The shelter on Bristow Road at Independent Hill will now open Sundays from noon until 4 p.m., and will now be open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will remain closed on Mondays.
The new hours take affect Aug. 2, according to a press release from the shelter.
Sixty-four years ago this week President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law. In a break with what had been previous American practice, this law set the stage for the establishment of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force as a separate service, and the first publicly acknowledged peacetime intelligence agency, the CIA.
In effect, the National Security Act of 1947 marked America’s acceptance of the fact that it had become a Great Power and that it could no longer afford to turn its back on the world’s problems like it had after World War I.
Stafford, Va. –– County Fare Restaurant went from having a yellow, drab dining room to getting a makeover of teal walls, a stainless steel lunch counter and a motorcycle mounted underneath.
It was made to look like an authentic 1950s American diner, and the restaurant, its owner and employees were also made into TV stars Wednesday night.
Woodbridge, Va. –– A blogger has petitioned Virginia’s Attorney General to find out if Prince William’s top prosecutor is investigating a candidate for the county’s crown political office.
Virginia Virtucon reported last week democratic candidate for Prince William County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Dr. Babur Lateef, is being investigated by Prince William Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert for alleged wire and bank fraud after he lost his $1.2 million estate on Chaddsford Terrace outside Dale City to foreclosure last year.
Prince William County, Va. –– Prince William County’s Virtual High School (VHS @PWCS) will celebrate its 10th school year this coming school year.
The celebration opened with a kickoff in June with a record 558 students attending the school.
It’s nice when your car can be registered for two years, but it’s even better when your school can be accredited for three.
Colonial Forge High School in Stafford County, and Mary G. Porter Traditional School, Springwoods and Mountain View elementary schools in Prince William County were among the 54 schools in the state that have been guaranteed full accreditation for the next three years, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
Standing in the parking lot after a PTA meeting in June, a small group of moms had assembled and were chatting with me about my family’s decision to home school my children for the 2011-12 school year.
Were we doing it for religious reasons? No, although we are religious. Were we crazy? Well, the jury is out on that one, but we haven’t been committed as of this article hitting the web.
Burglary *ARREST
On July 25th, police made an arrest in the below burglary reported on July 11th. The investigation revealed that the accused had pawned jewelry stolen in that burglary the day after the incident on July 12th. The accused also stole a check book from the residence and on two separate dates, July 17th and 21st, cashed two of the checks receiving an undisclosed amount of U.S. Currency. The accused was located at his residence with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force and arrested without incident. A search warrant was executed at the residence of the accused located at 12375 Midsummer Ln in Woodbridge. Other items from the burglary were recovered.
North Stafford, Va. — A new traffic light in North Stafford will be unlike any other in the Potomac Communities.
Crews are installing the light now, at the entrance ramp from U.S. 1 to Interstate 95 just north of Va. 610.
