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WOODBRIDGE — It’s clear that radio personalities in Fredericksburg like to drink their beer.
A new beer by Woodbridge brewer Brew Republic aims to deliver on two fronts — give the radio DJs the malt and hops they want, and do it for a good cause.
DUMFRIES — Newly minted Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood is adding another title to his name — Interim Town Manager.
We’re learning today that former Town Manager Robbert Ritter cleaned out his desk after an emergency meeting of the Dumfries Town Council on Wednesday night.
“The wind picked up, I saw the rain going sideways I looked out the front door I couldn’t see the green of the trees across from my house, all I could see was gray and I knew it was rain. So I grabbed my wife and we ran into my daughter’s closet and I said: ‘we have to get out of harm’s way.’ I just had a feeling like a tornado or something was going to happen,” said Micheal Davis, who was with his wife at their Deacon Road home when the storm blew through.
When the storm passed, Davis found nine large trees down in his yard.
STAFFORD — Staff and volunteers at a Stafford County library are shaken.
Someone walked into the Porter Library in Park Ridge at 3:36 p.m. Friday and took more than $120 from a used book sale.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Every day, they drive to Prince William County from places like Culpeper and Fredericksburg.
They’ll make $48,200 per year, and they’ll serve Prince William County residents and visitors on some of the worst days of their lives.
NORTH STAFFORD — It has become a gathering place for those who come to the crossroads of the Marine Corps.
Situated outside Quantico Marine Corps Base sits The Globe and Laurel. It’s part restaurant, part cigar lounge, and filled Marine Corps history and pride.
DUMFRIES — There is just one four-legged member of the Dumfries Police Department.
This K9 officer’s name is “Stitch,” and he’s a two-year-old German Shepherd.
A six-year-old boy and his mother were taken to a hospital following a crash on Bent Town Road.
The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Friday on Brent Town Road near Aquia Road in Fauquier County and involved three vehicles — a U.S. Mail truck, minivan, and a van operated by a Washington Gas contractor
DUMFRIES — The Prince William Humane Society is celebrating one year in Dumfries.
The animal rescue organization works directly with the Prince William County Animal Shelter and often takes dogs and cats for which shelter staff finds more difficult to find homes.
STAFFORD — A sinkhole nearly 20 feet deep and just as wide has opened up on Eustace Road.
It swallowed trees, unearthed utility cables, and caused some homeowners in Stafford County’s Park Ridge neighborhood to lose electricity and water.
