STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — After an Independence Day weekend with relatively low humidity, Mother Nature will drive the mercury back up across the region this week.
The National Weather Service has placed most of the Washington area, including Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford counties, under an excessive heat advisory until late Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to shoot above the 100-degree mark this week, up to 103 in some places, according to the weather service.
A portion of Mine Road in Stafford County will close to traffic today.
Electronic messaging signs now mark the spots where drivers will no longer be able to access the road, between Exeter Lane and Austin Ridge Drive, according to a press release from Stafford County officials.
DALE CITY, Va. — The Prince William Clean Community Council, a local nonprofit organization in Woodbridge, led volunteers for “Week of Hope,” a volunteer effort to label more than 80 storm drains in Dale City’s Lindendale neighborhood.
Volunteers started during the early morning hours of June 24th and walked each street, labeling every storm drain in their path as part of a national effort to raise awareness about pollution in storm drains. (more…)
Stafford Rotary racks up awards
The Garrisonville – North Stafford Rotary Club racked up recently at an awards banquet last month. The club was honored with the Significant Achievement Award at the Rotary Club 7610 awards June 26. The award is given each year to only one club in the district, according to a press release.
The ACTS Food Pantry no longer has to store perishable food outdoors.
The Dumfries charity was awarded a $10,000 grant from BJ’s Wholesale Club for the purchase of a new walk-in refrigerator and freezer last month.
UPDATE: The two boaters that were inside a boat that was taking on water on the Potomac River on Saturday afternoon made it to shore before rescue crews arrived, said Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Chief Jim McAllister.
Initial reports indicated the boat was sinking in the area of Quantico Creek and that the two had to be rescued from the boat.
If you’re thinking of going to the landfill in Stafford County on Monday, think again. It will be closed, as will the county’s administrative offices, departments and facilities, according to a press release from Stafford officials.
Stafford County courts will also be closed Monday.
Amanda Howland and Elliott Winstel visited a roadside fireworks stand in Stafford County late last month. They asked the stand attendant, who set up shop at the corner of Va. 610 and Shelton Shop Road in North Stafford, if they had mortars.
Mortars, often used by professional pyrotechnic companies hired to produce large fireworks displays, are illegal in Virginia.
Get ready to shell out more change to ride buses in Prince William County.
Starting July 6, fares on all Potomac and Rappahannock Transportataion Commission buses will go up, meaning that bus riders will pay more to get to work or to ride around town. (more…)
It’s hard to believe it is Independence Day weekend. We have some ideas for you of things to do this weekend.
