By Deborah Campbell, PWCAC-DST 12/14/20 / Breaking News / Education / History / People & Places /
Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (PWCAC-DST) will host its 31st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Program on Monday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. via its YouTube Channel – PWCAC-DST-MEDIA. Past winner Norman Jones and the Rev. Al Sharpton will be among the guest presenters. The 2021 theme is “Beyond the Dream – Young Voices with Something to Say.”
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FROM Prince William County Government 09/11/20 / Breaking News / History / Local Government / People & Places /
Prince William County produces memorial video to honor the 22 Prince William County residents who lost their lives on 9-11. The usual memorial service has been canceled due to COVD-10.
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FROM PWC Dept. of Historic Preservation 09/01/20 / Breaking News / History / Local Government / People & Places /
Ben Lomond Historic Site, Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre and Rippon Lodge Historic Site are open for tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm; Thursday-Monday. Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park Tours will be offered the 2nd and 4th weekends. Grounds are open from dawn until dusk, with appropriate six feet social distancing. Call 703-792-4754 to schedule a tour.
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By EARNIE PORTA, Mayor of Occoquan 08/24/20 / Breaking News / Federal Government / History / People & Places / Local History /
Celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote peak this week.
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11/16/22 / Breaking News / Environment / History / Military / State Government /
Va. veterans on active duty in Oct. 1983 wanted for movie.
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09/12/22 / Features / History / Creative Arts / Kids Konnection / Local History / Nature and the Outdoors /
This coming Saturday, Sept.17, 2022, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) will offer free admission as part of Smithsonian Magazine's 18th annual Museum Day initiative. Museums, zoos, and cultural centers from all 50 states participate in this annual day to encourage visitors to take advantage of amazing learning experiences.
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04/22/20 / Breaking News / Education / Federal Government / History / People & Places /
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has launched the “Everybody’s the Graduation Speaker” video contest. Kaine is encouraging students to film videos of speeches that are 10 minutes or less and submit them to
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FROM Virginia Museum of History & Culture 02/04/20 / Breaking News / Education / History / People & Places / State Government /
This prestigious year-long program is exclusively for educators in the state of Virginia who work in 4th-12th grade art, social studies, language arts, gifted & talented, special education, and ESL / ELL classrooms as well as those who teach as school librarians and media specialists.
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