— Stafford County (@staffordvagov) June 9, 2016
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Author: Potomac Local News
From VDOT:
Purcell Road will be closed to through traffic between Hunter’s Grove and Westside roads from 8 p.m. Friday, June 10 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 13 to replace a drainage pipe, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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Here’s what I know. on Tuesday morning, it was discovered that the senior rock at Forest Park High School had been vandalized with racial graffiti. The graffiti was covered with paint, and the school began investigating.
The following day a student and her parent painted over the rock in a white primer base coat, and school colors were to be subsequently painted over that. However, Wednesday night the rock was vandalized again. It was painted over with a metallic gold paint with the word “Better?”
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From 95 Express Lanes:
The northbound 95 Express Lanes and I-395 high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes will close weekdays at 10 a.m. for the morning reversal beginning Friday, June 10. The early closure will enable southbound travelers to enter the 95 Express Lanes around 11:30 a.m., one hour earlier than the current schedule. Overnight weekday reversals will continue to take place from about midnight to 2 a.m.
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The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Virginia traveled Route 1 south today.
The torch began the day in Fairfax County before crossing the Occoquan River and entering Prince William County about 2:30 p.m. Today’s torch run ended at Quantico Marine Corps Base, according to the torch run route map.
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My kids have always been entrepreneurs-in-training.
Case in point: one sunny spring day in 2007, my daughters decided to set up a lemonade stand in the front yard. Well, after about an hour, my youngest daughter, Olivia, came running into the house screaming at the top of her lungs in that ridiculously high pitch that only a 6-year-old can make.
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The Stafford County School Board appointed a new member to represent the Griffis-Widewater District following the abrupt resignation of Emily Fallon, who was elected to the position in November 2015.
More in a press release:
Drivers headed north on Interstate 95 in Stafford into Prince William County should expect delays Friday night.
Here’s more in a press release from VDOT:
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Joshua Sumter broke into his mother’s house in Stafford County at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to investigators.
The 18-year-old did not have permission to be at the home, and the victim called 911, according to Stafford County Sheriff’s spokeswoman M.C. Moncure.
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A mother claims her daughter was neglected while staying in a group home in Woodbridge.
Investigators with Virginia’s Department of Social Services say the mother’s allegations could have merit, but then closed an investigation into the matter.