News

A suspect who was taken into custody for assault and public intoxication attempted to assault a deputy with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and a nurse. The press release on that incident and others follows:

https://potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Daily-Incident-Report_20180918.pdf


Opinion

Virginia’s Medicaid Expansion Keeps The Momentum Going

Millions of Virginians celebrated earlier this year when the state decided to expand Medicaid to provide healthcare to some 400,000 low-income residents who desperately need it. This was an amazing achievement, bringing to fruition the promise of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but our success doesn’t mean the health care fight is over. We need to preserve what we’ve attained and move forward.


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.


News

STAFFORD — (Press Release) Parkway Boulevard in Stafford County will be closed to all traffic at Wellington Court over four days, from Monday, Sept. 24 through Thursday, Sept. 27, to allow crews to complete an emergency drainage pipe replacement.

Signs will be posted along the recommended detour route, which will be Eustace Road and Northampton Boulevard.


Business

MANASSAS — After downsizing BadWolf Brewing Company this past year, owners Jeremy and Sarah Meyers said that they have faced challenges, but are enjoying more creative control over a single location and a return to an artisan model of brewing.

“Looking back on the past year, we couldn’t really see through the trees, but now we’ve got a clearer vision of where we’re headed,” Sarah shared.


Business

WOODBRIDGE — With the lack of Metro rail and a glut of open office space, Prince William County leaders will look again at the types of business it aims to attract to the region.

Members of the Board of Supervisors met during an un-televised session of their regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting to discuss how to grow the region’s economy.