QUANTICO, Va. — Quantico’s top official is calling it quits after 30 years in the Marine Corps.
Col. Daniel J. Choike next month will retire as the commander of Quantico Marine Corps Base, a position he’s held for the past three years, reports WTOP.com.
NEW INFORMATION
Garrisonville Supervisor Ty Schieber starts today knowing he has a permanent seat on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
I think it was Forrest Gump who once said, “Slugging is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re gonna get.”
NEW THIS MORNING
The bus that crashed along Interstate 95 in Dumfries this morning, causing massive delays from Prince William Count south to Stafford County, was headed to Fort Belvoir.
UPDATE
The emergency room at Prince William Hospital in Manassas is open once again after officials determined two patients were not exposed to hazardous materials.
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginians are encouraged to explore the world beneath their feet during Virginia Cave Week, April 22-28.
Virginia Cave Week is intended to raise awareness of Virginia’s caves and surrounding limestone habitats known as karst. The week features discounted admission to some commercial caves as well as opportunities for educators to engage their students with activities and field trips.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — It’s Election Day in the Garrisonville District as voters decide who will represent them on the Stafford Board of County Supervisors.
Polls opened in Stafford’s most suburbanized magisterial district at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. Voters will chose who will permanently replace Delegate Mark Dudenhefer, R-2, Stafford, Woodbridge, who stepped down as the Garrisonville District Supervisor and Board of Supervisors Chairman in January.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. – The annual Lake Ridge Fishout is underway this week at the Ridge-Wood Pool off Old Bridge Drive.
The Lake Ridge Property Owners Association stocked the swimming pool with 750 trout for the fifth-annual Fishout event. All of the trout must be caught before Saturday so the pool can be scrubbed, cleaned, and readied for the start of the summer swim season next month.
By Ryan Murphy
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – As the state budget inches closer to passage by the General Assembly, the Virginia Department of Transportation is eyeing new measures that would allow the state to sell the naming rights for roads, bridges and highway stretches.
