Residents in the immediate vicinity of Marine Corps Base Quantico may experience an increase in noise as an affect from ground/aircraft training or range clearance operations during the week of Feb. 21-27.
Thursday, Feb. 26 – Live Fire Training is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has commended the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and four other rail and mass transit agencies for earning the “Gold Standard” — the administration’s highest security rating, agency officials announced on February 17.
The ratings are part of TSA’s 2014 Baseline Assessments for Security Enhancement program, which involves a voluntary review of various security measures, ranging from security plans and training to public outreach efforts and background check programs.
Update
The snow emergency has been lifted at 9 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2015. Be safe.
A winter storm is forecast for the Interstate 95 corridor and Fredericksburg area on Saturday, and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews will have staff, materials and equipment ready to deploy early Saturday.
Snow is expected to begin falling in the Fredericksburg area late Saturday morning and continue through late afternoon. Road conditions may be hazardous during the storm.
Stafford Utilities will start sampling homes for lead at the tap in homes built before 1987. There is no lead in our water system. This sampling tests for lead in the home. This effort is to comply with the 1991 EPA lead and copper rule that requires all public drinking systems to regularly test a sample of homes for lead. Utilities is looking for 100 volunteers to give samples.
If you would like to volunteer to have your water tested, please contact Janet Spencer, Utilities Department Deputy Director, at (540) 658-8620, or by email at [email protected].
William Allen Coppage Keller of Dumfries, VA, died peacefully and surrounded by family, Feb. 12, 2015. He was born in Hawaii in 1940 to Mary Virginia Coppage Keller and Navy pilot Clarence Armstrong Keller but considered himself a son of Virginia, where he was raised and generations of his family had lived.
He loved sports and played on every boys team at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, VA. He also enjoyed watching sports, especially his beloved Duke Blue Devils, and, with his son Charles (Woody), the Washington Capitals.
Clearing subdivision streets and low-volume secondary roads is the leading task for Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crew members today in the 14-county Fredericksburg District.
VDOT crews and contractor staff worked overnight to plow state-maintained streets in neighborhoods and apply sand for additional traction. Crews will continue working 24 hours a day, in 12-hour shifts, until all roads are clear. VDOT’s goal is to have all state roads passable by Thursday morning, which is 48 hours after the end of this storm.
For 40 years, families in need from Manassas and Western Prince William County have turned to SERVE for the most basic of needs: a safe place to sleep, their next meal, or perhaps a warm winter jacket. On Friday, March 20, members of the community will come together to mark the first 40 years of SERVE with a special dinner dance at the Continental Events Center, 9705 Liberia Avenue, in Manassas, at 6:30 p.m.
The program will feature a buffet dinner, silent auction, dancing and music provided by the Type A Band. Special Founder’s Awards will be given to the individual, civic group, faith-based organization, and company who have been particularly strong supporters of SERVE over the years.
Ways to Help Prevent Frozen Water Pipes:
Seal air drafts around fixtures.
As yet another brutal cold front bears down on our area, the Prince William Professional Fire Fighters are happy to relay that with the help of our community we have been able to supply over $2,000 in winter coats to children right here in our community. As public servants we are often called to help our neighbors in the most desperate moments of their lives. We are afforded, like it or not, a raw view of the struggle that families are enduring right here in Prince William County. It is awe inspiring to see the community that we serve rally to help those in need.
We held multiple fundraising efforts throughout last year. These included church collections, a poker run, and first annual Prince William Cup Soccer Tournament between PWC Career Fire Fighters and PWC Police. The coats were distributed through Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary School in Woodbridge and BARN Transitional Housing for homeless women and children in Bristow.
