The storm is expected to become a Category 4 storm that will churn it up seaboard and is expected to impact the Mid-Atlantic coast late Saturday into Sunday morning, bringing high winds to heavy rains to the coast.
For the Potomac Communities, well, the storm’s forecasted effects on us aren’t as clear.
The East Coast was rocked again overnight by an earthquake from Virginia.
The 4.5 magnitude quake was once again centered near where Tuesday’s large 5.8 quake originated in Mineral, Va., just 32 miles southwest of Fredericksburg, according to the USGS.
Update:
Germanna Community College announced Thursday the college will return to class Tuesday, Sept. 6, following the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the East Coast on Tuesday.
Nursing and dental hygiene students will resume classes Friday, Aug. 30, according to college spokeswoman Barbara Taylor.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William officials plan to honor the 22 residents from the county who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Nineteen of them were killed in a terrorist attack the Pentagon in Arlington and three at the World Trade Center in New York City.
Update 9 p.m.
The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed a 4.2 aftershock centered near Mineral, Va. at 8:05 p.m.
Update 8:30 a.m. Wednesday
Trees are being cut back to make way for the new sidewalk, which will connect walking path lined with street lights along Hampton Park with a sidewalk at Eustace Road, near Woodlands Pool.
Garrisonville District Supervisor Mark Dudenhefer says the path has been a long time coming.
Story By Uriah Kiser
Photos By Mary Davidson
It’s a piece of history in Prince William County entrusted to the police department.
Prince William County, Va. — The American Wartime Museum slated to be built in Dale City will host an open house this weekend.
Museum officials have invited residents to Nokesville in western Prince William County to see demonstrations of tanks and flame throwers, and to learn more about a planned museum that aims to recreate the wartime experience for the public.
Three hundred sixty five structure fires have caused over $9 million in loss and damages at colleges since 2000 in Virginia. If you’re staying in student housing, are you willing to bet your life that you are automatically safe from fire? Be smart; change the batteries in your smoke detectors when you get there.
Many student houses and dorms at your school might not have adequate automatic sprinklers or fire alarm systems. Regularly testing fire and smoke detectors is the first smart action you can take at any new location you move to.
