FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – The chatter about selling Virginia’s state-owned liquor stores is getting louder.
A new plan from Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s office would put liquor licenses up for sale on three separate tiers of limited private licensing, which would then be sold to the highest bidders, according to the Associated Press.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – Stafford authorities forced their way into a hotel room after a woman who was thought to be armed holed herself up Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff’s deputies forced their way into the room about 4 p.m. and found a 54-year-old woman who refused to check out of the hotel earlier that morning. (more…)
FALMOUTH, Va. – A woman who refused to check out of a hotel this morning got the attention of police.
The manager of the Howard Johnson on U.S. 17 in south Stafford called police when a woman wouldn’t leave the room, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Virginia Railway Express’ new express train was delayed during it inaugural run Monday.
The train left the Fredericksburg station on time at 5:15 a.m., but then hit delays in Stafford County and into Woodbridge, said VRE Board Chair Paul Milde.
In this week’s Across Town, a look at business happenings around the area: A local hospital gets a new leader and it’s your free chance to find out more about the BRAC relocation.
Hospital’s new president
AQUIA LANDING, Va. – The crews of the S.S. Songer and the Cardboard Speed Boat battled it out in contest of speed, rowing strength and cardboard boating know how.
At the start of the race Saturday, the pilots of the two homemade cardboard boats, along with a fleet of others, jumped into their crafts and started paddling with their oars.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – North Stafford’s main road is getting wider.
Since April, crews have been working to widen Va. 610 at Joshua Road at a projected cost of $9.1 million.
Gloria Jean Parker-May felt thought Friday morning’s earthquake was something else.
“Right about 5 a.m. I thought I was dreaming, and then wondering why such a big truck would be driving through the neighborhood,” said May about the feeling the quake. “So that explains why the bed was shaking.”
With the hot weather hanging around there are still plenty of cool things to do this weekend.
North Stafford Car Show
David Watson’s career as an electrical engineer in the Navy may have not prepared him for building cardboard boats, but he likes doing it.
Watson’s labor of love is for Rock Hill Ruitan Club’s Cardboard Boat Regatta, scheduled tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. at Aquia Landing Park in Stafford County. (more…)
