From Manassas Battlefield Trust:
Christmas 1862 was bittersweet. The holiday season was certainly a welcome distraction from the ongoing war, yet endless families had an empty chair at the table that year. For the communities around Manassas Junction, that December was still a time of rebuilding from the second major battle in thirteen months.
From Stafford County Fire & Rescue Department:
Smoke damage was extensive throughout the second floor and the [eight] occupants were displaced as a result – the American Red Cross responded to assist. One civilian received non-life-threatening injuries while escaping the home and was treated by Paramedics.
In a follow-up post to our Davis Ford and Yates Ford roads Traffic Think Tank, here’s a video we showed during the event on Oct. 19, 2017.
Occoquan is getting ready to celebrate the holidays.
From a press release:
From Virginia State Police:
At 3:36 a.m., Thursday (Nov. 23), Virginia State Police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Fairfax County. The crash occurred on Interstate 495, just south of Exit 173/Van Dorn Ave.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Drivers on Prince William Parkway at Balls Ford Road could see a diverging diamond.
The type of crossing that’s popping up all over the state called a Diverging Diamond Interchange, is proposed to replace a four-way intersection now controlled a signal light, near Interstate 66.
STAFFORD — The creation of a regional transportation authority would give it the power to levy taxes to improve roads and transit in the Fredericksburg region.
Much like RTAs in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, the authority would also decide which projects to fund.
Hordes of tickets to see Santa Claus on a commuter train were snapped up Monday.
Virginia Railway Express officials tell us 5,000 tickets for the annual Santa excursion trains sold out in less than seven minutes. The tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. Monday on the VRE website, and at select vendors in the VRE system.
Drivers headed to grandma’s house this Thanksgiving will pay more at the pump.
In fact, they’ll pay the most for a gallon of gas in the past three years. The average price for a gallon of gas in Virginia this holiday is $2.32 and $2.56 nationally, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Last year, drivers paid $1.98 a gallon, and $2.13 a gallon, respectively.
