By KAYNE KARNBACH
Keep Prince William Beautiful
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Saturday, April 21 2012, Keep Prince William Beautiful (formerly Prince William Clean Community Council) conducted its third annual “Route 1 Cleanup “ from 9 a.m. to noon. Keep Prince William Beautiful partnered with Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi’s office to recruit local volunteers for litter and debris removal along the nearly 13-mile stretch of U.S. 1 that runs through Woodbridge, Dumfries, and Triangle.
UPDATE 5 p.m.
The all clear has been given at Rodney Thompson Middle School in Stafford County following a bomb scare today.
Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle said bomb-sniffing dogs entered the school at 75 Wapole Street and were alerted to one student’s locker. Authorities emptied the contents of the locker but no explosives were found.
DUMFRIES, Va. –– Virginia’s first town will celebrate multiculturalism this weekend for the third year in a row.
Dumfries’ Annual Multicultural Festival will take place at Garrison Park behind Town Hall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Along with live entertainment, crafters, and other vendors, the event for the first time will feature the “Dumfries Bar-B-Que Battle” where festival goers will be able to sample some of the area’s best barbeque for only $1.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Prince William County elementary school principal is being investigated by police.
The county’s school system announced Monday Kilby Elementary School Principal Jenny Bermant is placed in administrative leave following an internal investigation by security personnel. The results of the investigation were turned over to the police department for further examination, according to a statement from the schools.
By URIAH KISER
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Millions of drivers each year cross the Occoquan River on Interstate 95’s Purple Heart Bridge in Woodbridge.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A taxicab driver was carjacked in Woodbridge early Monday.
Police were called to Prince William Parkway and York Drive at 2:45 a.m., where the driver told officers he was stopped at a traffic light when his fare began to assault him and then ordered him out of the cab. The driver got out, the fare hopped into the front seat and then drove away, according to police documents.
LORTON, Va. – Five high school artists from Prince William and Fairfax won awards Saturday in Congressman Gerry Connolly’s annual 11th District Congressional Art Competition. The artwork of the first prize winner – Hope Martin of Battlefield High School in Haymarket – will hang in the U.S. Capitol for the next year where it will be seen by hundreds of thousands.
This year’s competition featured the largest number of submissions to date. Students who participated in the competition were recognized Saturday at a ceremony hosted by Congressman Connolly at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center. More than 250 family members, students, and teachers joined Connolly at the reception to view the art work and congratulate the winners and honorable mention recipients. Each winner received a scholarship award.
WOODBRIDGE, Va – The Winston-Salem Dash pounded out a season-high five home runs and 17 hits en route to their eighth straight win beating the Potomac Nationals 10-5. Winston-Salem has beaten Potomac in all five matchups this season.
Winston-Salem had five players with multi-hit games highlighted by Dan Black’s 4-for-5 night with a home run and Brady Shoemaker’s first multi-home run game of the season. Black now has seven home runs on the season and the Dash have scored 66 runs during their eight-game winning streak.
UPDATE
Power was restored to the Lake Ridge area after 11 p.m. Monday.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — If you live in Lake Ridge, you’re probably not reading this from your home computer.
