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What to do with fallen leaves: Consider local environment and community needs
FROM Stafford County News 11/13/24 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Real Estate / Nature and the Outdoors /
Determining where leaves can be left alone and where cleanup is necessary can help you strike a reasonable compromise between yard maintenance and land stewardship. Although the advice comes from a Stafford County news release, it is applicable here too,
Might need the exterminator! Invasive insect pest discovered near Winchester
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FROM Elaine Lidholm, Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 02/08/18 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment / Good Eating / Health & Safety /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced Feb. 8 the detection of a new invasive insect pest in Virginia, the Spotted Lantern Fly, It causes damage to plants because of its method of feeding, a news release stated.
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Live fire fighting training to be held on Kettle Run Road in Nokesville on Feb. 8
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FROM Prince William County's Department of Fire & Rescue 02/05/18 / Education / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Nokesville / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County's Department of Fire & Rescue (DFR) will be conducting live structural fire training on Thursday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the 10300 block of Kettle Run Road, a news release stated.
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Electricity rate relief likely on the way, Gov. Northam says
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FROM the Governor's Office 02/05/18 / Breaking News / Business / Environment / Money & Taxes / People & Places / State Government /
Gov. Ralph Northam was quoted as saying Feb. 5, “This year, the General Assembly is rightly working to change the law to lift a freeze on electric utility rates that was originally devised to help utility providers cope with federal regulations that have since been repealed. The goal of that legislation should be simple: Give Virginians as much of their money back as possible, restore oversight to ensure that utility companies do not overcharge ratepayers for power, and make Virginia a leader in clean energy and electrical grid modernization."
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Committee of 100 to consider future of transportation in PWC at Feb. 15 forum
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FROM Prince William Committee of 100 02/05/18 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Manassas / Money & Taxes / Transportation /
Prince William Committee of 100 has assembled a group of transportation experts to talk about the future of transportation in Prince William County at the Committee's Feb. 15 dinner meeting/forum at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 10800 Vandor Lane, in Manassas.
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Businesses in Prince William County must file recycling report by Feb. 15
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FROM Prince William County Department of Public Works 01/31/18 / Business / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government /
Section 22-169 of the Prince William County Code requires all businesses and other non-residential properties that produce trash within the county to report on its activities by February 15th of each year for the previous calendar year. Home-based businesses and businesses located within the incorporated towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, or Quantico are exempt from filing this report. Most can file online in about ten minutes.
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Latest issues and trends in forest and wildlife management focus of annual conference Feb. 24
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FROM Virginia Department of Forestry 01/11/18 / Agriculture / Business / Education / Environment / State Government / Nature and the Outdoors /
Owners of woodlands large and small can learn how to maximize their property’s potential at the 14th annual Woods and Wildlife Conference put on by the Virginia Department of Forestry. This educational event will be held Saturday, Feb. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper.
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City of Manassas Park closing schools early today, Jan. 8, due to bad weather
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FROM Manassas Park City Government 01/08/18 / Breaking News / Education / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government /
Due to inclement weather conditions, Manassas Park City Schools will be closing early today, Jan. 8 (MPMS and MPHS at 11:45am; CES and MPES at 12:30pm).
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Know a noxious weed you want to banish from Virginia?
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FROM Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 01/08/18 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has developed a method that can be used by the public to nominate weed species for adding to Virginia’s Noxious Weeds list, according to a news release.
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Manassas Council names Steve Burke as new Manassas City Manager
Steve Burke, an Assistant City Manager and Director of Public Works for the City of Manassas, has been named City Manager by Manassas City Council effective February. 3, 2025. Interim City Manager Douglas Keen will return to his post as Police Chief and an Assistant City Manager.
