FREDERICKSBURG — Here’s a look at your Interstate 95 traffic hot spots for the coming week.
With projects to extend the I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes from North Stafford to Route 17, and a separate project to build a new bridge over the Rappahannock River to separate I-95 local traffic from long-distance drivers, you’ll want to keep alert on the highway.
WOODBRIDGE — Democrats with their eyes on seats in the Prince William County Courthouse will meet for a forum Monday.
The Manassas City Democrats gave us this information about the upcoming forum.
MANASSAS — Manassas Councilwoman Theresa Coates Ellis will continue her “Shadow for a Day” project.
The effort pairs working professionals with students from Osbourn High School, the city high school, with working professionals.
(Press release) The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a male deer (buck) legally harvested in Culpeper County in November 2018.
A cooperating taxidermist submitted the sample to DGIF in late January. At the time this deer was harvested, the hunter did not notice any outward signs of disease and the buck appeared to be in good condition.
WOODBRIDGE — Today’s rainy conditions have led to the postponement of tonight’s Potomac Nationals game.
That matchup was between the Potomac Nationals (6-9) and Winston-Salem Dash (7-8), who were set to take Northwest Federal Field in Woodbridge at 7 p.m.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press release) Bike to Work Day is coming up on May 17, and the event will give people the opportunity to ditch their cars for a day to celebrate biking as a clean, healthy and fun way to get around.
George Phillips, a county transportation planner who is helping coordinate Bike to Work Day in Prince William County, said the event is designed to get people thinking about alternative modes transportation. “Bike to Work is to get people to focus and look at the possibility of another way to get to work, to realize there are other options out there other than taking their cars.”
In a surprising reversal, Stafford supervisors agreed to raise the county’s real estate tax by 2 cents Tuesday night after first deciding against an increase.
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The tornado watch has expired, according to the National Weather Service.
James Mullins of Haymarket, Virginia passed away unexpectedly on April 17 at the age of 62. He passed in his home that he had shared with his cherished wife, Barbara Walker Mullins, with whom he has now been reunited, as their love story continues. He is loved and will be missed by brothers Steven, Richard, and Kevin and sister Elizabeth Mullins Karmosky and their spouses, his nieces and nephews, a close and loving extended family, and all of the people fortunate to have shared his friendship.
Jimmy was born October 3, 1956 in Tennessee to Norma Elizabeth and Eugene Mullins. He worked for many years in various capacities in the construction field. His home was filled with love that he and Barb shared with their furry kids, Emmylou and Sasha, and a variety of transient rescues, critters from birds, squirrels, raccoons and skunks to all of the beloved horses and dogs they raised and loved over the years.
