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A new library will be opening in Woodbridge this fall.
Author: Stephanie Tipple
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Potomac Local reached out to the National Weather Service, and a spokesman confirmed that the severe weather over the weekend was a tornado.
Jim Lee from the National Weather Service provided a radar image of Manassas on Saturday at 7:40 p.m., which shows the velocity couplet and tornado.
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Following publication of the original story, county spokesman Jason Grant asked that certain points that were made in the article be clarified.
“The question I think was, ‘Can they talk about their salaries in closed session?’ And so, to that question, yes – they can talk about salaries in the closed session. Now the specifics the discussions may entail – that I can’t comment on. But that’s why they have legal counsel, so that certain discussions in closed session remain appropriate to the exemption,” said Grant.
Twenty-three year old Woodbridge man Johnathan Coleman – known as “Swag” – was sentenced to seven years in prison and five years of supervised release for an armed robbery.
On March 18, Coleman pled guilty to using, carrying and displaying a firearm during a violent crime.
Yesterday, Jennie Dean Elementary School finished their school year with a special surprise.
One of the school’s teachers Dianne da Silva, gathered the students in the auditorium for a presentation of the school’s history and to show a piece of artwork she had created and dedicated to the school.
Tomorrow, around 250 injured and disable servicemen and veterans will compete in the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games.
The Warrior Games, which run from June 19 to June 28, will take place at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
Starting at the end of June, there will be purple lane striping added to the entry points on 495 and 95 Express Lanes.
According to a release from Transurban, the company that owns and operates the lanes, the new stripes will be added to the inside of the existing stripes at entry points.
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The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is applying for a federal grant to get funds for more officers.
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Justice, and are meant to assist law enforcement agencies with staffing needs.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews will continue work on a new storm sewer line.
The installation of the line is part of the $69.9 million widening project being done on Route 28.