Weems-Botts Museum to Help Trace Family Histories
Dumfries, Va. — The Weems-Botts Museum is hosting a free genealogy event to help visitors find their roots.
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Dumfries, Va. — The Weems-Botts Museum is hosting a free genealogy event to help visitors find their roots.
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Dumfries, Va. — A popular ice cream stand opened for the season two weeks early.
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Richmond, Va. – Fred Elvin Yohey Jr. was a dedicated public servant to the town of Dumfries. He was on the town council from 1996 until 2004 and then served as mayor from 2006 until his death on Nov. 6.
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Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William County has three new assistant fire chiefs.
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Members of the Prince William County Park Authority Board unanimously passed a resolution supporting the merger of the Park Authority into County Government as a new Parks and Recreation Department.
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Dumfries, Va. – Dumfries Town Councilman Gerald Foreman II and Interim Mayor Nancy West are both running for mayor in a special election May 1 to determine who will serve the remaining two years of the term of the late Fred Yohey Jr.
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Dumfries, Va. — Over the next eight months, Dumfries aims to revitalize the town’s older commercial neighborhoods, connect more visitors with its waterfront, and attract new businesses.
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Stafford, Va. — One man faces charges in connection to a series of burglaries at churches in Stafford County, and some of the stolen items were found in Dumfries.
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Woodbridge, Va. — The Food Lion grocery store brand will be roaring back into the Potomac Communities.
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Woodbridge, Va. — Christmas has been over for a bit now. But if you still have your Christmas Tree, you can recycle it this weekend.
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The officers involved in a shooting that killed a 21-year-old man suspected in a robbery last month have been identified.
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Dumfries, Va. – As Dumfries looks to elect a new town mayor in a special election, two councilmembers say they want the job.
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Dumfries Police Chief Robert Forker swears in the town’s new police captain, Rebecca Edwards, at the Dumfries Town Council meeting Jan. 3.
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Triangle, Va. – A fire ripped through a Triangle home Tuesday night displacing two people.
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Triangle, Va. — Police in Prince William County posted details of Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting that took the life of a man suspected in an armed burglary that same day.
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Emoni’s has been open for just three months, in the previous Dumfries Coffee location, but has already been warmly received by various members of the Dumfries community, due to Emoni’s wide variety of offerings and excellent baked treats. The word “emoni” means faith in Swahili, and Emoni’s CEO Cici Matthews has quite a bit of faith in her business and her product.
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Prince William County, Va. — Prince William County on Monday night held a swearing-in ceremony for members of the county Board of Supervisors, Sheriff’s office, and other elected positions, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas.
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Dumfries, Va. – A house went up in flames early Thursday in Montclair near Dumfries.
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Dumfries, Va. — Dumfries held its 37th Annual Holiday Parade on Saturday afternoon.
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Prince William County, Va. — The communication system used by first responders in Prince William County could soon get an upgrade.
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North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.
North Stafford, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County say they have three people in custody who have previously eluded sheriff’s deputies and security officers at big box retail stores.
Stafford County, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies said $60,000 in appliances is missing from a business on U.S. 1.
Stafford, Va. — Virginia Railway Express will hold a series of public hearings to discuss a proposed three-percent fare increase that could take effect in July.
Woodbridge, Va. — Another highway sign at Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge is coming down tonight.
Fredericksburg, Va. — Transportation officials in the Fredericksburg area report snow is falling on roads there.
“Blow by Blow: An Original Morality Play” was conceived and devised and written by the director and cast. It deals with bullying.
Should jails be able to shackle female inmates while they give birth?
Prince William County Supervisors get behind a higher tax rate, there’s more people flying the friendly skies from area airports, and Virginia’s Governor is backing down from his position of requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, in this morning’s Around Town.