Stafford, Va. –– Stafford County’s interim schools superintendent will soon hand over control of the public school system to a man from North Carolina.
Author: Potomac Local News
Police on Sunday were called to the 3200 block of Birchdale Square after a man told police he had just been carjacked.
The 21-year-old victim was in the parking lot of a restaurant in the 14300 block of Potomac Mills Road at 1:50 a.m. Sunday when a man and woman walked up to him and asked him to give them a ride to the nearby Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission’s bus terminal, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
North Stafford, Va. –– A North Stafford man is dead after being hit in the head during a fight, sheriff’s authorities said.
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Update 10:40 a.m. Tuesday
Franconia, Va. –– Metro set an all-time new Saturday ridership record during The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
While the public transit agency faced many issues the day of the rally, it still did not eclipse the record set during the most recent Presidential Inauguration.
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When you step into the polling booth Tuesday residents in the Potomac Communities and across Virginia will be faced with three questions about three proposed amendments to Virginia’s constitution.
We’ve pulled an explanation of the proposed amendments from the Virginia State Board of Elections Web site because we believe that is the most fair and balanced way of describing what’s at stake when voters head to the polls.
Lake Ridge, Va. –– Antietam Elementary School in Lake Ridge recently hosted an evening of multi-cultural art, music, and education. The entire school—students and their families as well as staff members—were invited to participate.
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PotomacLocal.com’s Around Town this week takes a look at headlines from around the Potomac Communities:
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Update 3 p.m.
The Rally to Restore Sanity and or Fear wrapped up on the National Mall at 3 p.m.
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Fairfax County, Va. –– Virginia transportation officials Friday opened a fourth lane on Interstate 95 south in Fairfax County prior to the start of the afternoon rush hour.
The newly-constructed lane runs about five miles, between Fairfax County Parkway and U.S. 1 just before Woodbridge, and is part of the $123 million effort to widen the highway to ten lanes between the parkway and the Occoquan River. (more…)