Stafford County, Va. –– Stafford County’s website got an upgrade this week offering links to more video, more community news, and more ways for residents to pay their taxes online.
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The meeting will be held Thursday July 21, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Stafford Administration Center located at 1300 Courthouse Road in Stafford.
This event will allow citizens, businesses, and community stakeholders to gain first-hand information about the progress and preparations by the county and Quantico Marine Corps Base have collaboratively taken to meet the challenges of BRAC and to learn what services, resources and opportunities are available to help ease and manage upcoming BRAC-related transitions.
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Stafford County, Va. – An elected official’s car has become an apparent target of vandals.
The victim, a pizza delivery man, delivered a pizza pie to a room at a Motel 6 on Warrenton Road (U.S. 17) about 11 p.m. Saturday.
The man was given $20 in exchange for the pizza, but as he turned to leave he was confronted by a man who told him to give back the money, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The road opened to traffic Monday after the four-month operation to improve the bridge.
Drivers were detoured around affected area as work progressed.
By Marty van Duyne
For PotomacLocal.com
The girl is a student at Brooke Point High School who told her friend’s mother she had consensual sex with a 31-year-old substitute paraprofessional who works at the high school, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The girl had babysat for the suspect while he coached a field hockey team at the high school on the evening of June 27.
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The victim was walking in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) and Potomac Hills Drive about 4:30 a.m. Thursday when a man approached him, demanded money, and stabbed the victim when he said he had no cash, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
A tow truck driver saw the victim who was walking along U.S. 1 near Sunnyside Nursery and asked the man if he needed help, but he declined, said Kennedy. The driver then saw a car come a pick up the victim, and police later found the victim with a friend at a pharmacy on Garrisonville Road (Va. 610). The couple was purchasing bandages when deputies found them.
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Manassas, Va. –– Starting tonight at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, a series of new special performances begins with an old favorite.
We are in the midst of some fundamental changes in how this nation fights its wars. Some of these changes are the result of our efforts. Others are the result of our adversaries’ endeavors. For us, both Iraq and Afghanistan have been true “crucibles of invention” as our tactics, techniques and procedures have evolved to meet the demands of the changing battlefield situation. But we’re not the only ones who are learning the lessons of those wars.
China’s People’s Liberation Army is among those paying very close attention to our recent combat experiences. It turns out the Chinese have been very impressed with our ability to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to effectively track, target and kill insurgents in both theaters. A July 4 article in the Washington Post describes how the Chinese are producing drones that are similar to our Predator and Global Hawk UAVs and showcasing them at the Zhuhai air show, the top such event in their country.