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Supervisors to Make Stops in County This Week

By Potomac Local News

The seven-member Board responsible for overseeing county operations and representing residents in each of their respective magisterial districts will make their first stop at the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Stafford Roundtable event at the Globe and Laurel Restaurant on U.S. in North Stafford. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and has billed as an opportunity for business owners to get an update on happenings that take place inside the Board of Supervisors Chambers in Stafford.

The Board at 7:30 a.m. Saturday will then meet at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont Plantation, at 224 Washington Street in Falmouth, to discuss plans for 2012, according to a press release.

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Tow Truck Driver Charged in Crash

By Potomac Local News

Virginia State Police Sgt. Les Tyler said a flatbed tow truck with a car in tow was traveling in the center lane of the highway at the 140 mile post when the driver merged in the right lane. As he did, the tow truck struck a 2003 Chevrolet Pickup, said Tyler.

Striking the pickup forced the tow truck over the guardrail on the right shoulder and into an embankment.

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Teen Football Fan Surprised with New HVAC System

By Potomac Local News
Basim Mansour, owner of Michael and Sons Services, presents 15-year-old Brandon Anderson a Philadelphia Eagles helmet signed by Brandon's favorite player Michael Vick. (Photo; Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Triangle, Va. — Brandon Anderson suffers from Muscular Dystrophy and lives with his mother in Triangle.

The 15-year-old has had trouble breathing since the earthquake that rocked Virginia last August destroyed the oil boiler outside their trailer. Brandon has problems breathing in cold and humid air, and the breathing problems only make his medical condition worse.

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Around Town

By Potomac Local News
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Booz Allen Hamilton revenue up 3.9%, will pay dividend
McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton, which announced a round of job cuts in January, was coming off an improved performance last quarter, reports The Washington Business Journal.

Micron’s CEO Dies in Small Plane Crash
Micron Technology, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Steven R. Appleton died in a small plane crash that occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Friday at a Boise, Idaho, airport, the company’s board of directors confirmed in a statement Friday, reports Patch.com.

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Search and Rescue Launched for Man Stuck in Marsh

By Potomac Local News
A Quantico Water Rescue vehicle prepares to leave the Aquia Harbour marina after a successful search and rescue mission on Feb. 4, 2012. (Photo by: KJ Mushung)

By KJ Mushung

Stafford, Va. — A LifeEvac helicopter and various water rescue boats were dispatched from Aquia Harbour, Willow Landing and Widewater in search of a man who was stuck in the marsh but didn’t know his exact location.

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Gloria Spooner Dies

By Potomac Local News
Gloria and retired Maj. Richard Spooner photographed inside the Globe and Laurel Restaurant in 2003. (Photo: DriveI95.com)

North Stafford, Va. — The wife of one of the area’s best known restaurant entrepreneurs today lost her battle with cancer.

Gloria Spooner, 82, died this morning. She leaves behind her husband, retired Maj. Richard Spooner, four children and 17 grandchildren.

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Wine Wedding Reception Used to Promote Stafford

By Potomac Local News
Potomac Point Winery

Stafford, Va. — If you grow up around wine it’s fitting that your wedding reception is held at a winery.

That was the case for Cindy Causey’s 25-year-old daughter Chelsea, and her 28-year-old husband Nick. Both were married last fall and had their reception at Potomac Point Winery in Stafford County. Cindy and her husband, Skip, own the winery.

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