GAINESVILLE, Va. — Boy Scout Troop 1361 formally honored Nick Doty and Paul Renfro with Scouting’s highest rank at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday July 13, held in the chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 14015 Glenkirk Road in Gainesville.

In addition to the dedication, leadership, and exemplary service required of each scout, each young man supervised and completed an Eagle project demonstrating their commitment to their community and the ideals of Scouting. Both chose projects benefiting the Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park.


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It’s impossible to determine the one culprit that led to the long lines at polling places on Election Day in 2012, because there were many.

Unusually high voter turnout, malfunctioning voting equipment and the lack of extra voting machines, voters whose names did not properly appear on voter roll books, voting precincts that have too many residents and are too crowded, and too many problems during the voter check in process at the polls, led to long lines. Some polls closed about 11 p.m., according to a final report from the bipartisan Prince William County Election Task Force.


STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — There was an all-out pursuit for three people in Stafford County on Monday night after authorities learned that a stolen car was about to be sold via the Craigslist online classifieds site.

It started after after someone made arrangements through Craigslist to buy a car and to meet the seller in Stafford County. But a check of the car by the would-be buyer revealed the car had been stolen, police said. The buyer then called the sheriff’s office.


DUMFRIES, Va. — Increased truck traffic with tankers carrying ethanol has become an issue facing commuters, residents, and Dumfries town officials and residents.

The trucks would travel from U.S. 1 in Dumfries to the winding, 2-lane Possum Point Road to a Nustar Energy facility on the connecting Cockpit Point Road.


STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — National Night Out will be celebrated this year on Tuesday Aug. 6.

In Stafford County, several neighborhoods will hold special events to commemorate the “take back the night” event. And, as in years past, a large community celebration will take place at Stafford Marketplace at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6.


Embrey Mill, a neighborhood that when finished will have some 1,800 new homes in Stafford County, has announced when those homes will go on sale.

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