By Uriah Kiser
Dumfries, Va. — Officials said a name change could transform the image of one of the area’s rapidly aging communities.
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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.
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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.
By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. — The Weems-Botts Museum is hosting a free genealogy event to help visitors find their roots.
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Stafford, Va. — An ongoing effort to explore the addition of an At-large Chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors took another turn, but not before lengthy debate on the issue.
The Board on Tuesday voted to create a panel that would study the feasibility of creating such a position – a Chairman that would be elected by voters and would answer to all of Stafford’s 130,000 residents. Sitting members of the Board currently appoint the Chairman who does not serve At-large.
Woodbridge, Va. — A man who works in the most powerful financial center in the world will share his rags to riches tale tonight in Woodbridge.
Roger Singh, author of “An Immigrant’s Journey: From Guyana to Wall Street,” will speak tonight at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College.
Occoquan, Va. — “Yankee” and “Rebel” may seem like names only used long ago when describing the Civil War. But local re-enactors are looking to revive the events of that time by hosting a lecture, re-enactment, and encampment in Occoquan on Saturday, Feb. 25, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . On Feb. 14, 2012, Prince William County executed a $51.6 million refinancing bond sale that will result in $5.17 million of savings for the County. This refunding sale was completed for the purpose of applying the currently low interest rates to secure cheaper refinancing of existing County debt. As part of this sale, the County’s triple-A rating was reaffirmed by all three major rating agencies – Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P). When this refinancing savings is combined with other recent refinancing savings, Prince William County will save $19.3 million and the schools will save $11.7 million on refinancing sales completed since 2010. This means that the combined County and schools refinancings since January 2010 will generate $31 million in savings over the next 18 years.
“This reaffirmation of triple, triple-A ratings is a testament to the hard work of this Board, this community and the staff,” said Corey A. Stewart, Chairman, Prince William Board of County Supervisors. “While other localities dipped into their reserves, Prince William County reduced the size of government and focused on the core essentials of government. Because of this, we are now a symbol of stability, growth and prosperity.”