Quantico, Va. — There are plans to close the brig at Quantico Marine Corps Base by the end of the year, according to the Associated Press.
The facility became infamously known for housing Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is suspected of leaking U.S. military secrets which later appeared on the web.
Woodbridge, Va. — A Virginia Senate incumbent got a boost from a former governor now running for U.S. Senate.
Tim Kaine stopped in Woodbridge Saturday to tout Toddy Puller (D-36, Mount Vernon, Woodbridge, North Stafford) as an effective leader who needs to return to Richmond.
Stafford, Va. — Again this year, residents in the Potomac Communities who want to safely dispose of old prescription medications can take them to one of at least two drop off points in the region.
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, residents can clean out their cabinets of old, unused and potentially dangerous prescription medication and bring them to Stafford Hospital Center off U.S. 1 in Stafford and drop them with the county’s sheriff’s department. There, sheriff’s deputies will partner with the DEA for this annual collection and will have a disposal box set up so residents can simply drive up and drop the medication into a box, never having to get out of their cars, according to a Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
North Stafford, Va. — One man was stabbed outside a bar in North Stafford early Saturday.
The unidentified victim was leaving Mainstreet Bar and Grill at 315 Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) about 1:30 a.m. when someone began yelling at him outside the bar. The victim turned around, walked up to the man and asked him to repeat himself, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The campus newspaper, the NOVA Fortnightly, has more on this story.
Born in 1964, NVCC, or NOVA, is the largest college in Virginia and is the second largest community college in the U.S. with more than 75,000 students enrolled.
Dumfries, Va. — This year’s Dumfries Fall Festival Extravaganza attracted more festival goers than last year’s, up from about 60 people to a whopping 2,700 attendees, said town economic development Coordinator Debi Sandlin.
The annual event was held Saturday behind Dumfries Town Hall and for the first time featured a “Dumfries Has Talent” competition, wineries and local businesses and vendors.
The Stafford Sheriff’s Office has been presented a trophy as a finalist in the international Webber Seavey Award. Law enforcement agencies worldwide compete for this award which recognizes agencies for promoting a standard of excellence that exemplifies law enforcement’s contribution and dedication to the quality of life in a community.
The Stafford Sheriff’s Office was in competition with agencies such as the Toronto Police Department, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Vancouver Police Department.
By Stephanie Tipple
For PotomacLocal.com
It was all good cheer: excitement and poker chips at the first annual “Chips 4 Charity Fundraiser” held Friday night at the Harbour View events center in Woodbridge by the Lake Ridge and Woodbridge Rotary clubs, and the Greater Prince William County Health Center.
For the first time ever, Dumfries from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday will hold a Government Contractors / Technology Job Expo. The event, which will feature the U.S. Marine Corps, Aurora Flight Sciences and Chenega Corporation, will connect job seekers with these and other agencies.
“This is a great opportunity for the town to partner with the businesses to create more exposure, and it gives us the opportunity to tell the world we have these Fortune 500 companies right here in Dumfries,” said town economic development coordinator Debi Sandlin.
Fire and rescue crews were called to an Exxon gas station at 3514 Old Bridge Road just after midnight Friday to douse a blaze that had broken out at the car wash at that gas station.
No one was injured, and fire crews were able to bring the blaze under control within minutes of arriving on scene, said OWL VFD spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes.
