The Stafford County Sheriff’s Department is about to get a tech upgrade.
The county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the purchase of new in-car cameras for the department’s cruisers. A total of $150,000 will come from the Sheriff’s Office Operating Budget to replace 19 cameras, as well as provide technical support for the new equipment.
As security guard and the OmniRide Transit Center in Woodbridge got into an argument with another man and was pushed to the ground and beaten.
Prince William police were called to the transit center at 14700 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. While the security guard was on the ground, another man started kicking the guard, and then pulled out a knife and then held it to his throat, police said.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors moved forward with its annual budget process during a virtual meeting Tuesday night.
Supervisors discussed a far less ambitious budget plan that is now drastically scaled back in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
All lanes of Interstate 95 in Stafford are open once again.
A crash involving multiple cars closed the southbound portion of the highway at Centreport Parkway, milepost 136, near the Stafford Regional Airport at 4:20 p.m.
Pauline Thelma King was born on March 21, 1939 and passed away on April 8, 2020. Pauline was a resident of Herndon, Virginia.
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Rami Hamrouni owns Primavera, an Italian restaurant with locations in Downtown Fredericksburg and Celebrate Virginia in Stafford County.
His business has taken a dip since the coronavirus outbreak. Like most restaurants across the state, he’s closed his dining rooms. Customers can still pick up food, but instead of coming to the counter, the restaurant has set up a table six feet away from the counter where the food is placed for pickup.
Basic disinfectants, like hand sanitizer and wipes, have been in short supply in the wake of the coronavirus spread. A. Smith Bowman, an alcohol distillery in Fredericksburg, has stepped up to create hand sanitizers to donate to the nearby hospitals, and to first responders in the Fredericksburg area.
Master Distiller, Brian Prewitt and his team went to work with the supplies they had.
Fredericksburg.com (metered paywall) | The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is now allowing distilleries to ship spirits directly to in-state consumers.
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Tiffany Marie Davis was born on March 4, 1986 and passed away on April 7, 2020. Tiffany was a resident of Triangle, Virginia.
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Isabell Ruthie Blackwell was born on April 18, 1947 and passed away on April 7, 2020. Isabell was a resident of Annandale, Virginia.
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