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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,
Trash and recycling issue at The Nokesville School
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09/20/16 / Breaking News / Environment / Local Government / Nokesville / People & Places /
Prince William County asks residents using The Nokesville School recycling and trash site on Saturdays to please observe the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items are being left before the service provider arrives. If this continues to be an issue, the county's Solid Waste Division says this service may have to be cancelled.
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Town hall meeting tonight, Sept. 15, on Brentsville District issues
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09/15/16 / Environment / Local Government / Nokesville / Transportation /
Residents are invited to join Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., at Marsteller Middle School, 14000 Sudley Manor Drive, Bristow, for a Brentsville District town hall meeting on land use, Rural Crescent and VRE.
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Prince William Conservation Alliance will host an open house Sept. 21
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09/15/16 / Environment / Lake Ridge / People & Places / Nature and the Outdoors /
Prince William Conservation Alliance will host an open house at its headquarters, 2241F Tackett’s Mill Drive, Woodbridge, Sept. 21, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
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Fire Marshal discovers bottle bombs after complaint from sharp-eyed resident
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From Prince William County Fire and Rescue 08/24/16 / Environment / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
A Prince William County Fire Marshal was investigating a citizen’s "suspicious device" report Aug 23 on Arum Place in Woodbridge when several plastic bottles containing an unknown chemical substance were located. The Fire Marshal requested more fire and rescue resources and the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit from the Virginia State Police.
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Nokesville Saturday trash and recycling site change Aug. 27
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08/19/16 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Nokesville / People & Places /
Effective Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, the Saturday trash and recycling collection at the Old Nokesville Elementary School will move to the new Nokesville School located at 12375 Aden Road.
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It’s the law! Call 811 before you dig around on your property
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08/11/16 / Environment / Health & Safety / People & Places / Real Estate / Nature and the Outdoors /
recognition of 811 Day on Aug. 11, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and VA811, also known as Miss Utility of Virginia, remind homeowners and contractors to call 811, or 800-552-3120, before digging to landscape, build decks, or do anything that could damage underground utility equipment. Calling 811 before digging is the law.
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Check trees in August for the Asian Longhorned Beetle
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08/08/16 / Environment / State Government / Nature and the Outdoors /
Although the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has not been found in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) encourages residents to check for this invasive pest by looking for signs in their trees and firewood transported from other states.
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Solar power gets boost from Dominion grant and GMU students’ designs
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07/30/16 / Education / Environment / People & Places /
George Mason University students are working to design innovative renewable energy for the future through a program called Project PROGRESS funded with a grant from the Dominion Foundation.
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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.
