Traffic

Woodbridge, Va. –– Those who have driven Prince William Parkway outside the McCoart Building during the past year knows road construction has lead to a few headaches. But now, orange cones are being removed from the $13.5 million project to widen the highway from four to six lanes between Old Bridge and Hoadly roads and new lanes opening up.

Drivers will also note a signal light that doesn’t quite match up with others in the area, at the parkway and Black Forest Lane. Where customers of the nearby Queen’s Gambit restaurant and bar enter and exit the road to get to their favorite watering hole, flashing signal lights have been erected there.


News

Two weeks ago, my family and I vacationed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and we feel very lucky not to be there last week as Hurricane Irene came barreling up the coast.

While we were there, we enjoyed seeing the wild horses that inhabit the islands come by to graze, but when two stallions decided to put on a free show it was icing on the cake.


Prince William

Dumfries, Va. –– A house on Va. 234 near at the south entrance to Montclair went up in flames Monday night.

Dumfries-Triangle Volunteer Fire Department crews were called to 14208 Dumfries Road about 8 p.m. The house was fully involved in flames when crews arrived.


Schools

Stafford, Va. — Volunteers on Friday worked to fill more than 500 backpacks full of school supplies for children, marking the end of the annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive.

Business owners from the area and Marines from Quantico helped the children who gathered at the Alvin York Bandy school administration building in Stafford to fill the backpacks.


Politics

Dale City, Va. –– Wind and rain was not enough to keep away supporters of Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Dale City) for his campaign kick off Saturday.

He, along with former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senate candidate George Allen fired up the crowd talking about the differences between Washington and Richmond.


Publisher's Post

This past week certainly put our resources and skills to the test.

PotomacLocal.com first pulled our resources to cover a Primary Election, then shifted gears on the same day to cover an earthquake, and by the end of the week we were bringing you details about a hurricane brushing the Potomac Communities.


News

Hurricane Irene brought a soaking rain, downed trees and power outages to the Potomac Communities.

Julie Bohn lives along the Occoquan River at the town that shares the same name. Though two tree limbs fell into her yard due to high winds during the height of the storm, she was happy things did not get as bad as they could have.


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