By Stephanie Tipple
For PotomacLocal.com
Woodbridge, Va. — Stratford University students and faculty were filled with pride and excitement as they honored local veterans, active duty military and their families on Thursday for a complimentary lunch and dinner on their Woodbridge campus.
Lake Ridge, Va. – The man in the big red suit is coming to Lake Ridge tomorrow as part of Santa’s Old Bridge Parade.
The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday ringing in the holiday season in this neighborhood. The parade route stretches down Old Bridge Road – Lake Ridge’s main street and a popular commuter road – from Mohican Road west to Smoketown Road.
Woodbridge, Va. – Gar-Field High Senior High School in Woodbridge on Thursday held its annual Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony Thursday morning.
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Quantico, Va. — The Bank of America at 301 Potomac Avenue in Quantico wants to close for good.
This has left residents and businesses that rely on the bank – the only one in town – upset at the thought of losing it, reports Insidenova.com.
A man walked into Famous Footwear in the 1100 block of Stafford Marketplace just off Va. 610 in North Stafford about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, brandished a small handgun and demanded the clerk open the register, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The clerk opened the register and the man reached in and pulled out several large bills and fled the scene, said Kennedy.
Last year Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell first announced the Veteran’s Day fee waiver to honor the members and families of America’s armed services, both current and past,
In addition to the parking fee waivers for everyone on Veteran’s Day, parking fees are waived every day for Armed Forces Veterans and for active military personnel and their families living in Virginia. These waivers remain in place through the end of 2011 as part of Virginia’s celebration of the state parks’ 75th anniversary.
North Stafford, Va. — Aquia District Supervisor Paul Milde’s term isn’t up until 2013, but he was seen Tuesday on the campaign trail as voters went to the polls to elect a new supervisor for Stafford County’s Griffis-Widewater District.
The once chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, now Independent Jack Cavalier, won the seat that will be vacated in January by the outgoing Democrat Bob Woodson.
The Washington Post reports a 48-year-old man turned himself into police Monday and was released on his own recognizance.
The 17-year-old victim who plays for C.D. Hylton was allegedly hit in the face by a parent who volunteers at Potomac, after the school’s football team lost to Hylton’s, 19-7 .
Over the past year, our agencies have been working with the broadcast community, cable operators and programmers, and other communications service providers that participate in the Emergency Alert System; our state, local, tribal, and territorial partners; and other critical stakeholders to help inform all members of the public regarding the nationwide Emergency Alert System test.
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Woodbridge, Va. – Frank Principi will return to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors for another four-year term.
