STAFFORD– Residents and Stafford officials are looking at new ways to bring broadband internet to underserved rural areas of the county.
The Marlborough Point, Hartwood, and Widewater areas of Stafford County have few options for broadband Internet and unreliable cell phone service, according to Stafford Aquia District Supervisor Cindy Shelton.
Multiple larcenies in Stafford have resulted in investigations and arrests.
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MANASSAS — Of my favorite Manassas events is right around the corner – the Fall Jubilee in Downtown Manassas is a favorite of locals and out of town visitors, and this year proves to be no exception.
The amazing Daredevil Dogs return this year to wow the crowd with their, “discs and tricks for four 25-minute performances. There will be bleachers set up on the lawn and there’s a meet and greet afterward so you can meet and pet them,” said Historic Manassas Inc. Event Coordinator Rebekah Raze.
WOODBRIDGE — Federal and state officials are preparing for a future full of autonomous vehicles.
In the skies, “we’ve got drones delivering food during football games in San Fransisco, and drones delivering much-needed blood to others,” said Anthony Biddell, of the U.S Department of Transportation Department.
An assault and battery case and malicious wounding case resulted in one arrest in Manassas. From the Manassas City police report:
Editor’s note: We’re featuring the stories of some spooky hunts in our region during October.
It was after a bloody battle a few miles north of Manassas Junction on July 21, 1861, that a young Confederate soldier named Edward Craighill found himself attending to the wounded at Ben Lomond.
OCCOQUAN — (Press Release) This Thursday, October 4, one of Occoquan’s newer businesses, Occoquan Optical, will celebrate their one year anniversary in town.
In recognition of this occasion they are hosting a special event from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the 4th that will feature a pop-up shop from fellow Occoquan merchant Details of Occoquan, a trunk show from Occoquan Optical’s best selling ladies line, CAROLINE ABRAM, and special pricing on makeup from a local representative of the company that created Lipsense.
