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Stafford authorities said they arrested a Fredericksburg woman following a head-on collision on Route 17.
The sheriff’s office writes in today’s blotter:
The grandstand — home to the rodeo and demolition derby, the animal barns, home arts, and commercial buildings, and the midway — known for its carnival rides — will go empty for the first time in 70 years.
Organizers of the Prince William County Fair told Potomac Local News today that there, in fact, will be no fair this year. This news comes after organizers were planning to hold a fair during the third week in August — as it has since 1949 — at the fairgrounds just outside Manassas.
A major healthcare provider in Prince William County and Manassas will resume regular procedures today.
Novant Health / UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center in Manassas and Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket tells us:
Residents in Prince William County are being given a second opportunity to speak about a proposed name change for Stonewall Jackson Senior High, and Stonewall Middle schools.
The second meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, and the details on this meeting are contained further down in this post.
A Woodbridge man hit it big when he played a scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery.
The lottery tell us:
Update 5:30 p.m.
While the school division has not told us why it happened, a situation in which voting equipment was turned away from three Prince Willaim County Public Schools to be used tomorrow as polling places has been rectified.
Stafford County authorities said they were called to the scene of an assault and found a bloodied victim.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office tell us:
Update from Manassas City at 1:40 p.m.
The gas company has a damaged line at the intersection of Liberia Avenue and Centerville Road.
Tuesday is Primary Day across Virginia, where voters will head to the polls to choose candidates for Senate and House of Representatives.
Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, and close at 7 p.m.
The first day of summer ended with a collision on Aquia Creek.
Stafford County fire and rescue crews were called at Holiday Harbor, near Hope Springs Marina at 111 Hope Springs Lane, after two jet skis collided about 20 feet from the dock at 8:35 p.m.
