sept. 16 declaring a state of emergency in order to allow for a state response to prevent gasoline shortages following the temporary shutdown of Colonial Pipeline’s main lines in Shelby County, Alabama.