QUANTICO, Va. — For the first time the town was incorporated in 1927, Quantico has an office all to its own.
Mayor Kevin Brown said the town will rent space at 337 5th Avenue in the town, which is the only municipality in the U.S. completely surrounded by a military base.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — School officials in Prince William County say get the shot.
In a press release, rising 6th graders and their parents were told they must have a Tdap booster shot — which prevents against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
STAFFORD, Va. — Fire and rescue crews were called to a house fire in the 100 block of Coal Landing Road in Stafford.
No one was injured in the blaze, and fire crews had doused the blaze which broke out about 3:45 p.m.
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.
There are a lot of headlines about what’s going wrong with health care and how people are confused by all the changes that are happening with Obamacare. For instance, few might be aware that there are now more options for affordable primary health care for working families at Greater Prince William Community Health Center. Now more people – whether they have insurance or not – can go to a health care home where all their preventive health needs are met.
Health Center patients are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of income. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides primary, prenatal, dental, and behavioral health services under one roof for the whole family. We also offer the innovative CenteringPregnancy® model for prenatal care.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Officials plan to improve a section of Logmill Road in Prince William County. The hilly two-lane road in recent years has been the site of several crashes, some that were fatal and involved teenagers.
Transportation officials say they want to a improve a portion of Logmill Road, between Parnell Court and Meander Creek Lane, to improve the sight distance to make it easier to see oncoming drivers, as well as improve the vertical lines of the roadway.
The Virginia Commonwealth Games were held last weekend. Although most of the events were held in Roanoke, the Manassas Boy’s and Girl’s Club was the site of the state’s fencing event.
The Mixed Foil event event was won by Prince William native Brad Jones. Jones, 20, is a coach at Ronin Fencing Foundation (RFF) which holds classes at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club in Manassas.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Construction crews this weekend will finish what they started last weekend. New steel beams will be erected at a bridge at Telegraph Road in North Stafford.
With the new steel will come delays on along a portion of Interstate 95 where the work will take place. Drivers wills be detoured off the highway and onto U.S. 1 both Friday and Saturday nights.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Dumfries has a new police officer on its force — Recruit Police Officer Travis “Deshawn” Sims.
Earlier this month, Dumfries Police Chief Rebecca Edwards told the Town Council a little bit about their new police officer.
Tuesdays are typically a “blah” day of the week. You still haven’t exactly caught up on your sleep from the weekend, but it’s not quite “hump day.”
I like to think of Tuesday as the purgatory of the work week. However, as of yesterday, my Tuesdays have gotten a little better.
