STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — During the lunchtime hour Wednesday, Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chairman Susan Stimpson talked about the county’s public schools.
From her Facebook page, she and Falmouth School Board Representative Meg Bohmke took questions from constituents about things like student activity buses and rebuilding Stafford Senior High School. The entire discussion can be viewed on Stimpson’s Facebook page.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The private developer of the 95 Express Lanes project has been tapped by the federal government to apply for a loan to help pay for the lanes.
Transurban-Fluor will convert the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 95, from Dumfries to Edsall Road in Alexandria, to toll lanes. The lanes will be extended from Dumfries to Va. 610 in North Stafford to complete the 29-mile, $940 million 95 Express Lanes corridor.
STAFFORD, Va. — A child found in a Stafford retention pond drowned Monday afternoon.
The 11-year-old boy was found by a passerby who was walking in the area of Snow Drive Landmark Road off U.S. 1 about 4:47 p.m. The passerby pulled the child from the pond and performed CPR on him until emergency crews arrived on scene and took over, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Plans moving ahead for I-95 tolls
WTOPNEWS.COM reports There could be some idea by the end of May where new toll facilities will be placed on Interstate 95 in Virginia, as well as an estimate on how much they might cost.
Corey Stewart buys 1740 estate in Woodbridge
WASHINGTONPOST.COM reports It seems Prince William County‘s Corey Stewart is having a pretty good month. Last week, the Republican Board of Supervisors chairman announced his campaign for lieutenant governor. And on Wednesday, he and his wife, Maria, bought what is believed to be Prince William’s oldest home during a live auction — a Woodbridge estate where Thomas Jefferson once stayed and George Washington once honeymooned.
It takes a lot to keep a community of this size clean. But there are some dedicated individuals who work hard to do just that.
I’ll be joining Keep Prince William Beautiful at 9 a.m. Saturday for the annual Route 1 Clean Up. I’m told to meet outside the old Five Guys restaurant at Marumsco Plaza in Woodbridge to pick up some supplies and some always appreciated refreshments, and then we’ll begin working out way along U.S. 1, picking up litter and whatever else we find during our walk.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — It’s OK to have open fires once again in Stafford County.
STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities in Stafford want parents and teenagers to know that they’re looking for parties where alcohol is being served to minors.
Calling it “gathering of intelligence,” the county’s sheriff’s department will use undercover deputies to infiltrate after-prom parties to find alcohol violations.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A new indoor aquatics center will be built in North Stafford.
The planned two-story Stafford Sports Center will be a 196,000 square foot building built along Va. 610 between Parkway Boulevard and North Stafford High School. It’ll include a 10-lane swimming pool for competitive activities aimed at attracting high school teams, while another portion of the 23-acre site will include an outdoor field house with four fields and stadium seating, according to county documents.
SPECTATORS TURN HEADS TO THE SKIES
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DRY OUTSIDE CONDITIONS REMAIN
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Continued dry conditions in the area prompted Stafford County to once again ban all outside burning.
