During April, construction crews will start a safety widening project along sections of Route 635 (Decatur Road) and Route 628 (Ramoth Church Road) in Stafford County to expand the road shoulders.
Widening the shoulders will provide more recovery space for drivers if their vehicle strays from the travel lanes. The project is intended to reduce the risk of crashes and injuries that can result from vehicles running off the road.
Police in Manassas are looking for three men they say walked in a Home Depot and stole tools.
It happened at the big box hardware store at 8805 Liberia Avenue on March 20. The men made off with the tools and then got away in a black four-door sedan with chrome trim, said city police spokeswoman Sarah Mahoney.
Eric Wolpert, CEO at EAW Tech in Manassas, took some time out of his busy schedule of supporting his customers to, instead, support his fellow local business owners in Downtown Manassas.
This is one of the best things I’ve seen online in recent days, and this truly is part of the Downtown Manassas culture, where over the years hosting 1 Million Cups Prince William at CenterFuse co-working center (where I also have a workspace, and you should, too, once this storm passes), I’ve seen business owners come together time and again to support each other.
Rickey Odell Lang, Sr. was born on January 6, 1957 and passed away on April 3, 2020. Rickey was a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia.
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The Rappahannock Area Health District is reporting its first coronavirus death.
The victim, in his 60s, died at Spotsylvania Regional Hospital, Fredericksburg.com reports. The victim’s family told the news outlet he was unable to receive a coronavirus test.
Fatal coronavirus victim denied test — The Spotsylvania County man who this week became the first person in the Fredericksburg area who is known to have died from COVID-19 tried repeatedly to get tested for the virus, according to his daughters. [Fredericksburg.com — metered paywall]
Gainesville woman stricken with coronavirus — Joanne Blue, 65, was in a Gainesville nursing home when she was infected with the coronavirus. She’s now at Haymarket Medical Center, and her family cannot see her. [Insidenova.com]
Stafford authorities say there’s been an uptick in car break-ins in recent days.
The SCSO would like to remind residents to lock your doors and your vehicles. We have seen a recent uptick in reports regarding larcenies from vehicles. Read more here: https://t.co/DXS56a0n5P #CrimePrevention pic.twitter.com/fVVZHVhRoy
There’s a collection underway to raise cash for those who have been laid off during the coronavirus spread.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors wants to give residents and business owners some breathing room when it comes to their tax bills, where it can.
The county has looked into four different areas of tax relief, possibly delaying the collection of some taxes during the coronavirus outbreak. The Board of Supervisors could take action for some of these taxes, while others might be a bit more complicated due to rules and regulations.
The Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO) announced that they are cancelling their Historic Half Weekend events scheduled for May in Fredericksburg following the statewide Stay at Home order issued by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, but they are providing other ways for runners to participate while socially distancing.
According to a press release from the Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO), the MCMO has announced that the 2020 Marine Corps Historic Half Weekend events, scheduled for Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17 have been cancelled to support the wellbeing of the running community, residents, Marines and partners.
