Fredericksburg Area Sickle Cell Association will host The 2015 Sickle Cell Walk-a-Thon in the streets of Downtown Historical Fredericksburg on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Pre-registration 8:45 am Walk starts at 9:00am. Refreshments and T-Shirts will be given out to walkers.
The walk will begin at The Historical Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site) 525 Princess Ann Street, Fredericksburg.
Gabe Dietriechson (12 years old), of Dumfries soared to first place in the Special Angler National Rankings after his win at the April 18th Colonial Yacht Club Spring Trophy Season Rockfish Tournament.
Gabe landed a 19.9 lb 35.75” rockfish to seal his first place win in the Special Angler Division and lead his Rebecca-E team to a whopping 800 point windfall. Gabe was fishing with his father Douglas aboard the 42’ “Rebecca-E“ , an Evans styled vessel, flagged out of Cobb Island, Md.
The Dale City “LIGHTNING” Track Club (DCTC) is hosting “Lightning Under the Lights” 2015 DCTC Relay Games, on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Woodbridge Senior High School.
The meet will highlight athletes from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, competing in several relays and 100m and 1600m events. The goal of the DCTC Relay Games is to offer athletes a fun track event and allow coaches to continue developing and training their athletes in a competition setting.
A driver of a motorcycle was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital after crashing his bike in Stafford’s Lake Arrowhead neighborhood.
The crash occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday when the driver of the bike was traveling on Beech Drive toward Lakeside Drive. The biker was rounding a curve when he lost control of his bike and slid off the road. The bike landed near a tree. Witnesses said the biker was found about 20 yards away from the bike and was unresponsive.
Every photo has a story.
As a reporter for many years, I’ve worked a lot of crash scenes, house fires, and homicide investigations. Never once was I stopped by a police officer and asked for my license and registration.
There are currently five old coal ash ponds at Dominion Resources Possum Point Power Station near Quantico, Virginia which is in the 36th District. Coal ash or fly ash is the end product of burning coal to create electricity. Decades ago, it was common practice to mix it with water and store it in ponds into a “slurry.”
If ponds are not properly lined with impermeable barriers, then they can leach toxic metals into ground water and surface water. According to some sources, depending on the coal used, they can leach toxic elements such as arsenic, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium, hexavalent chromium, cobalt, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, thallium, and vanadium, along with dioxins and PAH compounds. Metals like this store in the fatty tissues of fish and can aggregate in fish consumers such as birds or humans. Modern practice is to store ash in dry landfills.
The field of candidates for local elections in Prince William County is getting smaller.
Republicans held their “firehouse primary” in Prince William County on Saturday. The results of those races tell us which member of the GOP will go on to face their Democratic challengers in the November General Election.
Homeowners in Manassas should expect their average tax bills to go up next year under a proposed city budget.
Under a plan from City Manager Patrick Pate, the total average tax bill increase is $164. Townhome owners’ property tax bills would average $2,780, condo owners would pay an average bill of $2,342, and single family home owners would pay an average bill of $4,493.
Good morning – the Bill Mehr Drop in Center is looking for volunteers to help with general admin tasks, help schedule volunteers and most importantly if you have the credentials is to provide case management to clients. This facility is located close to Potomac Mills Mall and offers wonderful services to homeless individuals. Come be part of this super team. Email Juan at [email protected] or Terry at [email protected] to learn more.
· BEACON Adult Literacy needs an electrician to tutor an adult in the Manassas area as he prepares to take his state license exam. Please call Caroline at (703) 368-7491 to learn more.
