From VDOT:
The Virginia Department of Transportation will be closing Bristow Road (Route 619) to through traffic between Route 28 and Lucasville Road Saturday, August 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for railroad crossing repairs.
Today we learn about dairy goats at the Prince William County Fair.
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From Prince William police:
Murder Investigation *ADDITIONAL ARREST – On August 9, detectives from the Homicide Unit charged a third man in connection to the murder of Najee Mason which occurred in the 14900 block of Potomac Heights Pl in Woodbridge on June 4.
A new 125-room hotel will be one of the new commercial amenities at the soon-to-be developed Manassas Gateway.
It will be built on 40 acres of land city officials dubbed “Gateway” near the Manassas DMV.
Ronald Dorsey, Jr. was not a suspect following the disappearance and murder of Lizeth Lopez, 36, in April.
Lopez, an employee of Intercept Youth Services, Inc. — a private firm that provided housing and counseling for at-risk teens and adults inside Dominion Middle Ridge Apartments just off Smoketown Road in Lake Ridge, disappeared April 19. Her body was found 10 days later in a nearby sewer.
Corey Stewart is the At-large Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors. He oversees the second-largest county government in the state.
From Virginia Railway Express:
Beginning August 8th, the concrete pad on the west side of the station (Track 3), will be demolished. As a result, all trains can only use the east side platform closest to the station building (Track 2) and will be single tracking north and south of station which may lead to delays. We will work with all stakeholders involved to minimize any delays that do occur. The anticipated completion date of this phase is August 13th.
From VDOT:
Motorists may encounter brief overnight travel delays at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) in Stafford County for line painting and traffic signal work.
The Dumfries Police Department will be forced to eliminate two positions, and lower the police chief’s salary as part of a restructuring and expansion effort.
Town leaders voted 4-3 on August 3 to implement a reduction in force that will see the elimination of a current police captain position, one civilian administrator job, and the reduction of Chief Rebecca Edwards annual salary of $95,000 to $70,000.
