FREDERICKSBURG – (Press Release) Route 616 (Poplar Road) in Stafford County is now open to through traffic between Stony Hill Road and Mack Lane.   Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews have completed a drainage pipe replacement project that had closed Poplar Road to through traffic since Monday, Oct. 1.   Paving work will be […]


Prince William County, the second largest and fourth fastest growing jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and NAIOP Northern Virginia, the region’s premier commercial real estate organization, will present I-95 and U.S. Route 1 Development and Redevelopment Opportunities in Prince William County, Virginia. The event will take place at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, October 11, 2018, […]


STAFFORD – (Press Release) The Boil Water Alert for the affected areas in southern Stafford County is still in effect. Authorities are strongly advising residents to continue to boil water or use bottled water for consumption. Test results are being conducted per the Virginia Department of Health protocols, which take three to five days to […]


STAFFORD — (Press Release) October 3, 2018, 700 block of Jett Street, 10/02. Welcome sign stolen from front porch of residence. The investigation is ongoing.

217 Garrisonville Road, 10/02. Suspects arrested after stealing from Walmart. On September 24, 2018, at approximately 4:23 p.m., a loss prevention employee from Walmart reported several past occurred larcenies involving the same suspects. During each incident, a male and female subject was observed taking items to the self-checkout and failing to scan each item. Jessica Guevara, 19, of Stafford was served four misdemeanor shoplifting warrants and released. William Walker, 33, of Stafford was served four felony shoplifting warrants and was incarcerated at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $500.00 secured bond.


The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident they believe was “swatting.” The press release reads:

https://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Stafford-Sheriff_s-Office-Responds-to-S-uspected-Swatting-Incident_20181004.pdf


Editor’s note: We’re featuring the stories of some spooky hunts in our region during October. 

Perhaps one may have heard there was a duel and a death tied to Rippon Lodge Historic Site. But the story behind the legend is one of legal injustice and divides a family.


MANASSAS — The City of Manassas was awarded a Governor’s Technology Award for a new app that streamlines maintenance reports at Manassas Regional Airport.

The app, Regional Airport Inspection, was designed by Margaret Montgomery and Richard Allabaugh and uses geographic information system (GIS) mapping technology to quickly locate and share areas in need of maintenance or attention.


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