Press Release

University of Virginia Health System and Novant Health are in discussions to create a Northern Virginia regional health system. The proposed agreement would include UVA Culpeper Hospital and all of Novant Health’s Virginia facilities, including Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center, Novant Health Prince William Medical Center and Novant Health Cancer Center.

Representatives from UVA and Novant Health have signed a non-binding letter of intent and started discussions to create a joint operating company for UVA Culpeper Hospital and Novant Health’s Virginia operations by June 30, 2015. The discussions will include how Novant Health and UVA can integrate or coordinate cancer care across Northern Virginia, increasing access to UVA’s subspecialty cancer care throughout the regional health system.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that March 23 through March 27 is National Work Zone Awareness Week. This year’s theme, provided by the Federal Highway Administration, is “Expect the Unexpected”.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will have additional units patrolling the multiple active “work zones” that impact everyone living and travelling through Stafford County. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will be increasing enforcement, helping to ensure that those men and women who are working on road repair or road development are working in a safe environment.   

Join Dr. Catherine Magouyrk for “Saturday with the Superintendent” this Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Jennie Dean Elementary School (9601 Prince William Street) at 10:00 a.m.  The informal gathering is an opportunity for parents, staff and community members to hear updates regarding Manassas City Public Schools and engage in open dialogue with the school division’s lead administrator.

March session topics include:

When T. Clay Wood Elementary School’s Virginia flag started to look a little rough around the edges, Principal Andrew Buchheit wanted something special to replace it.  That’s when he contacted Virginia State Delegate Richard L. Anderson (R-51), who at the time was living in Richmond for two months during the 2015 legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly.

Anderson and his staff were happy to oblige and swung into action to obtain a replacement flag to bring back to Prince William County at the end of the 2015 legislative session.  But this flag was special and in honor of the school, its students, and the namesake of the school, Mr. T. Clay Wood of Nokesville.

The Stafford Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with Partners in Aging, will be collecting expired or unused medications on Saturday, March 28, 2015. The event takes place from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The event is called “Operation Medicine Cabinet” and takes place at seven different locations: Stafford Hospital; Mary Washington Hospital; the University Bell Tower at the University of Mary Washington; Fire Company # 10 – Salem Fields, in Spotsylvania; Mary Washington Healthcare Emergency and Outpatient Center – Lee’s Hill; Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center; and Ladysmith Medical Center. 

On Sunday February 15th 2015, Linton Hall School’s (LHS) Fife & Drum Corps performed as part of Presidential Family Fun Day at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Composed of a tight-knit group of students, the LHS Fife & Drum Corps were the perfect choice for the Smithsonian’s Family Fun Day celebration.

In addition to the many families in attendance, numerous local mascots were on hand; representing the Washington Nationals baseball team were Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. But the real mascot draw was Mr. George Washington himself – the official Mt. Vernon mascot. In a special moment for the audience and students, Mr. Washington personally inspected each Fife & Drum Corps members’s uniform.

Motorists traveling through the intersection of Route 1, Route 17 Business and Route 218 (Butler Road) in Stafford County can expect brief overnight travel delays next week due to ongoing construction work to improve the Falmouth intersection. 

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Southbound Interstate 95 traffic will be affected next week by overnight lane closures at the Route 17 overpass in Stafford County at Exit 133/Falmouth, just north of the Rappahannock River bridge. 

Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the work zone. Crews will be repairing the bridge deck.  

Residents in the immediate vicinity of Marine Corps Base Quantico may experience an increase in noise as an affect from ground/aircraft training or range clearance operations during the week of Mar. 14-20.

Monday, Mar. 16 – Demolition training is scheduled 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.