The club is having a “reunion” and ribbon-cutting ceremony tonight. It’s going to be a great event with all the alumni who attended the club over the years will be in attendance.
The Boys & Girls Clubs have strong ties with their former members from the past. They are the ones who built the foundation for the young people who are members today.
STAFFORD, Va. — Officials are slated to make an emergency exception to noise rules for high occupancy toll lane construction on Interstate 95.
Stafford County officials tonight will vote on a proposed amendment to the county’s noise ordinance that limits daytime noise to 65 decibels, 55 decibels at night. Work to extend two express lanes down the center median of I-95 from Dumfries to North Stafford will exceed 80 decibels, according to a county report.
STAFFORD, Va. — George Allen brought his Virginia Voices tour to Stafford on Monday where he listened to defense industry, business and community leaders voice their views and concerns about the $500 Billion defense cuts scheduled to begin January 2.
At a defense roundtable organized by Stafford County Supervisor Ty Scheiber, Allen met with leaders representing a variety of regional interests, including local defense contracting companies, small businesses, the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
By KJ MUSHUNG
STAFFORD, Va. — Tim Kaine and Anne Holton kicked off a volunteer neighborhood canvass in Stafford on Saturday, Sept. 15 at a campaign field office near the Stafford Hospital. Kaine is a former Virginia governor who is running for senate against George Allen, another former governor. Allen also used to be a Virginia senator and is looking to reclaim that title.
I have been working very hard during this long, hot summer researching the ice cream shops in and around our area.
Driving south on Interstate 95, I frequently exit at Woodbridge to take U.S. 1 due to traffic congestion. When I do this I’ve inevitably missed lunch and remember this just as I am with in view of Jo Jo’s Original Soft Serve in Dumfries. I’m sure you’d agree their medium soft serve cone is an acceptable lunch alternative in an emergency. I’ll give them an A-plus for location alone.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A charity event to raise donations of canned food brought out zombies in North Stafford.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Two young lives were lost in an early morning crash today on Va. 610 in North Stafford.
A 2002 Ford Taurus was traveling east on Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) about 3:05 a.m. Saturday when the driver lost control of the car – which was carrying five occupants – and ran off the side of the road. The car struck a tree just east of Green Acre Drive near the Lake Arrowhead subdivision, spun around and then struck another tree instantly killing two passengers.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Sen. Mark Warner will visit Stafford County on Friday to talk business.
During a trip through the region, Warner will stop for a roundtable discussion at Gari Melcher’s Home and Studio in Falmouth between 3 and 4:30 p.m. Friday.
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Children between the ages of five and 17 are making good use of open gym. During the week, gym time is made available to members to play basketball and keep their skills sharp for the Fall League and there is already a buzz in the air about the upcoming season.
