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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,
Wolf presses governor to ask for delay in action on battlefield bypass proposal
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05/14/13 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety /
Rep. Frank Wolf (VA-10th) says local community needs to be considered before plans move forward for the bypass around Manassas National Battlefield Park, closing local roads and a road connecting Prince William and Loudoun counties. He's asked Gov. Bob McDonnell to intervene.
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Pond management seminar in PWC on May 17
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05/08/13 / Environment /
Save the date and register now for the Friday, May 17 pond management seminar at Windy Knoll Farm, 11602 Kettle Run Road, Nokesville, VA, 1-5pm.
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30-day countdown to start of hurricane season on east coast
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05/02/13 / Environment / Health & Safety /
With just one month until the official start of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urges Americans to ensure their families, homes, and businesses are prepared.
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Talk to a master gardener about your gardening questions
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04/30/13 / Environment / Good Eating /
Master gardeners are on duty twice a month 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Manassas farmer's market on Saturdays and the Dale City farmer's market on Sundays.
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Panel to discuss bicounty parkway plans at April 25 Committee of 100
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04/22/13 / Business / Environment / General News /
Prince William Committee of 100 will host a program to discuss the proposed BiCounty Parkway for Prince William and Loudoun Counties - Love It or Hate It?, on Thursday, April 25.
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Yard sale sign restrictions in Prince William County, VA
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04/22/13 / Environment / Local Government / Real Estate /
Prince William County's Neighborhood Services Division reminds residents that it is illegal under state law to place signs in the right-of-way of all public roads. County and VDOT crews will remove illegally placed signs, a news release said.
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April 18 designated National Lineman Appreciation Day
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04/17/13 / Environment / Health & Safety / People & Places /
NOVEC thanked "these first responders [who] put their lives and comfort on the line everyday so that we can have electricity" and the US Senate whose members voted to designate April 18 as National Lineman Appreciation Day.
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Cicadas emerging after 17 years, will be gone in 4-6 weeks
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04/09/13 / Environment / General News /
Virginia may be inundated with the sound of cicadas for 4-6 weeks through the end of May or early June. Though they can be extremely noisy, cicadas are not poisonous and do not bite or sting.
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Time to pay Prince William County property taxes; deadline is Dec. 5
Taxpayers are encouraged to pay their taxes before the Dec. 5 due date. A late payment penalty of 10 percent will apply to any unpaid tax balance after the Dec. 5 deadline. Additionally, interest will accrue monthly on unpaid balances at a rate of 10 percent per annum until they are fully paid.
