Occoquan News

Starting July 11, the Workhouse Arts Center studio artists will keep their doors open after hours on the second Saturday of each month.

Today is the first day of the six-week summer session of classes at Northern Virginia Community College, and the Student Services Center has information available.

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Not everybody got exactly what they wanted after a public hearing about Silver Lake, but everybody should be happy with the end result, said Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart.

The Occoquan River flows behind the town gazebo. It's the perfect time to visit Occoquan's quiet tree-lined streets.

Hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, fishing and bird watching. Those are the kinds of activities that at least two members of the Board of County Supervisors and area conservation activists want to see happen at Silver Lake.

Alexandra Turner noticed the colorful markers on some of the other drains in the town of Occoquan and wondered what it meant.

Police have charged a 23-year-old man in connection with a shooting outside a Woodbridge fire station last month.

Prince William Supervisor John Jenkins, left, receives the Occoquan District Good Scout Award from Boy Scouts officials Jo-Ellen Benson and Tim Rupert.

Headed north on Interstate 95 tonight in the vicinity of Lorton? Or driving into work at 3 a.m. tomorrow? Leave extra travel time.

The parent-teacher organization at Lake Ridge Middle School, led by president Sue Gallagher, has supported the school in a variety ways throughout the year, and is thankful for all of the extra help along the way.

The Artists' Undertaking Gallery in historic Occoquan presents "Summer Woods," an exhibit that will feature the natural beauty of the woods by woodturner Bob Horowitz of Falls Church and watercolor artist Donna Turgeon of Fairfax Station.

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Rising freshmen at Woodbridge Senior High School are invited to band and guard information nights tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. both tonight and Thursday in the band room at the high school, located at 3001 Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge.

Craig Gerhart, the county executive for Prince William whose chief job is to oversee day-to-day operations and personnel, announced his retirement Wednesday to take a position with Amtrak.

Comments As they have in past years, biologists with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries again sampled Northern Virginia lakes and reservoirs.

Get ready, get set, get shopping! The annual Occoquan Arts and Craft Show returns Saturday and Sunday in the historic town of Occoquan.

A Fairfax County utility worker and his son thought they were in for a day of fishing on the Occoquan.

Westminster at Lake Ridge invites the public to a panel discussion Friday about federal legislation that affects seniors.