A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Stafford County and points south until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
At 5 p.m., doppler radar indicated a large area of rain moving from west to east that could affect the Potomac Communities before many of the fireworks shows in the region are set to begin at 9 pm.
The global engineering firm he was working for recently went through a second round of downsizing, and on Friday Chris Royse announced to his Facebook faithful he’ll now be campaigning full time.
“This is good news for the campaign but a rough patch for my family as I search for a new job. We believe, however, everything happens for a reason,” said Royse.
Mac McQuown, of Stafford, is in training for his next big adventure that will take him from the site of the World Trade Center in New York City to the capitals of all of the lower 48 states. He departs on September 11, 2011, exactly 10 years after the terrorist attacks on the trade center, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania.
For the past few months, he’s been walking up and down Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) carrying a large U.S. Flag.
The ball clubs will play the remainder of Sunday’s game beginning at 5 p.m. and then play a seven-inning nightcap 30 minutes after the completion of Sunday’s suspended game.
The Blue Rocks jumped out to an early lead on Sunday with three runs off Potomac starter Danny Rosenbaum. Whit Merrifield led off the game with a triple to the wall in centerfield. After Carlo Testa popped out to first base, Nick Van Stratten singled Merrifield home. The big blow in the inning came when John Whittleman rocked a 1-1 pitch over the wall in right to make it 3-0 Rocks.
The unidentified storm victim was riding his bicycle along the C&O Canal in Montgomery County, Md. and was struck by a tree, reports the Washington Post.
Closer to home, about 600 Dominion Virginia customers in the Brooke and Widewater areas of Stafford County had their power knocked out. About 300 Dominion customers in the Dumfries area lost their power.
Woodbridge ,Va. –– The P-Nats dropped the series finale with the Dash 7-2 on Friday night at Pfitnzer Stadium. Despite the loss, Potomac took two out of three from Winston-Salem to win the set.
Nationals starter Cameron Selik had a bookend type of night. The righty struggled early and late during his outing, but was able to throw well in between. From the second through fifth inning, Selik didn’t give up a run and only allowed three hits.
A crash just south of Lorton snarled traffic between from the Occoquan River all the way to the Capital Beltway, and there are no signs traffic is easing as many commuters are making a break for the long holiday weekend.
The delays along the highway were so bad about 2 p.m. some drivers chose to drive off the highway, into a median and access the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes near Potomac Mills mall.
I wasn’t jealous that she was on a motorcycle, I was more fascinated by the fact that her dog fit so nicely on the seat without falling out.
My beloved dog, Sophi, is a bit large for a Labrador and is still in the puppy stage, so let’s just say that would not work for her.
The Virginia Department of Transportation opened the new fourth lane of I-95 south today. Motorists will noticed shortened travel times on a six-mile stretch from Springfield to Occoquan just in time for holiday travelers on the Independence Day weekend. This lane is the last section of the I-95 Widening Project to open.
“Motorists will notice the time savings immediately. “said VDOT project manager H.S. Warraich.
I don’t claim to be an education expert, however, I feel fairly confident that if your children are spending their summer forgetting everything their teachers managed to cram in into their heads this past school year their brains are going to leech out of their ears in a very SpongeBob-esque fashion.
That doesn’t mean that you need to magically craft an engaging and age-appropriate curriculum out of thin air. There are great programs and incentives in place that you can use to keep childrens’ brains in tip-top shape for fall.
