STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A woman was abducted and robbed at gunpoint Saturday at a Ponderosa restaurant.
The victim was at the restaurant at 591 Warrenton Road in the southern portion of Stafford County and was checking to make sure the doors had been locked. During her rounds between 9:50 and 10:10 p.m., a masked man walked into the restaurant, pointed a gun, and demanded she take him to where cash was kept, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — An annual National Night Out celebration in North Stafford will be the biggest yet.
Starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, 69 businesses and organizations – including fire departments, the county’s sheriff’s office, retailers, and volunteers organizations like the Stafford County SPCA, will set up booths and tables at Stafford Marketplace on Va. 610.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Equipped with a 24-hour emergency room, x-ray imaging and test labs, doctors and nurses at the Sentara Lake Ridge Medical Campus have been busy since it’s opening in March.
Sentara’s first ambulatory medical facility in Northern Virginia, it sits at the intersection of Minnieville and Summit School roads, near busy Old Bridge Road. That makes it easy for area residents in need of immediate or specialized care to simply walk in and see a doctor.
DUMFRIES, Va. — A fledgling farmers market in Dumfries is doing well and plans to expand.
The town’s farmers market began July 14 and has been held in the parking lot of Town Hall on Main Street each Saturday since, between 8 a.m. and noon, will expand an extra hour staring this week.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The owner of Prince William Marina – one of the most successful boat retailers in the nation – is recovering from a boat fire Thursday night.
Insidenova.com reported marina-owner Carlton Phillips suffered second degree burns while using acetone to clean a boat in the marina’s service bay. The boat caught fire, and Phillips was taken to a hospital.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Mark Gibson – independent candidate for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District (VA-11) – received confirmation from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that it received and processed his principal campaign committee’s Statement of Organization, known as FEC Form 1.
Gibson’s committee will now file regular financial reports that contain all receipts and disbursements by the committee as required under the Federal Election Campaign Act. These reports can be accessed by the public at www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/imaging_help.shtml. Though not mandatory, Gibson voluntarily posts near-real-time campaign expenditures and donations under the “Finances” link of his website – www.Gibson4congress2012.com.
DUMFRIES, Va. — The Prince William County Children’s Choir will begin its first season this fall for children ages five to 12-years-old.
Founder and Music Director Amanda Long will hold auditions August 25 and 25, and September 8 and 9. Participants are not required to have any music training to audition, only be able to read. Audition registration will open on August 10 and the choir has space for up to 60 participants for the first year; the first rehearsal will be held September 15.
DUMFRIES, Va. — The Virginia Department of Transportation will close the I-95/395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes from Dumfries Road, Exit 152 to Edsall Road, Exit 2, Monday-Thursday nights, August 6-9, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday morning and again on Friday night, August 10, 11 p.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday morning, August 11 for paving, lane markings, test boring and other early construction work on the new 95 Express Lanes project.
During night work hours, motorists will be able to access the I-395 HOV lanes north to Washington, D.C. at Seminary Road and Shirlington.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — A time of triumph and excitement for the Lake Ridge Lancers swim team turned into frustration and confusion for team families after they learned their team is no longer welcome at the Lake Ridge Community Swim Club.
