Stafford County, Va. –– Sheriff Charles E. Jett wants more deputies on the streets to engage in community policing. To do that, he’ll need at least seven new deputies.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved his request to seek grant funding for the new deputies.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued Monday until 6 p.m. for the Potomac Communities, as forecasters said strong storms could move into the region, some of which may contain damaging winds and hail.
Rising temperatures into the mid 80s will also support thunderstorms, much like we saw last week.
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Earlier this month, transportation officials announced a detour for traffic on the roadway that would take drivers around where the work was being done at Widewater and Decatur roads.
The project was expected to cost $150,000, and it was aimed at improving the drainage on the roads at that intersection.
Students at Brooke Point High School will present Godspell on stage, tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30.
Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for adults. Students get in free with any school or college ID.
Police say a man walked into a Union Bank and Trust on Morris Road in Spotsylvania County at 10:30 a.m. Friday. The man handed the teller a note and asked for money, which the teller provided to the man.
With cash in hand, the robber runs from the bank and enters a silver car with Maryland tags, and along with another occupant in the car speeds away, said Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis.
Falmouth, Va. –– Stafford Sheriff’s Deputies stopped traffic at the intersection of Butler Road (Va. 218) and Cambridge Street (U.S. 1) Thursday morning.
Stafford, Va. –– Members of the Stafford Board of Supervisors on Tuesday toured the new cancer center at Stafford Hospital Center.
