News

First responders got a training course today in navigating the new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) in Stafford.

STAFFORD: Before the diverging diamond interchange opens on Courthouse Rd, we wanted to give firefighters and EMS personnel a chance to drive through and become familiar with navigating the new traffic pattern. Its set to open to the public on Sat., Dec. 7 @staffcofire pic.twitter.com/4inD3vOKCq


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


News

Tinesha Allen’s razor-thin margin of 18 votes over incumbent four-term Supervisor Jack Cavalier held firm during a daylong recount on Thursday at the Stafford County Courthouse. The Democrat will replace Republican when the new board convenes in January.

Stafford County Chief Judge Hon. Charles Sharp certified with the election results, along with help from Chief Judges Hon. Lisa Bondareff Kemler, of Alexandria Circuit Court, and Chief Judge Hon. William T. Newman, Jr., of the Arlington County Circuit Court.


In Loving Memory of

Mr. Paul Lawrence Lawrence Short who was born on April 29th, 1990 to Mr. Ralph Short and Mrs. Joyce Lynn Short at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.  Paul was educated at home “in the way that he should go” and at Fountain of Life Lutheran School (Tucson, AZ), Star of Bethlehem School (Triangle, VA), Calvary Christian School (Triangle, VA), graduating as Valedictorian, Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA), then transferring to Strayer University (Northern VA locations) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems. Paul traveled to El Salvador as a participant with a student mission ministry. He was baptized at First Mount Zion Baptist Church (Dumfries, VA.)  His final place of employment was at the Army-Air Force Exchange Service (Fort Belvoir, VA.) as a supervisor in the warehouse division.  Paul Lawrence was a very loving, caring, humble, and self-less young man who will be remembered as such.