Yasmine Deleon, of Stafford, was killed after the horse she was riding in a field off Mt. Olive Road was “spooked” and then ran into the street, where the horse and the girl was hit by an oncoming Kia Sorrento.
Virginia State Police Sgt. Les Tyler the horse died at the scene when it was hit head-on by the Kia, driven by a 40-year-old woman.
Flames broke out at a two-story, single family home at 51 Scotland Circle, just off Austin Ridge Drive, at 8:16 p.m.
Two adults and two children were home at the time of the fire but made it out safely. Two of the occupants were treated for injuries that did not appear to be life threatening, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
A concrete median is scheduled to be installed today as part of the project to widen Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) to four lanes at Joshua Road. The median will be in place between Joshua and Furnace roads and will limit driver’s ability to make turns in oncoming traffic.
A new left turn lane will be will be installed on the westbound portion of Va. 610 for drivers that want to turn onto Christopher Drive, entering St. George’s subdivision. The new median will bar drivers from making left turns from westbound Va. 610 onto Woodleigh Lane, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kelly Hannon.
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Falmouth, Va. –– A small crowd turned out at England Run Library for Del. Mark Cole’s third Town Hall Meeting.
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Falmouth, Va. –– Crowds gathered at Amy’s Café in Falmouth on Thursday night to hear Bob Thomas‘ platform.
Mountain View High School will graduate 460 students in its fifth graduating class tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. This class collectively earned over 3.5 million dollars in scholarships, a school record. The Valedictorian is Miranda Reichhardt. The Salutatorian is Brittany Scites.
Stafford High School will graduate 418 students at their ceremony Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The Valedictorian is Ik Su Oh and the Salutatorian is Matthew Francom. Stafford High has 4 sets of twins (Brittany and Michael Hicks, Chris and Maya Mardini, Jennifer and Michael Mongrain and Britney and Lauren Wible) in this graduating class and the first of the African refugee students, Nijimbere Eliphase, will graduate.
Virginia State Park’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center and Breakwater Marina Store
Description: Come out and enjoy Virginia State Parks’ 75th birthday celebration. Stop by the Visitor Center to learn about the history of Leesylvania and the park system as a whole. And enjoy games and activities at the Breakwater Marina store starting at 2 p.m. Wish Virginia State Parks a happy birthday and eat free cake. The cake will be cut at 2 p.m. at the marina store.
Stafford, Va. –– Officials named four new administrators to fill positions at schools in Stafford County.
Lisa Besceglia, a former special education teacher and assistant principal at Dixon-Smith Middle School since 2005 has been named the principal. She replaces Principal Steve Trant who opened the school in 2006 and has spent 36 years working within the school system, said Stafford County Public Schools spokeswoman Valerie Cottongim.
As of next month I will have lived in my house for 20 years, so when I hear a noise around the house I can usually tell what it is right away.
Not so with an odd tapping noise I heard for the first time the other day.
A bill proposed by Richard Anderson (Va–51, Lake Ridge, Prince William) requires drivers to stop for school buses loading and unloading children, and specifies a charge of reckless driving for those who fail to do so. Honestly, my Driver’s Ed instructor must have lied to me because I didn’t realize those flashing stop signs were optional.
Either way, though, I’m always happy to see children’s safety being ensured.
