Construction crews will close Occoquan Road in Lake Ridge, between Old Bridge Road and Riverview Lane, from Monday to Saturday nights.
The road closure will allow townhome developer Basheer & Edgemoore to install a storm pipe, water mains, as well as sanitary water mains. The developer is building 76 townhomes in a new neighborhood that has been dubbed Potomac Crest near the intersection of Old Bridge and Occoquan roads, according to Prince William County officials.
Lake Ridge, Va. — Prince William Occoquan District Supervisor Mike May continues a series of public meetings this week as he aims to hear from voters on issues around the community.
May held his first in a series of four meetings that will all take place at various locations in Prince William County.
North Stafford, Va. — A chemistry experiment gone wrong forced he evacuation of North Stafford High School this morning.
Nine students at the school were taken to a local hospital after gas-like odor permeated through the building’s air ducts. Eight of the nine students exhibited signs of nausea and a ninth student had an unrelated medical emergency while rescue crews were on scene, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Stafford, Va. — Clouded skies have led to a tornado watching being posted for Stafford County until 8 p.m.
The National Weather Service posted the watch for the county and areas south of Stafford as high winds are expected to affect the region today.
Unveiled on Tuesday, the baseball diamond has been regarded and is now to professional baseball standards, a new irrigation system is in place, and the pitcher’s mound and home plate area completely reconstructed.
“The field had not been rebuilt since ball park construction in 1984 and initially when built was not in compliance with major league requirements. What we now have is state of the art which will provide a superior playing surface, but more importantly one that will minimize player injury,” said Potomac Nationals owner Art Silber.
By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries, Va. — Officials said a name change could transform the image of one of the area’s rapidly aging communities.
Tomorrow’s weather forecast is calling for low humidity and dry conditions with high winds of 20-30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. The Fire Marshal’s Office would like to alert the community regarding the threat of fire danger, i.e. outside fires that can spread quickly and out of control escalating into multi-alarm incidents threatening woodlands and structures while depleting fire and rescue resources.
These weather conditions are similar to the conditions that arose this time last year in February that produced numerous brush fires. Therefore, the Fire Marshal’s Office is banning all outside fires commencing today, Thursday, February 23rd through Saturday, February 25th.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously denied an application from WGRQ-FM to erect a tower at 494 Hollywood Farm Road in Stafford’s George Washington District, relocating the tower from neighboring King George County.
After taking an extended period of time to look into the proposed tower, George Washington District Supervisor Bob Thomas sided with a handful of residents who spoke out against the tower at two public hearings in the last month. The freshman supervisor was concerned about the impact the tower would have on current homes and on ones yet to be built.
Victims of crimes in Stafford County will soon receive emotional support and comfort from a four-legged addition to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Victim-Witness Office. Kahn, a male black Labrador retriever, will join the Victim-Witness staff on Tuesday, February 21. The dog will work with children and adult victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse and other violent crimes.
“Stafford’s court system has a deep respect and appreciation for the courage of the victims who come forward to work with our prosecutors,” said Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Susan Stimpson, Falmouth District. “Kahn will be a great help in making victims, especially children, more comfortable.”
The 28-year-old male tow truck driver pulled up to an illegally-parked car in the 16600 block of Galt Court in the Georgetown Village neighborhood off U.S. 1 in Woodbridge when he was approached by three men at 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
One man said he was the driver of the truck, and when the victim told the driver he was going to tow his car two the men assaulted him. The victim used his cell phone to call police, but the attackers pulled the phone away, stated police documents.
