05/07/15 / Education / Health & Safety /
National Bike to School Day was a hit with 240 students and 30 parents riding to Glenkirk Elementary School
May 6. More than 25 per cent of the students chose to bike to school. For doing so, they were entered in a drawing to win one of four bicycles or backpacks.
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By Pat Herrity, Fairfax County Supervisor 04/29/15 / Health & Safety /
A new method of testing for Lyme disease developed at George Mason University that allows for early detection for the disease in humans and pets may be available soon, according to Fairfax County supervisor Pat Herrity.
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04/28/15 / Agriculture / Federal Government / Health & Safety /
U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Mark Warner (D-VA) April 28 reintroduced legislation to protect horses from the abusive practice known as soring - in which show horse trainers apply blistering or burning agents, lacerations, sharp objects, or other substances or devices to a horse's limb to intentionally make each step painful, forcing a horse to perform an exaggerated high-stepping gait that is rewarded in show rings.
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04/28/15 / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for April 28, 2015.
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04/28/15 / Education / Health & Safety / People & Places /
Every year since 2011, Assistant Dean of Science Ia Gomez has organized the National DNA Day celebration at NOVA-Manassas. National DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix in 1953. This year’s speaker was Kirk Odom who was falsely convicted of rape.
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04/21/15 / Breaking News / Health & Safety / Nokesville /
Supervisor Jeanine Lawson and School Board member Gil Trenum invite the Brentsville District to attend their joint town hall meeting on public safety, at Patriot High School, 10504 Kettle Run Rd in Nokesville on Tuesday, April 28th starting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
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FROM Prince William County Schools 04/18/15 / Education / Health & Safety / Parks & Recreation /
The public is invited to participate in sport, dance, fitness, fun, and physical challenges at the PWC Community Expo set for Saturday, May 9, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Pfitzner Stadium Complex.
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04/15/15 / Health & Safety / Manassas / Woodbridge /
The American Red Cross is conducting six blood drives in the Manassas-Prince William County area next month.
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