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County officials ask Wal-Mart to look elsewhere Southbridge site can’t handle added traffic, residents fear
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Wal-Mart Inc. representatives who met with county officials Friday agreed to take a closer look at an alternative site for their next store, but a company spokesman said they remain committed to a site on U.S. 1 that has Southbridge residents up in arms. Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Sean T. Connaughton, R-at…
Contracts awarded for Va. road projects
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board recently awarded $132 million in construction and maintenance contracts for Northern Virginia roadways during its monthly meeting in Richmond on Thursday, said a recent press release. Some of the projects will benefit Prince William County, the release said. The board awarded a $3.02 million contract to Brother’s Signal Company, of Leesburg,…
Commuters snarled by interstate accidents
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The metro area’s blast of wintry weather left commuters snarled on slick roads and had dozens of others involved in car accidents and fender benders following the first winter storm of the 2002 holiday season. The common denominator in most of the accidents was speed, according to Lucy Caldwell, state police spokeswoman. Prince William County…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Fire, Rescue staffers head to Gulf Coast
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Two Prince William County Fire and Rescue employees were accepted Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for deployment to the Gulf Coast states affected by Hurricane Katrina. Tech II Amy Allison and Capt. Dale McCleese were expected to leave Ronald Reagan National Airport at 10 a.m. today, said a Prince William County press release….
Governor delivers ‘positive’ annual state address
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The General Assembly began its work Wednesday with an optimistic State of the Commonwealth speech by Gov. Mark R. Warner and a warm welcome for new House Speaker William J. Howell of Fredericksburg. Howell was unanimously elected speaker, then seven hours later Warner stood in the same place to address a joint assembly of the…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Former resident to bring rodeo to area
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It’s billed as the most dangerous dirt sport in the world. Rodeo bull riding, that is. Yet, former Manassas resident Chris Goodgion spent six years of his adult life risking his well-being trying to earn a living on some of the rankest and meanest bulls to be found on the circuit. “I was hooked. It…