Stafford, Va. — Germanna Community College hopes to acquire 50 acres of land to expand in Stafford County.
Enrollment at the school is up to what college president Dr. David Sam calls an “unsustainable rate,” as the school – with two campuses and two centers, including an education center at the Aquia Park Shopping Center in North Stafford on U.S. 1 – has 7,800 students enrolled. That’s up from 5,000 in 2007.
Stafford Utilities officials report no one in area of water main break has lost water to their homes or businesses. Fire hydrants in the area are working properly.
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The summit is part of an effort by the Board of Supervisors to improve the local business climate by focusing on two major issues: 1) local telecommunications access by the business community and 2) further defining the mission of a local Research and Technology Park.
By Cindy Brookshire
For PotomacLocal.com
In January, Soroptimist International of Manassas sponsored a public awareness program to shine a light on a serious issue affecting women and girls in the Prince William area, and around the world: human and sex trafficking.
Update 11 a.m.
A driver is charged in a crashed that caused fuel to spill on I-95 this morning.
Update Thursday Feb. 9
North Stafford’s farmhouse fire station will soon see improvements.
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.
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.
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.
