National Night Out is set for next Tuesday, and has long been a time where neighbors are encouraged to get outside and meet their neighbors.
Several celebrations are planned in the Potomac Communities, including a large celebration held by the Stafford Sheriff’s Office at Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford.
I have seen ancient Mayan ruins in Guatemala before but I have to say I never thought I’d see anything like it in Stafford County.
Along the road near Brooke Virginia Railway Express station stands a statue about 6 feet tall. On July 16, I stopped to get a closer look but chose to keep my distance for two reasons:
Woodbridge, Va. — After one false start, Esteban Graces will try again tonight to hold a campaign kickoff in Woodbridge.
The Democrat seeks the newly shifted 2nd House of Delegates seat encompassing portions of North Stafford and Woodbridge.
Stafford, Va. –– Officials on Saturday closed a cooling shelter set up in Stafford after on one bothered to use it.
The center opened Thursday afternoon at the Rowser Building on U.S. 1, in the midst of 100-degree temperatures. It closed just before 9 p.m. Saturday as the worst of the heat wave was passing.
By Marty van Duyne
For PotomacLocal.com
Stafford, Va. –– Local officials lifted golden shovels to ceremoniously break ground while Virginia National Guard soldiers let heavy equipment do the lifting.
Prince William County, Va. –– The two sides of the American Civil War came to fight outside Manassas on Saturday, just as they did 150 years ago.
More than 8,000 reenactors from across the U.S. and in Canada descended on Pageland Farm in Prince William County to relive the Battle of First Manassas, or Bull Run. It was the cornerstone event of what a weekend full of Civil War remembrances and activities to commemorate the war’s sesquicentennial.
We invite you to follow PotomacLocal.com on Facebook and Twitter throughout the morning into early afternoon as we bring you updates from the battle reenactment taking place outside Manassas.
Ticket holders for the reenactment will be allowed to the battlefield beginning at 7 a.m., and the event is scheduled to last until after noon. You can find a full list of the day’s events by clicking here.
North Stafford — Virginia’s governor stopped in North Stafford on Thursday to stump for House of Delegates hopeful Mark Dudenhefer.
McDonnell touted the retired Marine’s leadership experience as well as his work as Chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
Stafford, Va. — There won’t be an influx of new students and traffic because of BRAC in Prince William and Stafford counties.
That’s the word from Stafford’s BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Coordinator Tom Ramora, who said many of the 2,000 federal workers that were supposed to transfer to Quanitco for the move have already done so, and despite fears of major traffic congestion, conditions hasn’t gotten worse.
Virginia Railway Express says their old rail cars are going to be around for a bit longer.
The commuter railroad is looking for eight new cars with the option of purchasing 42 more: Five cab cars, 22 with toilets and 15 without. However, they all have to be built to specification so riders shouldn’t expect them anytime soon.
