Its’ been a busy year for our communities. We’ve seen the addition of new express lanes on Interstate 95, new schools opened, and the continued tradition of festivals like the Prince William County Fair, the Occoquan Craft Show, at National Night Out at Stafford Marketplace.
Now we want to show you what you were reading on our website over the past year. Here are the most-viewed stories on Potomac Local for 2014:
Action in Community Through Service of Prince William County has received a $20,000 grant from the Stafford Hospital Community Benefit Fund located in Fredericksburg. The grant period is Jan. 1, 2015 through Dec.31, 2015.
This grant supports staffing for the ACTS Helpline, which provides services directed toward crisis and suicide prevention. Helpline is a 24/7/365 telephone crisis hotline, which is certified for suicide intervention by the American Association of Suicidology. ACTS Helpline also provides Senior Link, a free call reassurance program providing scheduled phone calls to senior citizens or physically disadvantaged shut-ins.
All drivers on the Interstate 95 EZ-Pass Express Lanes must have an EZ-Pass or EZ-Pass Flex electronic tolling transponder starting Monday.
Drivers who have ordered an EZ-Pass Flex and have not received it may sign up for a special one-week grace period with the Virginia Department of Transportation.
New surveillance photos were released by police. They picture they man investigators say robbed a Burke and Herbert Bank on Dec. 23.
The man in them is described as wearing a black ski mask and black pants.
As the hustle and bustle of the holiday season winds down and shoppers fulfill their last-minute gift needs this Christmas Eve, we’re going to take a moment to say Merry Christmas.
Many of our readers have already left work and are on their way home to their friends and families, while some who serve our communities in the fields of healthcare, public safety, utilities, and other professions know few, if any, holidays.
The controversial comedy “The Interview” will be shown at Manassas 4 Cinemas on Mathis Avenue. The theater posted a sign outside their window telling customers “we got it” and they will show the movie for five showings Christmas Day.
The two characters in the film played by Seth Rogen and James Franko play celebrity TV hosts who land in interview with North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un. In the film, the CIA recruits both to assassinate the dictator.
Jeanine Lawson won her bid to be the next supervisor in Prince William County’s hotly contested Brentsville District.
Lawson will replace former supervisor turned county judge Wally S. Covington after a grueling 9-month campaign in the district.
One man was stabbed Sunday in an apparent incident of road rage outside a Walmart in North Stafford.
Two vehicles were sitting at a red light at the intersection of Mine Road and Greenspring Drive when one person got out of the car and stabbed another, according to a Stafford sheriff’s office spokesman.
Today is Festivus, a made-up holiday popularized by the iconic 90’s hit comedy show Seinfeld.
For the show’s faithful fans, the celebration is anything but made up.
Jeanine Lawson, Scott Jacobs, and Eric Young are all on the ballot today as voters decide who will replace former Brentsville District Supervisor Wally Covington.
Polls for today’s special election opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. For more information on where to vote in the Brentsville Magisterial District, click here.
