Police in Prince William County plan to set up sobriety checkpoints in Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dale City, Dumfries, as well as other portions of the county, hoping to find some very worthy “buzzed drivers.”
Even if you’ve had a few to drink and then get behind the wheel, police say “buzzed” driving is just as bad as drunk driving. (more…)
Stafford, Va. – Have you met Stafford County Public Schools new superintendent yet?
Woodbridge, Va. –– Richard L. Anderson has accepted a high-ranking position in with the Civil Air Patrol.
Recreational Equipment Incorporated, better known as REI, plans to open a new location at the shopping center in spring 2012.
The store will boast two stories of camping, hiking, cycling, fitness and paddling gear, as well as clothing and accessories.
Update: Stafford fire and rescue officials said the fire was contained to the laundry room of the home and the four residents who were evacuated were allowed to return to the property.
No official damage estimate has been released following the fire.
A police officer saw four men beating a man who appeared to be unconscious outside Fatty J’s bar in Fredericksburg after it had closed at 1:06 a.m. Saturday, the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star reports.
Two of the attackers fled when they saw the police officer, but two others were arrested.
Recently, local radio station WKYS stopped the music and opened the phone lines and asked children to call and discuss bullying.
The panel consisted of the radio host, a school principal and a doctor all of whom offered encouraging words and gave these young kids a platform to speak their mind.
The website in its current form resembles something out of the early days of the web, when graphics and columns were added to make the web a more aesthetically place to be. While the site does provide county residents with a lot of information, the look of other websites has changed and county leaders recognize it’s time for their site to catch up.
“A key component of the redesign process is obtaining important input from community members,” said Stafford County Administrator Anthony Romanello. “Results from the focus group will help us determine areas for design improvements and ways that we can better meet users’ needs.”
Woodbridge, Va. –– Investigators now hope a 20 thousand dollar reward will help lead them to whoever shot at five military installations in Northern Virginia.
Many of the residents welcomed firefighters from OWL Volunteer Fire Department into their homes, and supplied new batteries to put into their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
“Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms. It’s a tragic statistic that could be reduced by adopting the simple habit of the changing your battery when you change your clocks” said OWL VFD Chief Jim McAllister.
