FREDERICKSBURG — Fans will have a chance to rename the Potomac Nationals as the Minor League Baseball team moves from Woodbridge to Fredericksburg.
Team owner Art Silber says he’s open to a name change and plans to listen to the community in the coming months about proposed team names. Silber plans to include “Fredericksburg” in the team name.
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On February 23, 2019, Phillip Calvin Bush, Sr., beloved husband of Adrienne (Willson); devoted father of Phillip II (Jennifer) and Adrienne (Joseph Pleasants); loving grandfather of 7 and great grandfather of 8. He was preceded in death by 8 brothers and 9 sisters. Also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, bothers and sister-in-laws, family members, and a multitude of friends.
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STAFFORD COUNTY — Ferry Farm Elementary School will receive a renovation to its 53-year-old basement addition under a resolution passed by the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
All told, the renovation will cost $1.9 million with money coming from leftover money from last fiscal year and diverted funds coming from renovation projects at H.H. Poole Middle School and Mountain View High School.
MANASSAS — Heritage Brewing no longer plans to build and operate its anchor brewery at the Landing at Cannon Branch.
The $9 million, 35,000 square-foot brewery was going to be the company’s second location and the centerpiece of the mixed-use development just off Godwin Drive in Manassas. Retail shops, office space, a Tru by Hilton Hotel, and 294 condominium and townhomes are still planned for the site, with the homes already under construction.
MANASSAS — Democrats in Manassas appear to favor Mark Wolfe as the candidate to run for House of Delegates in the 50th District.
The seat is held by Lee Carter, a Democrat and the state’s first elected member of the Democratic Socialists of America activist group. Wolfe, a Republican turned Democrat announced his campaign earlier this month, more than two years after being elected to another term on the Manassas City Council.
NORTH STAFFORD — A second location of Jay’s Sports Lounge will open soon in the spot formerly located by Mick’s Lounge in North Stafford. Jay’s Downtown Sports Lounge has been a staple of the downtown Fredericksburg nightlife since 2014.
Company president Sanjay Sharma is excited to bring Jay’s experience to North Stafford. Jay’s Sports Lounge will be serving up American fare along with beer, wine, and cocktails.
The region will once again find itself under a winter storm watch late Tuesday into Wednesday morning as a storm has our region in its sights.
Snow will move into the region from the southwest to the northeast Tuesday night, with an all-snow event impacting our area by Wednesday morning.
STAFFORD – (Press Release) Four suspects were arrested on Friday night by units with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after attempting to break into a residence using an ax.
On February 8, 2019, units responded to a reported domestic with a weapon at a residence located on the 500 block of Eskimo Hill Road. The caller told the Sheriff’s Office that she had been assaulted and several individuals were outside attempting to break into the house with an ax. The caller also said they had threatened to burn the house down.
