Highway alert: Va. State Police to be looking for HOV lane violators on I-66 on Thursday, Dec. 13
FROM the Office of Del. Tim Hugo 12/12/18 / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes / Police & Fire Beat / State Government / Transportation /
Virginia State Police (VSP) will conduct a focused High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) enforcement on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway Thursday, December 13th, during morning and afternoon rush hour periods, according to a news release from the office of Del. Tim Hugo.
All ages to be covered - Ashanti Alert joins Amber Alert for children and Silver Alert for seniors
FROM the Office of US Senator Mark Warner 12/07/18 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) secured unanimous Senate passage of the Ashanti Alert Act, legislation that will create a new federal alert system for missing or endangered adults between the ages of 18-64. Currently, the U.S. does not have an alert system for missing adults.
Va. Inland Port in Front Royal to be expanded with $15.5 million federal DOT grant
FROM Offices of Sens. Mark Warner & Tim Kaine 12/07/18 / Business / Federal Government / Money & Taxes / Transportation /
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the Department of Transportation is awarding the Port of Virginia $15,500,197 to increase terminal capacity at the Virginia Inland Port (VIP) in Front Royal.
Free Innovation Day workshop for educators Jan. 12 in D.C. area
12/05/18 / Education / Federal Government / People & Places /
National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invite Washington, D.C.-area teachers and school district officials to attend an “Innovation Day” professional development workshop focused on inquiry-based learning.
PWC announces COPT plans to construct two new data center facilities in Innovation Park data zone
FROM Prince William County Reports 12/05/18 / Breaking News / Business / Local Government /
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors announced Dec. 4 that a division of Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC) ("COPT") plans to construct two new data center facilities in the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District in Innovation Park. Construction of the first building has begun.
PWC to investigate potential legal action against opioid manufacturers and distributors
FROM Prince William County Reports 12/05/18 / Health & Safety / Local Government / Money & Taxes /
Prince William Board of County Supervisors authorized the County Attorney Dec. 4 to engage with outside legal counsel to investigate potential legal actions against entities engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of opioids.
PWC Human Rights Commission to hold town hall meeting at Colgan HS on Dec. 10
FROM Prince William County Government 12/05/18 / Health & Safety / Local Government / Manassas / People & Places / Politics /
Prince William County Human Rights Commission will be "Celebrating Our Diversity in a Time of Adversity" at a town-hall-style meeting on Dec. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m.at Colgan High School where county leaders will discuss the rights and the protection of the people in the county, especially in times of adversity
Va. Community College system to be changed so job skills training begins when student starts program
FROM the Governor's Office 12/01/18 / Breaking News / Business / Education / State Government /
Currently, many community college programs intended to train students with applied skills require them to take general education courses before advancing to essential skills-based courses. To best prepare students with the skills needed for high-demand, well-paying jobs, VCCS will work to redesign career pathways so that skills training begins at the start of each program.
Manassas schools in Fairview Ave.-Signal Hill area put on temporary lockdown, since lifted
FROM Manassas City Police Dept. 11/29/18 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Manassas / Police & Fire Beat /
On Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 at approximately 1:51 p.m., officers of the Manassas City Police Department responded to the area of Signal Hill Rd and Fairview Ave for a report of shots fired.
Today's Obituaries
Paul G. Radford, retired teacher and school social worker, father of three
Paul G. Radford, a former teacher and school social worker for Prince William County Schools who retired in 1991, passed away on May 14, 2018.
Catherine “Joyce” Wiskeman-Phillips, retired teacher, former PWC Library Board chairman
Catherine "Joyce" Wiskeman-Phillips, 75, of Bristow, VA, a former chairman of the Prince William County Board and a retired Prince William County teacher who taught at Tyler Elementary and Coles Elementary, passed away on Nov. 17, 2018 after a brief illness. A private burial will take place in Westminster, MD. Prince William Library Foundation has been designated as the beneficiary of memorial donations.
Sandra Walker, 76, retired Va. State Police secretary, owner of Dutch Haven Arabians, mother of two
A memorial service will be held in Culpeper, Va. on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at 2 p.m., at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel for Sandra Grace Haught Walker, 76, who passed away at her home in Catharpin, Va. on Nov. 9, 2018. The family will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m.
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