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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,
“Incredibly beautiful and authentic” Virginia locations entice movie director
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07/27/16 / Business / Environment / State Government /
The upcoming comedy “Permanent,” written and directed by a University of Virginia graduate and starring Patricia Arquette and Rainn Wilson, will shoot in Central Virginia in early August. Director Colette Burson was quoted as saying, “I feel like I can deliver a movie that looks way beyond my budget because all my Virginia locations are incredibly beautiful and authentic."
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Hay bales “protecting” illegally grown marijuana
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07/14/16 / Agriculture / Environment / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat / State Government /
Hay bales, which typically are left unattended during the summer, can provide good protection from the elements for strategically planted marijuana, according to a news release from Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
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US Sen. Mark Warner pleads with FCC to grow mobile network into rural America
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07/12/16 / Environment / Federal Government / Money & Taxes /
Virginia's senior Senator Mark Warner was among 28 Senators who have written to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler calling for the agency to prioritize new mobile broadband deployment in these areas as well as preserve and upgrade mobile broadband where it is currently available.
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Third national platinum performance award for Mooney plant in Woodbridge
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FROM STAFF REPORTS 07/07/16 / Environment / Health & Safety / Woodbridge /
The Mooney Plant recently won a third consecutive Platinum Peak Performance Award - which means it performance is perfect, from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).
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If you have Dominion, new, lower fuel rate takes effect today, July 1
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07/01/16 / Environment /
Dominion Virginia Power customers will have lower electric rates starting today, July 1, when a new fuel charges takes effect on an interim basis, according to a news release from Charles Penn, Dominion spokesman.
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M-m-m summer! M-m-m blue crabs!
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06/30/16 / Environment / Good Eating /
The Blue Crab population in the Chesapeake Bay continues to grow but still below target levels, according to a report issued by developed by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC).
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I-66 closures at Catharpin Road overpass
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06/28/16 / Environment / Haymarket / Health & Safety / Transportation /
V-DOT will conduct overnight lane closures on I-66 between US 15 and US 29 in Gainesville, weather permitting, for crews to remove beams from the old Catharpin Road overpass, according to a news release from Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland.
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Solid waste taking a holiday in PWC on July 4
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06/17/16 / Environment / Local Government / Manassas /
Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Yard Waste Composting Facility, both in Manassas, will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
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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.
