Local Artist and Teacher Deb Balestreri is thinking bigger!

Balestreri has been teaching for the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg since 2009, at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton since 2008, and in her home studio since 2020, but she is ready to make a more permanent, community, location happen, right here in Stafford.


Prince William

Police linked a man who was shot and killed outside a Dale City home last month to five robberies.

A gun on the robber, identified as 20-year-0ld Azhar Laurent Smart, of Triangle, was linked to a recent armed robbery at the 7-Eleven located on Dale Blvd in Woodbridge on July 16. Detectives worked with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make the determination.


Obituaries

David William Moore of Midlothian died 7/28/21 at the age of 66. He was born in Germany. As part of a military family, David lived in KS, MI, KY and NY before settling in VA. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech and a huge Hokies fan.

He loved fishing, Hokies football, church activities (at St. Paul UMC), Emmaus and Chrysalis ministries. He is survived by his father Lt. Col. (Ret.) Richard Moore, mother Shirley Moore both of Clifton, his wife April Moore of Midlothian, his daughter Aubrey Stalcup of Norfolk, his daughter Stephanie of Stafford.


Event

You’re Invited! Show opening on Sept.5. Show runs from September 4-28, 2025

The natural beauty of rural Virginia and coastal North Carolina come to life in this much-anticipated exhibit by Lois Baird. Highlighting the quiet majesty of farmlands, shorelines, marshes and skies, her oil paintings bring forth vibrant color palettes and expressive brushwork.


Originals

Public schools students in Prince William County must wear a mask when they return to class Monday, August 23. 

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Originals

During one of the longest meetings in recent memory for the Stafford County Planning Commission, the body voted to recommend denying a proposed expansion of a rock quarry.

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