By MARK DOYLE
STAFFORD COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE
Stafford County Fire and Rescue personnel will spend the Labor Day weekend out on the streets collecting money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
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STAFFORD, Va. — We now know more about human skeletal remains found along Interstate 95 in Stafford County. More from a sheriff’s department press release:
On Thursday, August 16, 2012 the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported that human skeletal remains had been found in the wooded area near the northbound 140 off ramp exit of I-95. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office as well as members of the Virginia State Police were part of the initial investigation and will continue to work together as the investigation of this incident continues.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Hundreds of educators packed the gym at North Stafford High School on Tuesday morning to celebrate their return to the classroom.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A taser weapon was used on a man after a Stafford County Sheriff’s deputy was punched in the face.
Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Micks restaurant in North Stafford late Sunday after an apparent drunken bar guest had to be removed from the restaurant. Deputies arrived to speak with the man who emitted a strong smell of alcohol while slurring his speech, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The teachers are back in class, and soon students will be, too.
Summer break ended for faculty at all of Stafford County’s public schools today. Many returned to the classroom to prep for the upcoming school year, and to welcome parents and students at a series of back-to-school events this week.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Zombies are about to overrun North Stafford, and it’s all for a good cause.
Mainstreet Bar and Grill will hold “zombie dance practice” Sundays Wednesdays at 5 p.m. starting Sept. 5. It’s part of a larger, global effort to “Thrill the World” where fans of the late Michael Jackson will hold impromptu dances on Oct. 27.
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STAFFORD, Va. – After leaving his job as the city manager of Manassas, Larry Hughes is now spending his retirement in parks.
Hughes has been appointed the Interim Director of the Stafford County Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities Department.
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STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford Hospital Center will hold a seminar that will help women understand what to expect when dealing with a high-risk pregnancy.
The seminar will cover informational items like what factors can contribute to premature births, advanced maternal age, pre-eclampsia, diabetes and how multiple births can be effectively managed, according to a press release.
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By URIAH KISER
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — When attorney Ted Cruz won a runoff election in Texas, it caught the attention of Susan Stimpson.