By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. — The Dumfries Town Council appointed Vice Mayor Nancy West as Interim Mayor of Dumfries in a closed session Tuesday night. In the same resolution, council members also appointed Councilman Willie J. Toney as Interim Vice Mayor and town citizen Gwendolyn Washington as a councilmember. The move follows the Nov. 6 death of Mayor Fred Yohey Jr.
Stafford County, Va. — A series of break-ins at have kept law enforcement officers in Stafford County busy.
Two homes were broken into Monday along Hollywood Farm Road in south Stafford. A sheriff’s deputy was called to a home in the 100 block of Hollywood Farms Road about 4 p.m. where a house had it doors cracked and kicked open, was ransacked and a small jar of change and some medications taken.
Planning to use Metro to get from Springfield to Washington this weekend? Part of your commute will be by bus.
The transit agency will close Metro’s Blue and Yellow lines from 10 p.m. Friday to closing on Sunday for major work on the rail line, between the King Street and Pentagon City stations. Additionally, National Airport, Crystal City and Braddock Road stations will be closed during the work.
Silver may be best known for the Central Park shopping development just off Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg, which opened in 1995. The complex’s main thoroughfare, Carl D. Silver Parkway, is named after him.
The Silver Companies offices in Fredericksburg are closed today.
JoJo’s Ice Cream in Dumfries just closed for its regular season this past weekend, but cryptic a message posted to their Facebook page Tuesday night had many fans wondering just what was happening.
“JO JO 4 sale…….what!” stated the business’ Facebook page.
A new $400,000 facility will be built on the first floor of the county’s administration center in Stafford, next to the courthouse, and its staff will be charged with speeding up the process of getting planning, zoning permits for residents and business owners.
“We are streamlining government and modernizing this area. Our staff will work with each individual applicant on their project and help them navigate the permit process. This new atmosphere, combined with our customer service philosophy to provide quick and friendly service, will improve the overall experience that people have with our local government,” said Stafford Falmouth Supervisor Susan Stimpson.
WASHINGTON – Offices in Fairfax and Prince William Counties are scheduled to open Wednesday for homeowners, renters, and business in Northern Virginia impacted by Tropical Storm Lee to apply for low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Congressman Connolly said Tuesday.
Connolly said the two offices will be open from 10 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays from November 16 through November 22.
The results of a new rider survey show since Keolis Rail Services America took over the operation of VRE trains from Amtrak last year, riders are happy that on-time performance has improved, reports the Washington Examiner. But they add the new operators are less knowledgeable and less courteous than their Amtrak counterparts.
The survey results come after the commuter railroad announced their highest-ever on time performance record.
Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department reminds residents that one easy step can help save their lives and the lives of those around them. Twice a year change the batteries in their own smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, test the alarms and remind friends, family, neighbors and fellow community members to do the same.
Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year, but, everyone can work together to help reduce the number of home fire fatalities. Approximately every three hours a home fire death occurs somewhere in the nation and 66 percent of those occur in homes without working smoke alarms. Non-working smoke alarms rob residents of the protective benefits home fire safety devices were designed to provide. The most commonly cited cause of non-working smoke alarms: worn or missing batteries.
The three-mile run begins at 6:45 a.m. am on Quantico and will start at Barnett Field House, and will serve as the kick-off event for this year’s charity collection.
Toys for Tots and the U.S. Marine Corps each year during November and December collect new, unwrapped toys for children. The charity began in 1947 after a group of Marine Reservists collected 5,000 toys for children in Los Angeles.
