Event

Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


Prince William

The Prince William County Police Department reminds motorists to obey the flashing lights that indicate lower speeds for school zones as County schools reopen more fully to students.

The School Board voted to return to in-school instruction on February 24 and 25 for students in grades 4, 5, 6 and 9. Students in grades 7, 8, 10 11, and 12 will return to in-school on March 2 and 3.


Traffic

There’s a new leader at Fredericksburg Regional Transit (FREDTransit), the local bus service that carries passengers on routes in Fredericksburg City and Stafford County.

Jamie Jackson will assume the dual leadership role, working both as director of FREDTransit and managing all of the transportation-related operations for the city.


The developer behind the Mill at Occoquan, a seven-story mixed-use project that would bring 80 condominiums, retail and restaurant space along the Occoquan River, is sweetening the deal with an offer to purchase and preserve the historic Rockledge Mansion and build the town’s first paid parking garage.


News

Foxwood Drive, 2/21, 9:18 p.m. Deputy F.A. Martinez responded for a report of an accident. The deputy learned the suspect, Ismael Sanchez Orellana, 43, of Annandale, had crossed over into the oncoming traffic lane striking the victim’s vehicle head-on. Sanchez Orellana smelled of alcoholic beverages and had glassy eyes. Field sobriety tests were administered and Sanchez Orellana was arrested. He was charged with driving under the influence-2nd offense in 5 years and driving on a revoked license. He was held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.