Update Thursday Feb. 9
North Stafford’s farmhouse fire station will soon see improvements.
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Prince William
To help At-risk children focuson education, without the added worry of keeping warm, The Prince William County Chamber of Commerce is looking after students again this year with its annual Winter Warm-UP drive, which ends February 14.
The seven-member Board responsible for overseeing county operations and representing residents in each of their respective magisterial districts will make their first stop at the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Stafford Roundtable event at the Globe and Laurel Restaurant on U.S. in North Stafford. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and has billed as an opportunity for business owners to get an update on happenings that take place inside the Board of Supervisors Chambers in Stafford.
The Board at 7:30 a.m. Saturday will then meet at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont Plantation, at 224 Washington Street in Falmouth, to discuss plans for 2012, according to a press release.
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Virginia State Police Sgt. Les Tyler said a flatbed tow truck with a car in tow was traveling in the center lane of the highway at the 140 mile post when the driver merged in the right lane. As he did, the tow truck struck a 2003 Chevrolet Pickup, said Tyler.
Striking the pickup forced the tow truck over the guardrail on the right shoulder and into an embankment.
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By KJ Mushung
Stafford, Va. — A LifeEvac helicopter and various water rescue boats were dispatched from Aquia Harbour, Willow Landing and Widewater in search of a man who was stuck in the marsh but didn’t know his exact location.
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Occoquan, Va. — Occoquan officials on Tuesday are expected to weigh their legal options in the fight against a development slated to be built just outside town limits.
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Woodbridge, Va. — Smokers have been snuffed out at a Woodbridge restaurant, at least for winter.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William County has three new assistant fire chiefs.
Each was promoted last night at a ceremony at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge.
Peeping Tom charged
Police said their suspect used a plastic chair while peeping into houses in Lake Ridge.
Officers were called to the 2900 block of Jamestown Court, off Oakwood Drive, after someone said they saw a peeping tom peering into homes in the area, on nearby Greenhall Drive.