Flames broke out at a two-story, single family home at 51 Scotland Circle, just off Austin Ridge Drive, at 8:16 p.m.
Two adults and two children were home at the time of the fire but made it out safely. Two of the occupants were treated for injuries that did not appear to be life threatening, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
A concrete median is scheduled to be installed today as part of the project to widen Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) to four lanes at Joshua Road. The median will be in place between Joshua and Furnace roads and will limit driver’s ability to make turns in oncoming traffic.
A new left turn lane will be will be installed on the westbound portion of Va. 610 for drivers that want to turn onto Christopher Drive, entering St. George’s subdivision. The new median will bar drivers from making left turns from westbound Va. 610 onto Woodleigh Lane, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kelly Hannon.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Jeff Kobernus was named to the 2011 Carolina League All Star team on Thursday.
The Potomac Nationals’ second baseman replaces teammate Destin Hood, who was placed on the Disabled List Wednesday evening. Kobernus, the league leader with 26 stolen bases, has gone on a tear to end the first half to earn his first All Star Game recognition.
Occoquan, Va. — In Occoquan on Saturday, it was raining rubber ducks.
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Falmouth, Va. –– A small crowd turned out at England Run Library for Del. Mark Cole’s third Town Hall Meeting.
Lateef is an eye surgeon based in Woodbridge and hails from Youngstown, Ohio.
Stewart, his Republican opponent, polarized Prince William County residents in 2007 with the passage of an immigration resolution that allowed police to check the immigration status of anyone suspected to be in the country illegally. It was later revised to allow officers to check the immigration status of anyone who is arrested for a crime.
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Falmouth, Va. –– Crowds gathered at Amy’s Café in Falmouth on Thursday night to hear Bob Thomas‘ platform.
Woodbridge, Va. –– The Potomac Nationals and Salem Red Sox saw their first half come to an early end Sunday afternoon, as heavy rains forced the cancellation of the final game in the season’s opening stanza. Potomac finishes the first half at 29-40, while the Sox post a 31-38 mark.
After dropping the first three of their 14-game homestand, the Nationals won seven of ten to close the half.
Mountain View High School will graduate 460 students in its fifth graduating class tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. This class collectively earned over 3.5 million dollars in scholarships, a school record. The Valedictorian is Miranda Reichhardt. The Salutatorian is Brittany Scites.
Stafford High School will graduate 418 students at their ceremony Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The Valedictorian is Ik Su Oh and the Salutatorian is Matthew Francom. Stafford High has 4 sets of twins (Brittany and Michael Hicks, Chris and Maya Mardini, Jennifer and Michael Mongrain and Britney and Lauren Wible) in this graduating class and the first of the African refugee students, Nijimbere Eliphase, will graduate.
In a memo released Friday, Chief Kevin McGee condemned what he called an “alarming and unacceptable” number of DUI-related arrests of employees.
“I know you realize that society does not condone impaired driving, and if any profession should be setting the example it should be fire and rescue,” McGee stated in the memo.
