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Elaborate Jail Scam Targets Stafford Senior

Published September 11, 2012 at 2:30PM | Updated September 13, 2012 at 11:11AM

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A senior citizen was nearly taken for $3,000 during a would-be phone scam before authorities stepped in.

Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Courtman was called to a home on Smithfield Way in south Stafford on Monday after a woman received a phone call from what appeared to be her female friend stating she was in jail. The woman told the victim she was jailed in Fairfax County after running a red traffic light and colliding with at least one other car, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

Stafford’s Tech & Research Park Opens

By Potomac Local News

Published September 7, 2012 at 10:45AM | Updated September 11, 2012 at 2:54PM

(Submitted photo)

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A new center for education and technology is open in North Stafford.

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Man Pulled from River

By Potomac Local News

Published September 6, 2012 at 10:00AM | Updated September 10, 2012 at 8:07AM

During their response the ECC advised a male patient had jumped from the Chatham Bridge into the river.

Upon arrival Stafford County Fire and Rescue personnel located a male patient near the Stafford Shore. The patient was immobilized, lifted to the Chatham Bridge and transported to Mary Washington Hospital

Trail Wanted in Expanding Park

By Potomac Local News

Published September 5, 2012 at 10:24AM | Updated September 11, 2012 at 2:54PM

(Photo; Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A total of 136 new parking spaces will be added at Smith Lake Park, which is the home to five heavily used soccer fields. With the new parking spaces, all five soccer fields will be able to be used simultaneously for the first time.

Work on the $547,000 project, which also includes a new maintenance facility that will include a “modest” equipment shop with two vehicle bays that can be used to load trucks with salt and sand for snow removal operations, should be complete next spring. Officials said working on the project during the winter months will have the least impact on park visitors.

‘Make the Future’ is Changing Futures

By Potomac Local News

Published September 5, 2012 at 8:05AM | Updated September 7, 2012 at 7:49AM

Coach Michael Futrell along with his wife, Dr. Bernadine Futrell, are the founders and directors of the Make The Future Basketball camp held Aug. 27 – 31 at the General Heiser Boys and Girls Club in Dumfries.

The organization is in its third year of operation and serves many of Boys and Girls Club members here at the General Heiser Branch, and also the other Boys and Girls Club branches in Northern Virginia.

Logo Chosen for Stafford’s 350th

By Potomac Local News

Published September 4, 2012 at 8:46AM | Updated September 4, 2012 at 7:25PM

STAFFORD, Va. — The logo that will be used to celebrate Stafford County’s 350th anniversary has been chosen.

Developed by the county’s Blue Ribbon Committee, the logo will be used throughout 2014 to mark special events planned for the county’s birthday. It features a geographical outline of the county, incorporates the “Stafford, Virginia” logo commonly seen on marketing materials and on water towers in Stafford, and a depiction of President George Washington as a child playing with a hoop.

‘How to Market Your Book’ Panel Discussion is Sept. 8

By Potomac Local News

Published September 4, 2012 at 8:18AM

MANASSAS, Va. — Write by the Rails, an initiative by individual writer members of the Prince William Arts Council, is sponsoring “How to Market Your Book,” a panel discussion by local writers on Saturday, September 8 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9325 West Street, in Manassas. The event is free and open to the public.

Panelists will be Bristow resident Carol Covin, author of Who Gets to Name Grandma; Lake Ridge resident Nancy Kyme, author of Memory Lake; Bristow resident Tee Morris, author of Phoenix Rising, Morevi and The Case of the Singing Sword and Manassas resident Ross Murphy, You Will Never Dance Alone, Dancing with the Devil. Dan Verner, Biscuit City blogger, will be the master of ceremonies and Leigh Giza, author of Found and Lost, is the workshop coordinator. Participants will leave with a free handout of marketing tips by Claudia LaFeve, author of Parallel, Paradox, unDead Dixie Debs and The Fury will be distributed. Books by local writers will be available for purchase.

School Zone Enforcement Returns Tuesday

By Potomac Local News

Published August 31, 2012 at 3:53PM | Updated September 6, 2012 at 10:46AM

STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announces the “School’s Open” campaign to coincide with the opening of Stafford County Public Schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

This campaign will be in effect Tuesday through Friday, September 7.

610 Bridge Work Complete

By Potomac Local News

Published August 31, 2012 at 10:33AM | Updated September 6, 2012 at 11:02AM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A bridge rehabilitation project has finished on Va. 610 (Garrisonville Road) over Aquia Creek in Stafford County, just west of the intersection with Joshua Road.

Both travel lanes over the bridge are now open to traffic.

Fall Sports Gearing up in Manassas

By Potomac Local News

Published August 30, 2012 at 9:28AM | Updated September 4, 2012 at 8:52AM

Coach Tim and his team "The Apples" after a great Spring season. Coach Tim looks to return and coach a group of girls to the championship in the 10-12 year old divison.

The basketball league is one of the clubs biggest programs, averaging about 200 children per season. The children play in one of five different age divisions on teams that are picked with the use of a skills evaluation clinic that is held on the first practice of the season.

Volleyball is a fast-growing program that has seen its participation nearly double over the last year. Girls between the ages of 10 and 17 play in one of two age divisions while they learn the fundamentals of the game, or sharpen their skills for their high school seasons.