Author: Potomac Local News
Yes, Virginia, Dumfries will hold a Christmas Parade this year.
The event will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 11. A departure from the past, the parade will flow in reverse, beginning at Triangle Shopping Center (home of Rosie’s Gaming Emporium), marching about a mile up Main Street to Town Hall, at 17739 Main Street.
The drive-by shooting victim drove himself to a nearby hospital after being shot at 2:07 a.m. Saturday, December 4, police said. He was sitting in his parked SUV when struck by gunfire and suffered injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
The victim did not cooperate with the police and investigate the incident, officers report.
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Battlefield threat: Manassas National Battlefield Park’s superintendent has issued two letters opposing a plan to allow data centers on 2,133 acres of land adjacent to the park, calling it “the single greatest threat to Manassas National Battlefield Park in nearly three decades.” [Prince William Times]
Teacher pay raises: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to propose a 10% teacher raise and record funding for pre-K-12 public education in his budget proposal for next year, according to a Monday announcement. [The Center Square]
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By Volunteer Prince William
Greetings, Prince William – You can help fight hunger! The Community Feeding Taskforce Food Helpline urgently needs Spanish-speaking volunteers who can answer calls to the Helpline on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
A portion of Harrell Road is open again after road crews repaired the street’s surface.
One of the steel grates that makes up a drain leading to a ditch broke this morning at about 8 o’clock. It took three hours to repair the road on the surface and reopen the street to traffic, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Darragh Frye.
Rescue crews went to Black Wolf Auto Specialties, at 1324 Profit Court, off Farm Creek Drive at 11 a.m. The driver collided with the building and then got out of his vehicle unharmed, emergency crews said.
The car sustained front-end damage. A crack appeared in the building’s front cinderblock wall.
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Finishing touches: As the Chatham Bridge rehabilitation project continues, crews need daytime lane closures, and brief traffic stops on Route 3 Business this week to complete work underneath the bridge between Stafford County and the City of Fredericksburg. [Virginia Department of Transportation]
New Board blood: The Stafford Education Foundation announced four new board members to support the non-profit’s work to impact and advance education in Stafford County Public Schools through charitable activities that support sound educational programs and practices. [Stafford Education Association]
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Strong winds brought down a tree into a house.
Stafford County fire and rescue crews went to a single-family home at 15 Franklin Street, just off Rock Hill Church Road in the western portion of the county, for a report of a tree into a house.