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HOV Closures Continue Tonight

Published May 10, 2013 at 11:32AM

Commuters use a busy Interstate 95 near Woodbridge on a weekday morning. (Mary Davidson)

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Traveling Interstate 95 in our area tonight? Watch out for more closures on the HOV lanes from Dumfries to Washington.

Starting at 11 p.m., the HOV lanes will close until 10 a.m. Saturday, when the lanes will reopen at the Franconia-Springfield Parkway for drivers headed south into Prince William County. The northern section of the lanes from Springfield to Washington will stay closed until 5 p.m. that afternoon, when the lanes will reopened in their entirety in the northbound direction, according to a press release from the Virginia Megaprojects office.

Stafford Doctor Indicted on 95 Charges in Narcotics, Overdose Case

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2013 at 11:08AM | Updated May 11, 2013 at 2:08AM

Mohanty [Rappahannock Regional Jail]

STAFFORD, Va. — A doctor in Stafford County was arrested this morning after police said she over-prescribed medications that lead to a patient overdose.

In all, the suspect faces 95 indictments against her that were handed down from a Stafford County grand jury Monday. The suspect, Dr. Nibedita Mohanty, 54, of 441 Marlborough Point Road in Stafford, was arrested outside of her office on Courthouse Road this morning, said sheriff’s office spokesman Bill Kennedy.

Best Basketball Shooters Competition to Benefit Childrens Summer Camp

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2013 at 9:41AM | Updated May 10, 2013 at 10:42AM

Teenagers who attend the General Heiser Boys and Girls Club in Dumfries celebrated a $10,000 makeover inside of the club on Saturday, as part of IKEA Woodbridge’s “Life Improvement Challenge.” (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

News from Content Partner Boys and Girls Club

Who are some of the area’s top basketball elite perimeter shooters? Using the state of the art G Team Sports Professional Shooting Machine, the Prince William/Manassas Boys & Girls Clubs will find out on May 15, 16 and 17.

Manassas Orchestra, Robots, Going ‘Bach to the Future’

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2013 at 7:32AM | Updated May 10, 2013 at 4:53PM

Hylton Performing Arts Center [Courtesy photo]

By STEPHANIE TIPPLE

MANASSAS, Va. — The Prince William County and Manassas public schools Robotics programs, and the Manassas City Orchestra will be blending two seemingly different worlds – classical music and robotics – on Saturday in their first program, “Bach to the Future.”

Prince William Tourism Leaders Schooled on Social Media

By Potomac Local News

Published May 9, 2013 at 2:48PM

Leaders in the travel and tourism industry gathered at Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge on Wednesday for a lesson in social media. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

Those charged with bringing more visitors to Prince William County got a lesson in social media on Wednesday.

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Whole Foods at Farmers Markets Made with Passion

By Sponsored Post

Published May 9, 2013 at 10:27AM | Updated May 29, 2013 at 10:27AM

By ANNIE BLEWETT
Farmer’s Market Coordinator

Many of my favorite memories with family and friends involve food.

Virginia National Guard Specialist David J. Stanford Headed to West Point

By Chris LeCompte

Published May 9, 2013 at 9:56AM

West Point Certificate of Appointment for Specialist David Stanford of Triangle, Va. [Submitted]

TRIANGLE, Va. — Virginia Army National Guard Specialist David J. Stanford, of Triangle, is heading onward to his first year at West Point United States Military Academy, starting this July.

In June 2012, the Virginia Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division had one of its Infantrymen (who had deployed to Iraq with the Virginia Army National Guard in 2011, reassigned to the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) at West Point. It was a long, challenging academic year, and not every Soldier assigned to USMAPS had what it takes to move upward and onward to West Point at the end of their year, Stanford’s father, Dan, who is deployed in Afghanistan, told Potomac Local News in an email.

Weight Watchers Recognizes Leader of the Year

By Potomac Local News

Published May 9, 2013 at 9:35AM

Submitted News

Weight Watchers is pleased to announce that Becky Spray of Manassas has been awarded the Jean Nidetch Service Vision Leader of the Year Award. This recognition, named for the founder of Weight Watchers, is awarded annually to one outstanding leader in each region who embodies the core philosophy of exceptional customer care. It is meant to recognize the leader who continually strives to ensure that members feel motivated to succeed, part of the group, cared for and well informed.

Exhibit Featuring Works of Strauss, Hock, Opening at Workhouse Arts Center

By Potomac Local News

Published May 9, 2013 at 7:03AM

Curacao [Photo: Kathy Strauss]

Submitted News

Opening on June 1 and on exhibit until June 30, the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton will showcase an exhibition by artists, Kathy Strauss and Maria Bennett Hock. Their show, Weddings & Destinations celebrates brides, the wedding process and all of the sights & sounds a couple can see on their honeymoon. Maria’s traditional oil painting & Kathy’s photography integrate various antique techniques with modern digital methods. The result is a bright combination of artistic expressions that celebrate all of the happenings of a wedding.

Dense Fog Advisory Expires at 10 a.m.

By Potomac Local News

Published May 9, 2013 at 6:49AM

Drivers outside Quantico Marine Corps Base had to deal with dense fog on Thursday, May 9, 2013. [VDOT]

The region is under a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service.

Until 10 a.m., visibilities are expected to stay at a quarter a mile or less.