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Signs and more signs
First it was the referendum supporters. Then the opponents struck back. Now, the folks at Virginia Department of Transportation are left with a mess along Northern Virginia roadsides and highway medians. Signs instructing motorists to vote “Yes” or vote “No” for the Northern Virginia sales tax referendum are littering our highways, intersections and on ramps….
Manassas Journal Messenger | Colgan, Mabie friendship brings unique twist to Senate race
Four years after Sen. Charles J. Colgan, D-29th District, beat a conservative challenger by nearly 16 percent of the vote, a more moderate Republican has stepped in to try and block him from winning an eighth four-year term. That challenger is one of his friends. Prince William Clerk of Circuit Court Dave Mabie, 60, surprised…
Coaches finding it hard to look after players
High school basketball coaches consider it their mission to be something of a year-round mentor to young children, their job extending far beyond the gymnasium. “Being a good coach at the high school level,” said Woodbridge’s Will Robinson, “it’s about nurturing, caring, discipline, prioritizing, teaching. You really have to care about a kid.” But in…
Woodson’s field goal ices Woodbridge
By LACY LUSK [email protected] DUMFRIES In Brandon Woodson’s first-ever game of organized football, he delivered the winning points. The senior, whose previous athletic claim to fame was as a stopper for the Potomac varsity soccer team, sent the homestanding Panthers to a 23-22 triumph Thursday night over Woodbridge in both teams’ season openers. His 24-yard…
Potomac News Online | Law Enforcement Agencies
Eight police departments protect the towns, neighborhoods, businesses and highways of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park. The Prince William County Sheriff’s Office also assists in some areas of law enforcement in the county. PRINCE WILLIAM The largest force is the Prince William County Police Department, which was founded in 1970 and includes about…
Mapping the future of Gainesville
The Interstate 66/U.S. 29 Sector Plan means many different things to different people: a sad ending, a bright vision for the future, a conspiracy by developers and a recipe for traffic gridlock and rampant retail. Whatever it means to the players involved in its creation, come Aug. 6 — after two-and-a-half years of work —…