There will be one less traffic light in Fredericksburg.
The traffic signal at the intersection of George and Prince Edward Streets, near Hurkamp Park in Downtown Fredericksburg, stopped working properly earlier this year, city officials tell us.
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The Prince William County Service Authority will recognize this year’s winners of its annual Water Art Invitational contest in a video rather than hosting an awards ceremony.
That ceremony was scheduled to take place today, Thursday, March 12. In addition to the video, there will also be in-classroom presentations for the students who participated in the event.
A woman from Woodbridge is now a million-dollar winner.
Jacquelyn Lombos was driving with a friend from her home in Woodbridge to Hampton Roads. About halfway there, they stopped at a gas station in Henrico County, and while she was there, bought a Millionaire Maker Scratcher ticket.
Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam recently visited Marumsco Hills Elementary School to show her support of early childhood programs. Northam visited the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) classroom of Andrea Gillespie and read the book, “Are You Ready for Spring?” to the students.
“We are so thrilled to be here in Prince William County,” Northam said. “We’re so appreciative of the innovative work you all are doing combining local, state and federal funding to do this incredible work for early childhood. We really want to see the rest of the Commonwealth doing a great job as they are doing here in this school we saw today.”
Morning commuters who use back roads to get from Prince William County to Fairfax County could see some road work this week.
Evans Ford Road, between Yates Ford Road and Signal Hill Road, will be closed to through traffic, as long as the weather permits, from 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 12.
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Virginia lawmakers passed over 1,200 new laws in two months, a variety of them in the final days of the 2020 session, which expanded into Sunday evening to accommodate the backlog of legislation.
This session has been the first time since 1994 that the Democrats have controlled both chambers of the General Assembly along with the governor’s office. The House passed 746 of 1,732 bills introduced, while the Senate passed 543 of 1,096 bills introduced, excluding resolutions, according to the Legislative Information System. The number of bills sponsored in the House led to long sessions in both chambers and left the Senate grappling with an approaching deadline.
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The Fredericksburg Nationals will hold a job fair this week.
The minor league team and ballpark concessions provider, PSC will host the fair in order to hire hundreds of gameday employees for the 2020 baseball season.
A teenager was rescued from a go-kart when her hair became entangled in the gears.
Fire and rescue crews were called to Fun Land of Fredericksburg, at 1351 Central Park Boulevard at 7:12 p.m. on Sunday. The found a female victim trapped on a go-kart, with one of their hair braids caught in the gears of the motor directly behind her, and underneath her.
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On February 6, Animal Control Officers, in conjunction with the Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit and Forensic Services Section, were called a home located in the 9000 block of Ellsworth Road near Manassas to execute a search warrant in connection to an investigation of alleged animal fighting.
Police were tipped off about the case by a neighbor. As a result of the search, investigators seized 63 chickens and two canines from the property. Many of the chickens were found in a manner consistent with their preparation for fighting.