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Health officials probe potential measles exposures in Northern Virginia
FROM Va. Dept. of Health 09/13/21 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / People & Places / State Government /
Out of an abundance of caution, health districts in northern Virginia are informing people who were at various locations listed below Sept. 3-9 during the specified time frames, that they may have been exposed to one of three people diagnosed with measles.
PW Health District’s mobile COVID-19 vaccine unit at 3 Manassas/Manassas Park sites Thursday
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FROM Prince William Health District 06/23/21 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Local Government / People & Places / State Government /
Prince William Health District's COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Unit will conduct three Moderna Clinics on Thursday, June 24 in the Manassas/Manassas Park area.
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VDOT starts work on widening southbound I-95 between Gordon Blvd. and PW Parkway
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FROM VDOT 06/22/21 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes / State Government / Transportation / Woodbridge /
Virginia Department of Transportation reports that work has started to create an auxiliary lane on southbound I-95 from Rt. 123 (Gordon Boulevard) to the Prince William Parkway (Rt. 294). The project will convert about a mile and a half of the existing shoulder to a travel lane,
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Community Vaccination Center in Woodbridge is running out of time
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FROM Prince William Health District 06/22/21 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Local Government / State Government / Woodbridge /
This coming Saturday, June 26, is the final day to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at the site of the former Gander Mountain store near Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, according to Kathy Stewart, public information officer for Prince William Health District (PWHD).
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Community asked to complete the PWHD COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Survey
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FROM Prince William Health District 06/22/21 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Local Government / State Government /
Prince William Health District (PWHD) is inviting members of the community to complete the COVID-19 vaccine acceptability survey, according to Kathy Stewart, public information officer for the Health District.
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Quarterly update on transportation projects in Prince William County
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FROM from the Prince William County Government 06/21/21 / Health & Safety / Local Government / Money & Taxes / State Government / Transportation /
The Prince William County Department of Transportation (PWC-DOT) recently gave the Board of County Supervisors a quarterly update on the status of 18 transportation projects.
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A bird mystery: VA officials working to discover why birds are dying in numbers
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FROM Prince William County Government 06/17/21 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety / State Government / Nature and the Outdoors /
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, DWR (formerly the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, DGIF) is coordinating testing on a selection of deceased birds after the Northern Region area of Virginia began receiving an increase in the number of calls starting May 18 about sick/injured young birds, specifically Grackles and Blue Jays.
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Agriculture is Virginia’s biggest industry and June 13-19 is Va. Agriculture Week
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FROM Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) 06/14/21 / Agriculture / Good Eating / Health & Safety / State Government /
Governor Ralph Northam has issued a proclamation declaring June 13–19 as Virginia Agriculture Week to recognize and celebrate the many contributions of the Commonwealth’s agricultural community. The Governor, First Lady, and Northam Administration officials will visit sites throughout Virginia to highlight the economic impact of the agriculture industry and the role of farmers and agribusinesses.
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Mobile Pfizer Clinic - Grayson Village in Dumfries on June 9
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FROM Prince William Health District 06/07/21 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Local Government / State Government /
Prince William Health District has announced that aMobile Clinic will be set up at Grayson Village in Dumfries to give the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and older on Wednesday, June 9, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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PWC Police locate suspect in five-month old malicious wounding case
The suspect sought in connection with an April 16, 2021 malicious wounding that was reported to have occurred in the 13600 block of Hornet Way in Woodbridge (22191) was arrested on Sept. 9, 2021.The suspect, Kevin LAZA, taken into custody in the Woodbridge area without incident, according to Master Police Officer Renee Carr, public information officer.
