The devices, called Evolv Express Lanes, would allow some 2,000 students to be searched for weapons as they enter the city's only high school. The machines are standard at some theme parks and sports stadiums.
Four scanners would be installed in the foyer areas of the school at the cost of $436,000. Osbourn High School would be the first in the region to have metal detectors.
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Lomond Drive between Lomond South Drive and Manassas Drive (Route 213) will be closed to through traffic from 8 p.m. Friday, June 16, through Friday, June 30 to replace a pipe culvert, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Just Axe-N, a dynamic and cutting-edge axe throwing venue, celebrated its grand opening and official ribbon cutting in Stafford, Virginia, at their new venue on Friday, June 9.
On June 14th, at approximately 5:49 p.m., Deputy E.E. West responded to Kellogg Mill Road for a single-vehicle auto accident. The caller advised the driver smelled like alcoholic beverages.
Prince William County Sheriff Glendell Hill is pleased to announce the awarding of $500 and $1,000 scholarships to six local college students on Friday, June 9, 2023.
Nationally acclaimed singer, Stephanie Dawn, will be coming to the Stafford Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church on July 1, 2023, at 11 AM, where she will be performing live in a free inspirational music program. Ms. Dawn is a Chapel Recording Artist with three current CDs: Songs of Deliverance, My Song Shall Be of Jesus, and her new Christmas CD, Do You Hear What I Hear?
Blind since birth, in addition to having a life-long struggle with debilitating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), this gifted artist shares her self-confessed, God-given talent as her driving force, carrying her through many difficult times. Her music and life story are living testimonies of hope and courage to anyone hurting or suffering from a physical challenge.
Ms. Dawn first sang in church at the age of three and recorded her third album by the time she was 11. At the tender age of 14, she had the distinction of soloing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. She has sung on NBC, NPR, 3ABN, SAFE-TV, HopeChannel TV, and in concert halls and churches across the nation.
The upcoming live performance is free-of-charge, and will take place on Saturday, July 1 at 11 AM, at the Stafford SDA Church, located at 550 Joshua Rd., Stafford VA 22556. Since Thornton Music is a full-time music ministry, Ms. Dawn’s mission is to share her testimony of victory over fear and emotional darkness, knowing with clarity where her talent originates.
The Woodbridge Rotary Club is holding
its 19th Annual Devaney-O’Hop Charity Golf Tournament at Old Hickory
Golf Course on June 16, 2023.
Registration begins at 7:30 AM with a shotgun start at 8:30 AM. This Captain’s Choice format event is to
raise funds for the various charities, both local and global, that the club
annually supports. Locally, Woodbridge
Rotary supports ACTS, ARC of Greater Prince William and others. On a global scale they support Rotary
International’s fight to end polio and disaster relief for ShelterBox (ShelterBox USA – Disaster relief NGO
provides emergency shelter).
The tournament was created to honor
two past club presidents. Both Joe Devaney and Bill O’Hop had among other things, 2
things in common. They were each other’s best friends and they both loved
golf! According to the tournament chair, Mark Worrilow, both were
longtime Rotarians and pillars of the community and club. Mark stated that he is looking for golfers,
sponsors and donations of door prizes to be presented at the banquet following
the tournament.
If interested
please contact Mark Worrilow ([email protected]) or us the following link to sign up: https://Devaney-Ohop-19th.eventbrite.com.
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