It’s official: A tornado touched down in Fairfax County on Friday.
Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service:
QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE — The Leadership Prince William class of 2019 will graduate from a new location.
The non-profit’s annual awards and recognition ceremony will be held this year at the Clubs at Quantico, also known as the Officer’s Club. After years of being for Marine Corps personnel only, the building is open to the public.
OCCOQUAN — (Press release) The Spring Occoquan Arts and Crafts Show will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in historic Occoquan.
A 50-year tradition, this award-winning outdoor street festival features hundreds of artisans and crafters from all over the region and U.S., delicious food, fun interactive activities for the kids, and a beer garden and band in the park.
Go to 1 brewery, 2 parks, tons of crafts: Occoquan Spring Craft Show to returns June 1 & 2
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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.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Once a refuge for low and middle-income workers priced out of Alexandria and Arlington, Prince William County is currently struggling to meet its population’s affordable housing needs.
Nonprofit organization directors in the area confirmed that the community is in need of housing assistance beyond the scope of existing support systems. But with fewer affordable communities planned in the county and housing programs that are already filled to capacity, no clear solution is readily available.
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Peggy Ann Pickett Gardner, 88, of Haymarket, Virginia passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family and beloved dog, Zippy, on the 23rd of April, 2019. Born and raised in Waterfall, Virginia, Peggy grew up surrounded by a loving family in a place of tranquility and joy.
Her lifelong commitment to church began and ends with Antioch Baptist Church, All Day Meetings, church picnics, Sunday School, weddings, funerals…these events created the fabric that has comforted and guided Peggy through the years. And as recent as three weeks ago, Peggy could be seen sitting in the same pew in the church that was her life.
STAFFORD COUNTY — Two finalists in the Washington Post’s annual educator awards work in Stafford County.
Benjamin Diggs, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher at North Stafford High School, and Robert Bingham, Principle of H. H. Poole Middle School, were finalists in the Washington Post Teacher and Principal of the Year contests.
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OCCOQUAN — Some familiar faces will be serving some hungry lunchtime customers for a good cause.
The Rotary Club of Lake Ridge will host its 22nd annual Celebrity Luncheon at Bistro L’Hermitage in Occoquan on Wednesday, April 24 to raise money for local and international charities.