Those Christmas lights on buildings in Downtown Manassas–the ones that have hung for longer than usual–are about to come down.
Today, Historic Manassas Inc., the firm that manages and promotes the city’s downtown neighborhood, told us the lights are coming down on March 15.
COVIDsmart, a digital health study designed to examine the many impacts of COVID- 19 on individuals and their communities launched today, with an open call for participation. The study welcomes participants from all walks of life across Virginia to share information on how the pandemic has affected their lives, even if they have not had COVID-19.
The initiative is sponsored by EVMS-Sentara Healthcare Analytics and Delivery Science Institute (HADSI), George Mason University (Mason), and health technology company Vibrent Health who are leading the initiative to gather information to help participants, researchers and public health entities better understand and address the impacts of the pandemic and future health crises.
Travelers on Interstate 95 northbound should anticipate delays with double lane closures scheduled overnight in Stafford County as construction progresses on the I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing project.
All three travel lanes on I-95 northbound between exit 133 (Route 17) and exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) will be shifted slightly to the left, toward the median, to provide more space along the right shoulder for crews to work behind concrete barriers.
Just as coronavirus numbers are starting to fall, taxes in Stafford County could be going up.
Homeowners face a 4% increase to their property taxes under county administrator Fred Presley’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2022.
Drivers should be on the lookout this week for multiple construction projects in Stafford County and Fredericksburg.
The work will take place as long as the weather holds out, the Virginia Department of Transportation says.
Fire crews from around the region rushed to a blaze in Stafford County early today.
A fire broke out just after midnight in the chimney of a home on Wateredge Lane, near the Abel Lake reservoir.
Manassas National Battlefield Park is preparing for a prescribed fire. We plan to manage the fire on Tuesday, March 9. This date may change depending upon weather conditions. The planned fire will be on about 75 acres near the Deep Cut (west of Featherbed Lane and south of General Trimbles Lane).
This will be the park’s fourth prescribed fire, and it follows successful burns in April 2018 and March and November 2019. The goals of this burn are to restore historic battlefield viewsheds, maintain wildlife habitat, and control woody and invasive species.
Route 628 (Winding Creek Road) in Stafford County will be closed between Route 733 (Embrey Mill Road) and Route 1947 (Walpole Street) beginning Monday, March 15.
The road will remain closed for an estimated six months. Road construction will be performed under permit as part of a private development project.
A Stafford County man faces involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from a fatal crash that occurred last month on Mountain View Road.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash at 5:59 p.m. February 8, where they found a car that collided with a tree and a fence. A passenger was pulled from the wreckage and later died. He was identified as 26-year-old Sean O’Driscoll, of Stafford.
