You can blame two pipes below Furnace Road in North Stafford for closing the thoroughfare that links busy Garrisonville Road with three public schools: Garrisonville and Rockhill elementary schools, and A.G. Wright Middle School.
Here’s more in a press release from VDOT:
There is a new look at the Dumfries Police Department.
Officers will soon ditch the old black uniform shirts for new gray shirts. The patches sewn onto the shirts to signify the department will also undergo a change, as officers will have patches outlined in silver with silver lettering, and supervisors will have gold outlines and lettering.
A U.S. congressman wants to talk to more of his constituents in Woodbridge.
Rep. Rob Wittman (R- Prince William, Stafford) will hold office hours at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Government Building in Woodbridge on the second Monday of each month.
The Stafford Democratic Committee will be hosting a meeting on February 8 in the Stafford Government Offices.
Local elected officials are expected to attend and speak at this meeting, including Delegate Mike Futrell and Garrisonville Supervisor Laura Sellers.
Executive Director of the Life is good Kids Foundation, Steve Gross, will be the featured speaker at the Regional Youth First even in Stafford.
The event will take place on February 7, at the Riverside Convention Center in Stafford.
Charlie Lynn Wells, 99, of Manassas, passed away on Friday, January 24th, 2014 at his residence. Born in Clifton, VA, he was the son of the late John H. and Addie Croson Wells.
Mr. Wells had been an employee of Peebles Department Store for many years until his retirement.
Kathryn Ruth Sims of Manassas, VA passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the age of 68. Kay was born on August 3, 1945 to the late Geraldine and Robert S. Sommers of Smithfield, VA. She grew up in Newport News, VA.
Kay was a devoted wife and mother. She made family and friends a priority. She invested much of herself in maintaining relationships and never lost a friend. She had a passion for animals, celebrating Christmas, making crafts, collecting her “treasures” such as hummingbird figurines, participating in her neighborhood garden club, and football – particularly her Washington Redskins. As a giving soul, she also actively engaged in the hobbies and interests of her family. She traveled around the world with her husband and friends, worked on hosting sporting car events with her son, and attended many antique car events with her mother and father.
Full Name Myrtle Banks Secor
Date of Birth Wednesday, January 11th, 1933
Full Name Carolyn Ledford Fortson
Date of Birth Saturday, March 25th, 1933
Glen Franklin Snead, age 81, of Manassas, Virginia died at home Sunday, January 19, 2014 due to complications from ALS.
Born on December 5, 1932 in Staunton, Virginia, where he spent most of his childhood, he was the youngest son of Reba Hahn and Joseph Snead. Glen moved to Manassas in 1956 and worked at Manassas Frozen Food and J.E. Rice before retiring from Dulles Airport in 1997. Glen was a long time member of the Manassas Host Lions Club and the Manassas Men’s Club.
