Lake Ridge, Va. –– A tornado warning was issued this morning at Lake Ridge Elementary School, but it was only a drill.
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Deputies in Stafford County were faced with those questions over the weekend.
No ordinary mailbox smashing caper, this person in this case walked up to at least three mailboxes in front of homes along Choptank Road in the Vista Woods neighborhood and pulled the posts from the ground, sometime late Saturday into early Sunday.
Students in schools, office workers at businesses and in government and those at home are asked to participate in the drill so they will know what to do in the event a twister strikes.
The National Weather Service will send out a test tornado warning triggering a tone alert on NOAA Weather Radio. The warning will also prompt a warning message on radio and TV.
Stafford County, Va. –– Fire and rescue crews on Monday evening were called to a brush fire at Willowmere Park on Mountain View Road.
Quantico, Va. –– For two days this week, Quantico Marine Corps Base is going to be booming. Officials have announced they will be conducting munitions training on the base today until 4 p.m.
They’ll pick up the training again from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Stafford County, Va. –– The Aquia Creek Battlefield is about to undergo a major survey. Now, anyone interested in the site of one of the first major naval battles of the Civil War is invited to get more information about the project.
Stafford, Va. –– Sheriff’s deputies’ uniforms in Stafford will change colors starting today.
Firefighters in Woodbridge shaved their heads to help find a cure for childhood cancer.
Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton VFD held their sixth-annual St. Baldrick’s event on Friday, where 52 volunteer fire and rescue crew members, including Prince William Supervisor Martin Nohe, shaved their heads for a cause.
The new site aims to make information about county services, bill payments, public notices, and news about videos about the county easier for users to access with a newly improved search engine.
“The main objective for the completely renovated site is to provide information on the County’s services in a more user-friendly manner,” said County Administrator Anthony Romanello in a press release.