By KEITH WALKER
For Potomac Local News
STAFFORD, Va. — Applause isn’t allowed during discussions and meetings in the Stafford County Board of Supervisors chamber, so a room full of teachers held up little signs, with flat wooden handles and waggled them above their heads when they liked something they heard.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Two Stafford County High Schools recently received awards for their participation in the state wide 2013 Buckle Up, Drive Sober Challenge sponsored by the Youth of Virginia Speak Out youth leadership program.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Dorothy Hughes is no stranger to April Fool’s jokes. That probably explains why, when she realized she’d won $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Millionaire Mania game, her initial reaction was, “This is not an April Fool’s joke!”
The Dumfries woman bought her winning ticket at Cherry Hill Shell, 3186 River Heritage Blvd. in Dumfries. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Ankush Bahl, the Assistant Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, will join the Youth Symphony Orchestra for an intensive rehearsal session on Monday, April 22, 2013, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The rehearsal, at Gar-Field High School, is open to the public. Community members, music students and teachers are invited to join YOPW as observers of this event.
By CAROLYN BRODEUR
As a camp counselor I planned carefully to make every day a new adventure for my campers. I left nothing up to chance (or so I thought.)
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. – Authorities say a second rabid cat has been found in the North Stafford area. An animal control officer was scratched when they picked up the cat, which has been euthanized.
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By MIKE SALMON
Virginia Megaprojects
This coming summer is going to be very busy along the Interstate 95 corridor in Prince William County.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Police are on the scene of a school bus crash involving children from Fred. M. Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge.
No one on the bus was injured, said Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer. The crash occurred at the intersection of Old Bridge and Occoquan roads in Woodbridge.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — This afternoon, members of the Prince William County Police Association presented a $5000 check to Law Enforcement United. The proceeds were a result of last year’s Police Association Ball.
