DUMFRIES – (Press Release) The 2019 Polar Plunge Festival will be held on February 23 at Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant & Crabhouse in Dumfries. All proceeds will go to Special Olympics Virginia.
The festival has a $100,000 goal. Interested participants can register right up until start time on event day. For more details and a schedule of events, check out our event website, polarplunge.com/tims-rivershore. Please note all event times are subject to change based on weather and water conditions.
WOODBRIDGE — Under Prince William County’s proposed 2020 budget, the tax rate remains flat, and schools will get more cash.
The county will, as it does each year, automatically give 57.23 percent of its entire budget to the school division, no questions asked. With it will go an additional $28.4 million, a five percent increase over last year.
WOODBRIDGE — An old firehouse in Woodbridge will sell for $1 million.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Fire House Plaza, LLC, owners of the property which housed the FearCliff Skatepark at 14500 Jefferson Davis Highway.
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.
NORTH STAFFORD — A second location of Jay’s Sports Lounge will open soon in the spot formerly located by Mick’s Lounge in North Stafford. Jay’s Downtown Sports Lounge has been a staple of the downtown Fredericksburg nightlife since 2014.
Company president Sanjay Sharma is excited to bring Jay’s experience to North Stafford. Jay’s Sports Lounge will be serving up American fare along with beer, wine, and cocktails.
The region will once again find itself under a winter storm watch late Tuesday into Wednesday morning as a storm has our region in its sights.
Snow will move into the region from the southwest to the northeast Tuesday night, with an all-snow event impacting our area by Wednesday morning.
STAFFORD COUNTY — Another winter storm is potentially on its way to cover the region in snow and ice mid-week, and schools in the area are looking to recoup lost days by using holidays and exam days.
“This year has set a precedent,” Thomas Nichols, chief secondary officer for Stafford County Public Schools (SCPS), told Potomac Local. “We usually don’t miss this many days before the end of the semester.”
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) Loudoun County Supervisor Geary Higgins is announcing his candidacy for Virginia’s 13th Senate Seat, being vacated by Senator Dick Black.
“Almost every important issue facing residents in Loudoun and Prince William Counties deals with quality of life – high quality schools, less traffic, low crime, low taxes and protection of our liberties,” said Higgins.
The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help them install smoke alarms and distribute home fire prevention information on Saturday February 23rd in Woodbridge. They are working in the Village Gate community with 300 homes and would greatly appreciate your help. The event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please use their online registration site at volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=vms_public_form&form_id=5847. Or contact Carol at: mailto: [email protected] for more info.
Youth for Tomorrow needs volunteers to share their hobby or talent with at-risk teens on the weekends. Do you like golf, sewing, dancing, cooking baking writing poetry crocheting, writing songs or other fun thing them you’re the perfect person to share your talent with a kid. Please register online at: youthfortomorrow.org.
RICHMOND — Legislation to protect Virginia students who use cannabidiol oil is still making its way through the House after being unanimously passed by the Senate.
SB 1632, sponsored by Sen. Glen Sturtevant, R-Richmond, requires local school boards to implement policies that keep students from being suspended or expelled if they have “valid written certification” to use CBD and THC-A oil. While both oils are derived from the cannabis plant, neither have an intoxicating effect on those who use it to manage pain and other ailments.
