The hustle and bustle of the holiday season are upon us. I'm surprised at how fast it creeps up on us every year.
This Thanksgiving, as we do each year, will take a break for a holiday and reflect on the many blessings in our lives.
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The new restaurant at 3330 Pine Bluff Drive, just off Route 1, will be the largest of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. Crews will raze a building that used to house an Applebee's restaurant.
The new Chick-fil-A will have three drive-through lanes. The first two lanes would accommodate 48 cars, while a third lane would fit 18 more and be opened during peak business hours, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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On November 14, 2022, a judge dismissed charges for Robert Wilson Jr., 37, a teacher accused of having weapons inside his apartment, located at Covington Harper Elementary School near Dumfries.
A postal employee dropped a package addressed to the school at the neighbor's house. The neighbor opened the package to find ammunition and took the package to the school.
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The Stafford County Sheriff's Office gave me a tour of its facilities and a view of how each division creates one functioning department.
Captain Ray Davis gave this tour. He was very kind in explaining the job from the ground up to the higher levels of admin.
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The Prince William County Government restored an online survey asking employees about their gender identity, sexual orientation, and whether or not they feel valued at work after Supervisor Yesli Vega shared the survey with her constituents.
Maria Burgos, head of the county's diversity, equity, and inclusion office, reopened the survey to government employees only and extended the survey time by about a week.
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Prince William County announced that registration for its summer camps would begin on March 7, 2023.
All children between three and 17 years old are eligible for registration.
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A total of 25 small business owners received a certificate of occupancy/written authorization to ‘Open for Business’ from the Prince William County Department of Development Services Small Business Project Management (SBPM) Program in January 2023.
In January, five new food venues opened: Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken at 14111 Richmond Highway in Woodbridge; Southern Style Chicken and Waffle at 8124 Sudley Road, Manassas; Lapaz African Cuisine at 8041 Centreville Road, near Manassas; Shahzad Essa Food Inc at 13871 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge; and Cold Stone Creamery, 16434 Navigation Drive in Woodbridge.
In Gainesville, Bash Boxing fitness studio opened at 7637 Linton Hall Road, located within Virginia Gateway shopping mall.
Other neighboring small business owners ‘open for business’ are Postal Plus, at 7551 Somerset Crossing Drive, JES Construction at 7940 Gainsford Court, Legacy Wealth Management at suite 100, 10432 Balls Ford Road, Flagship Car Wash at 11790 Sudley Manor Drive, Shafaq LLC at 5501 Merchants View Square and 24-7 Cleaners at 7913 Heritage Village Plaza. Smoke and Vape, LLC has opened at 13625 Dumfries Road, near Manassas.
New in Haymarket is Broad Run Accounting Service Inc in suite 105 and Anita Sadlack State Farm Insurance in suite 201 at 14540 John Marshall Highway.
In Dale City, Casa Pediatrics celebrated its expansion and opened its new adjoining space in suite 301, 14130 Noblewood Plaza, along with Kenko LLC.
In Lake Ridge, HAA Insurance Agency LLC has opened at suite 201, 1346 Old Bridge Road. Nearby are Captiveaire Systems Inc. and Georgia Rose Hair Care & Modeling, which opened in suite 101, 1376 Old Bridge Rd. Bare LLC is now open at suite 201, 1384 Old Bridge Road.
Coast to Coast Interiors LLC moved into suite 108, 14000 Crown Court at Prince William Commons. Boxing It Up LLC is at 2849 PS Business Center, and Romelia RGC Home Services has moved to 13412 Richmond Highway in Woodbridge.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears will be the headline speaker at the Prince William County Republican Committee's annual fundraising dinner.
The county GOP will hold the dinner in Woodbridge.
More in a press release:
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Stafford County announced a new citizens' education class called Blu's Academy.
The online class features videos with information about the function of each Stafford County Government Department. The course culminates with an in-person "graduation" at the Government Center.
The online class replaces the multi-week in-person "Citizens Academy" previously used to educate citizens about local government functions. The goal is to make the opportunity more accessible for more residents.
