Stafford County, Va. — Ferry Farm Elementary School in Stafford County is closed today after school officials say the building has no heat. Parents, students, and staff have all been told not to report to the school today.
The YMCA before and after school programs, as well as all after-school activities have been canceled.
Lake Ridge, Va. – Despite overwhelming opposition, officials Tuesday night approved a land rezoning that will lead to the construction of an office building in Lake Ridge.
In a five to three vote, a portion of the three-acre parcel of land at the busy intersection of Old Bridge Road and Tanyard Hill Road – a commuter cut through route and an entrance to the Town of Occoquan – was rezoned from agricultural land to office use. The decision gives way to plans to build a 32,500 square foot office building on the site.
Schieber, a Republican who represents Garrisonville on Stafford’s School Board, was unanimously appointed by the six sitting members of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors to replace former Board Chair and now Del. –Elect Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford, Woodbridge).
He’ll represent Stafford’s most suburbanized district until April 3, when Garrisonville District residents will head to the polls to decide who will complete the remaining two years of Dudenfeher’s term. The special election date was changed from April 10 to April 3 because the original date conflicted with spring break, said Stafford County Administrator Anthony Romanello.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, At-large, gave the State of the County speech (the text of which is below). Prince William Coles District Supervisor Marty Nohe was also elected Vice Chairman of the Board.
Today, as we look back at 2011 and forward to 2012, we can celebrate the rise of Prince William County to national prominence.
A man walked into the pharmacy in the 13600 block of block of Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge on Dec. 17, implied he had a gun, and then demanded several medications. The man got away with about 1,000 pills, including Percocet and Dilaudid, valued at $5,400, said Prince William police.
James Ronald Bradford, Jr., of Melting Snow Place in Dumfries, is charged with armed robbery, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and possession of schedule I and II narcotics, said police.
Lake Ridge, Va. — Prince William Supervisors tonight will hear from the public about a developer’s contentious plan to construct an office building at a busy intersection in Lake Ridge.
A Lorton man goes on trial inWest Virginia for the murder of his girlfriend, Patch.com reports.
The Washington Post reports some Metro riders on Sunday dropped their pants in what must have been a breezy ride.
With the coming of Saver’s thrift store, we wanted to know if you think Woodbridge needs another thrift store.
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Update:
At 4 p.m. today the Virginia Department of Transportation closed a structurally deficient bridge on Blackburn Road in Woodbridge. The road is closed between Rippon Boulevard and Wentworth Lane.
