Submitted By Kim Hylander
Prince William Fire and Rescue Department
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which affects an estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year is on the rise. TBI is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), of the total TBIs that occur, 75% are concussions or other mild forms of TBI.
A new call has been made to dredge the Quantico Bay near, and since it’s used for recreation we want to know if you would you swim in Quantico Bay?
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Repeal of ‘Kings Dominion law’ fails again
WTOP.com reports Don’t change your vacation plans. There will be no big change in school calendars in Virginia.
Woodbridge mobile home park owner asks court to allow rebuilding
The Washington Post reports The owner of a Woodbridge mobile home park that was inundated during flooding last year is asking a Prince William County Circuit Court to allow mobile homes to be rebuilt before the court considers a pending lawsuit.
Woodbridge, Va. — Blair Christolon, a librarian with the Prince William Public Library System, has been chosen to serve as a member of the 2012 John Newbery Award Committee. The committee is charged with the annual selection of one book as the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Newbery Award Committee operates under the direction of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Only fifteen librarians from across the nation are chosen to serve on this prestigious committee, and the book they choose will be on school reading lists for decades to come.
Stafford County, Va. — A bizarre pursuit involving the Stafford sheriff’s office landed one woman in jail.
A driver called 911 at 9:23 p.m. Monday after she was sitting on Staffordboro Boulevard waiting to make a left turn onto Va. 610 in North Stafford.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission officials are bracing for the impacts of a possible strike on bus system that serves Prince William County and much of Northern Virginia. But will a transit strike affect you?
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Incarcerated ex-Marine charged in 2009 slaying of Navy petty officer
The Washington Post reports A former U.S. Marine already serving a prison sentence was charged Thursday in the 2009 slaying of a female Navy petty officer at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington County, federal prosecutors said. The case has ties to Woodbridge.
Man convicted in chain saw attack
Fredericksburg.com reports A man who was hit in the head with a baseball bat after entering his wife’s boyfriend’s home with a chain saw was convicted of two charges Tuesday.
Submitted By Valerie Cottongim
Stafford County Public Schools
Stafford, Va. — Colonial Forge High School received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for their proposal titled From the Garden to the Kitchen. The grant application was submitted based on the goal of improving the learning community at Colonial Forge.
North Stafford, Va. — On Thursday, March 1, General Excavation Inc., will begin to mobilize equipment and erect construction signs on the east and westbound side of Route 610; on the north and southbound side of Mine Road (Route 684); and along any connecting secondary routes in the vicinity of the project. The $975,443.00 project will add additional turn lanes and improve pedestrian access on Mine Road in Stafford County.
General Excavation Inc. will widen Mine Road by adding an additional right turn lane from Mine Road onto Route 610 east. There will also be an additional left turn lane on Route 610 south turning onto Mine Road. Other improvements to be made in connection with this project include, three handicap ramps at the intersections of Route 610 and Mine Road; a sidewalk will be installed along the northbound turn lane of Mine Road which will connect with the sidewalk on the eastbound lane of Route 610; and pedestrian buttons will be added to the existing traffic signal poles at the intersection.
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