Jim Murphy is used to being on the go.
The busy husband and father of two works in sales and always on the move. One night just after Thanksgiving 2018, his world came skidding to a halt.
Author: Potomac Local News
MANASSAS — The Hylton Performing Arts Center announced its lineup of 2019 Summer Performances for Young Audiences.
Performances this summer include an offering of entertainment for families and children to enjoy the arts together. From the family-friendly songs of Justin Roberts, to magic tricks by Max Darwin, and the athletic and mesmerizing stunts of the Jabali African Acrobatics, there is sure to be something for everyone.
WOODBRIDGE — A charity dinner in Woodbridge helped to raise $35,000 for a charity that has been working to help those affected by civil war in Syria and a major earthquake in Haiti.
The Masroor Mosque Chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA in Woodbridge co-sponsored a Fundraising Dinner to support Humanity First USA.
Go to Woodbridge charity dinner raises $35,000 for helping those in natural disasters, war
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LAKE RIDGE — Lillie G. Jessie is running to keep her seat on the Prince William County School Board.
I am currently in the process of taking the first steps to officially run for another four-year term as your Occoquan School Board representative. There are so many candidates for other offices this year. I did not want to announce my candidacy and start filing paperwork until the filing deadline for other candidates had passed.
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STAFFORD COUNTY — Traffic on Route 17 in Stafford County is about to come to a halt.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled a full traffic stop on Route 17 northbound at the Interstate 95 Exit 133/Falmouth interchange in Stafford County overnight on Wednesday, May 8.
DUMFRIES — The Town of Dumfries is continuing its commitment to ensuring a safe and clean Quantico Creek.
Last month, over 75 volunteers attended an annual Quantico Creek Clean Up event. The volunteers collected over 470 pounds of trash, including 38 tires.
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Drivers headed to or from Washington, D.C. this weekend could get stuck in construction-related traffic jams.
Construction crews will close lanes of Interstate 395 north from the Seminary Road interchange to past Pentagon City/Crystal City (Exit 8C) will close on Friday night at 10 p.m. through Saturday morning.
DUMFRIES — The Prince William County Service Authority will begin sewer main rehabilitation work in the vicinity of Duke and Washington Streets in Dumfries on Monday, May 6.
The project should take six weeks to complete. Because this rehabilitation work does not involve digging up the street (trenchless), there will be little to no effect on traffic in this area.
This forecast is produced by the National Weather Service.
A Stafford sheriff’s deputy was called to the motel and found an employee who said a woman had robbed the hotel.
The employee attempted to stop the woman, but she shoved him away and took the register. She then went to a back area of the hotel where she emptied some of the cash from the register into her clothing and purse, said Vicinanzo. The employee managed to grab the woman, and that’s when she tried to bite him, Vicinanzo adds.