A new Statewide Vaccine Pre-Registration System will be up and running the week of February 15, 2021.
As the Virginia Department of Health transitions to this new centralized COVID 19 vaccination pre-registration system, the Prince William Health District (PWHD) Waitlist Form will be removed permanently at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021.
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Stafford County was excited to host the 2021 Disc Golf Stafford Invitational this past weekend on February 6 and 7. This two-day tournament put on by the Stafford Disc Golf Club brought 161 players with 70 percent traveling from outside of the Stafford region, including Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and one player from Japan.
The tournament was hosted at Stafford’s Curtis Park Disc Golf Course and, for the first time ever, the Gauntlet Golf Club. The Gauntlet Golf Club created a hybrid pop-up course in support of the tournament and created a new partnership with the Stafford Disc Golf Club.
This Friday, the conversation explores two connected arenas:
Spheres of Influence: From the Biosphere to the Manosphere
We should see much less snow than what was forecast to fall just 24 hours ago.
What had been five to eight inches of snow expected is now about two inches, according to the National Weather Service in Sterling. And for some — like Stafford County where a snow “hole” is forecast, there could be little to any accumulation.
Viola Edgley Owens, age 88, of Dale City, VA passed away on February 4, 2021 from COVID-19 pneumonia.
Vi was born in Lake Placid, NY on September 25, 1932 but spent most of her life in Virginia as a dedicated wife & mother. Vi was a friend to everyone she encountered. She was a lover of animals and never without at least a couple of dogs and cats in the house. She loved to travel and would think nothing of packing up the dogs, cats and even a bird to travel across county in her motor home. In her travels, Vi visited all 50 states, many several times and numerous foreign countries. She loved to be surrounded by family and never missed an important event including sporting events, weddings, births, graduations, and any other family celebration. Vi was very adventurous and continued bowling and skiing well into her golden years. She was an avid sports fans supporting all of the DC teams and rarely missed watching a game. A member of Dale City Baptist Church for many years and very strong in her faith, Vi has rejoined her loving husband of 64 years, George Thomas Owens who preceded her in death in 2016. She is also preceded in death by her parents, Earl & Vivian Edgley and her brother, Kenneth Edgley.
A 26-year-old Stafford man was pulled from a wrecked car Tuesday and was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The victim, Sean O’Driscoll, was driving a vehicle on Shelton Shop Road, near the Stafford Regional Airport, which struck a tree and collided with a fence. He was extricated from the vehicle and was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A Lorton man is in custody after a woman escaped from a Dumfries motel and told police she was abducted and strangled.
Strangulation | Abduction *ARREST – On February 9, the suspect sought in connection to the assault that was reported to have occurred at the Motel 6 located at 17133 Dumfries Rd. in Dumfries (22026) on February 1, was arrested. The suspect, Jeremy Dewayne NICKENS, was located and taken into custody by members of the Fairfax County Police Department.
