By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – When Mark Dudenhefer finally arrived at the state Capitol, he knew he was no longer just a member of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
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Author: Potomac Local News
Do you plan on using the soon to be tolled 495 Express Lanes on the Capital Beltway when they open later this year?
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Billboard has some up in arms
They are controversial words that garner a second look when seen splashed across a billboard on the highway. The words — “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.” — are superimposed on a billboard on the west side of Interstate 95, three miles north of U.S. 17, Staffordcountysun.com reports.
Dumfries area apartment complex approved
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved a large multi-family development in the Dumfries area on Tuesday evening, reports Insidenova.com
Stafford County, Va. — While students at Ferry Farm Elementary School will have classes Thursday, it won’t be at their regular school building.
Unlike on Wednesday when classes at the school were canceled, students and staff of Ferry Farm will have class at 9 a.m. at Dixon Smith Middle School at 503 Deacon Road in Stafford County. Buses will run their regular routes, and students who normally get rides to school should be dropped off at Dixon Smith Middle School by 8:40 a.m.
High Occupancy Toll lanes are scheduled to open by the end of the year, leaving transportation officials with the task of educating drivers about what they are and how to use them.
They started this week with a new name for the lanes. Instead of HOT lanes, the 14-mile stretch of the Capital Beltway between Springfield at Dulles Toll Road will simply be called 495 Express Lanes.
The County’s Human Services Office worked with the Rural Health Initiative Team from McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond and the Mobile Vet Center Program, also based in Richmond, to bring their mobile vehicles to the Stafford Administration Center at 1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford, VA 22554. Specialists will be available January 17th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., and January 18th, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
If enough interest is shown, both groups would consider regular visits to Stafford.
Police arrested the Dumfries teenager and charged him with two counts of robbery, two counts of abduction and with one count of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, said police.
On Dec. 29, at 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy said three males approached them while at the AMC Theatres at Potomac Mills mall and then forced them into a theater, implied they had a weapon, and robbed the victims of cash.
Gov. Robert McDonnell has proposed repealing a law requiring local school system begin classes after Labor Day. Schools can open prior to Labor Day with a waiver from the state, but the state’s tourism industry has long supported the post-Labor Day start.
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Fairfax wants FBI in Springfield
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors says it has a perfect spot for the relocation of the FBI headquarters in Washington, outside the Franconia-Springfield Metro station, reports Washington Examiner.
McDonnell goes after Kings Dominion Law
If Gov. McDonnell has his way, more students in Virginia could go back to school before Labor Day, reports The Washington Post.