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Christy Goodman
Pr. William to restore Confederate battery
- Prince William County officials are planning to restore a lost Civil War treasure on the Potomac River.
Turkey Chasers hit the road
- Hundreds of people stretched out on Old Georgetown Road and Beech Avenue on a gray and rainy Thursday morning about to hit the road. But it wasn’t because of eating too much turkey, although that might have come later.
- Hundreds of people stretched out on Old Georgetown Road and Beech Avenue on a gray and rainy Thursday morning about to hit the road. But it wasn’t because of eating too much turkey, although that might have come later.
Alcohol-related fatalities down, arrests up
- Alcohol- and drug-related traffic fatalities in the region dropped for a second year in a row, but juvenile deaths due to alcohol- and drug-related crashes in the region increased, according to a report by the Washington Regional Alcohol Program.
Pr. William braces for lower revenues
- The Prince William County Board of Supervisors reinforced their county priorities this week in transportation, public safety and education. The supervisors reorganized the county’s 2004-2008 strategic plan to prepare for reduced revenues coming in for the fiscal 2008 budget.
Supervisors’ board approves housing, marina and offices
- The Prince William Board of Supervisors recently approved nearly 1,500 new units of housing, a marina and a secure corporate area along the Potomac River on the Cherry Hill Peninsula.
Officials: Traveling should be cheaper this Thanksgiving
- It is a little cheaper to fill up this Thanksgiving holiday compared to last year. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic statistics, the average price of a gallon of self-serve gas is $2.18 — 5 cents lower than the national average. The cost of filling a 15-gallon gas tank is less than $33, compared to nearly $36 last Thanksgiving.
Prince William to consider raising tax relief limits
- The Prince William County Board of Supervisors will next month consider raising the limits on the elderly and disabled tax relief program to allow more residents to qualify by the 2007 tax season.
No Metro track work slated for December
- Metro officials announced that for the entire month of December, there will be none of the scheduled track maintenance that has been delaying riders anywhere from 10 minutes to more than 30 minutes each weekend since the Cherry Blossom Festival last spring.
Refurbished Taylor Street Bridge enlivens university community
- The $10.8 million Taylor Street Bridge renovation in Northeast is completed and marks the start of a revitalization effort in the neighborhood.
- The $10.8 million Taylor Street Bridge renovation in Northeast is completed and marks the start of a revitalization effort in the neighborhood.
Metro to consider buying 500 buses
- Metro’s Board of Directors will consider approving the purchase of 500 new buses to improve current services and create new routes.
Jamestown’s 400th celebration to feature royals, new symphonic works and exhibits
- Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, are the latest additions to a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in May 2007, an event years in the making.
- Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, are the latest additions to a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in May 2007, an event years in the making.
Metro upgrade work causes Red Line delays
- Metro officials say they are working to upgrade power substations and railcars to help cut down on the continuing delays.
Metro works to reduce delays
- Metro officials say they are working to upgrade power substations and railcars to help cut down on the continuing delays.