STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford Hospital Center will hold a seminar that will help women understand what to expect when dealing with a high-risk pregnancy.
The seminar will cover informational items like what factors can contribute to premature births, advanced maternal age, pre-eclampsia, diabetes and how multiple births can be effectively managed, according to a press release.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host a 5-kilometer race, 1-mile family fun run/walk, and free Health and Wellness Expo on Oct. 7.
The day will start at 8 a.m. with a 5-kilometer race and 1-mile family fun run/walk. The race begins at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and ends at the Woodbridge Campus. Awards will be given for the fastest in each age group, fastest female, fastest male, fastest overall and fastest team. For registration information, go to www.nvcc.edu/foundation and click on the logo for Hustle2Health.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Students in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) scored above the national composite average for the fifth straight year on the college benchmark ACT.
Students in four Prince William County High Schools exceeded the state average while overall Division scores remained the same as last year. Battlefield, Brentsville District, Forest Park, and Osbourn Park students achieved composite scores of 23.5, 24.0, 22.4 and 23.4 respectively, exceeding the state composite score of 22.4 and joining other PWCS schools in besting the national outcome of 21.1.
From police reports:
Aggravated Sexual Battery – On August 21st at 8:36PM, detectives from the Special Victims Bureau conducted an investigation into an assault which was reported to have occurred in the 13500 block of Princedale Dr in Dale City. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 13-year-old girl of Woodbridge, was sexually assaulted by the accused, a known family member, in 2010. Following an investigation, the accused was subsequently arrested.
FROM POLICE REPORTS:
Dale City
Registration for night school classes will begin Sept. 4 at each of Prince William’s high schools.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — For the first time, regional transit agencies are partnering to bring more vanpool options to the region.
DUMFIRES, Va. — The idea of a new business park in place to be built after a landfill closes was floated in Dumfries on Tuesday.
The Potomac Landfill, a debris collection yard that sits at the junction of Interstate 95 and Va. 234, proposed growing upward, filling in debris piles as tall as 310 feet. If approved by the Town Council, the landfill will maintaining the 38 acres it sits on now and leave at least 19 unused acres untouched in which to build on.
By URIAH KISER
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — When attorney Ted Cruz won a runoff election in Texas, it caught the attention of Susan Stimpson.
After an unsuccessful attempt at winning the 13 to 17-year-old basketball championship last winter, Coach Delroy McDonald decided to take a different approach.
This summer, Delroy took on the responsibility of coaching in the 5 to 6-year-old basketball division.
