The Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact for Military Children awarded three Stafford County Public Schools with 2021 Purple Star Designation; Falmouth Elementary School for the first time, Conway and Rocky Run Elementary Schools for the second time.

The Virginia Purple Star Designation applies to military-friendly schools that demonstrate a major commitment to students and families connected to the nation’s military.


State transpiration officials want to ease the driver for Thanksgiving travelers next week, by suspending lane closures on highways throughout the commonwealth.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Wednesday, Nov. 24, until noon on Monday, Nov. 29.


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