John “Johnny Mac” McDonald was buried at Quantico National Cemetery on Friday. But not before he was remembered by his colleagues from the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department, the Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department, and several other area fire departments.
The Stafford’s sheriff’s office closed a portion of Va. 610 Friday afternoon as the procession moved its way from Mount Ararat Baptist Church where the memorial service was held to the cemetery.
Update Wednesday, June 11
A total of four families were displaced by Friday’s fire in Gainesville. Officials have credited a working smoke detector with saving lives.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. –– Fire and rescue crews in Stafford County today will honor one of their own.
John “Johnny Mac” McDonald died in the line of duty working as a career Battalion Fire Chief at Washington’s Navy Yard on May 30. When not in Washington, McDonald served as a volunteer fire fighter at Stafford Volunteer Fire Department where he was Fire Chief.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A mother and father have been charged after police said they didn’t seek medical treatment soon enough for their injured child.
Police didn’t say where the child was injured, but did issue a press release with the following details:
MANASSAS, Va. — A man from Manassas is charged in an ongoing investigation into child pornography shared over the web.
Here’s more in a press release:
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The Quantico Corporate Center on U.S 1 in North Stafford’s Boswell’s Corner is growing.
Now home to a group of technology firms, government contractors, and the new Stafford Research and Technology Park, the influx of people the center draws has prompted new transportation improvements for the four-lane highway on which it sits.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Teens can rely on OmniLink once again this summer to get around town.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation is now selling its MyLink pass for teens, formerly known as the teen summer bus pass. The $30 pass is good for unlimited rides on OmniLink local buses that service Dale City, Dumfries, Lake Ridge, Quantico, Woodbridge, Manassas, and Manassas Park, as well as the Cross-County Connector bus that runs between Manassas and Woodbridge.
MANASSAS, Va. — A 14-year-old student on his way to Metz Middle School in Manassas was shot in the stomach.
Police say it happened Wednesday as the child was on his way to school. Here’s the police press release:
MANASSAS, Va. — A lot goes into setting up the train displays. There’s the wiring that supports the electric trains, the alignment of the track, and all of it doesn’t go together until the all of the modular pieces miniature town display are completely leveled.
The whole process takes about two hours to complete but once it’s done the world of model railroading can be an ever expansive one.
STAFFORD, Va. — A Florida man is sitting in a jail in that state charged with sex crimes police say he committed in Stafford County in the 1990s.
Here’s the latest in a press release:
