Independence Day is just around the corner and people are preparing to have family fun. Prince William County Police remind residents to celebrate responsibly, whether the celebrations take place on land or on the water.

To help raise awareness among the County’s boaters and personal watercraft users, including paddleboards. Prince William County Police are participating in Operation Dry Water.


News

Route 1 southbound traffic at Potomac Creek in Stafford County will be shifted onto a new section of road and bridge on Thursday, June 24.

Both southbound travel lanes will remain open. But as construction on the Potomac Creek bridge replacement project enters the next phase, southbound traffic will be shifted slightly left to cross Potomac Creek using what will become the future northbound lanes on the new bridge. This shift allows crews to build the southbound lanes of the new bridge.


Obituaries

Shaunee Kay Pitman, 69 of Gulf Breeze, Florida died on Friday, June 11, 2021. She was born in 1952 to the late Joe and Mary Smith in Springfield, CO.  She served her country as a nurse in the United States Navy.

Including her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Henry Pitman; and her sister, Betty Abshire.


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