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Prince William
Lake Ridge, VA – The Woodbridge Rotary Club hosted their Annual Christmas Dinner for the children of the Prince William County / Manassas Boys & Girls Clubs.
The event was hosted at the Westminster at Lake Ridge retirement community. Over 100 youth between the ages of 5 and 14 were in attendance. The youth were from the Manassas, Hylton (Dale City), and General Heiser (Dumfries) Boys & Girls Club branches.
Deputy Cristina Torres of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office was recently selected as the recipient of the Rockhill Ruritan Club’s Law Enforcement Officer Rookie of the Year Award.
Deputy Torres graduated from the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy in December of 2010 and was assigned to the Patrol Division. Although Deputy Torres’s 6 month statistics rival many deputies’ yearly stats she is known for her outstanding attitude and impressive work ethic.
Quantico, Va. — A fire at Quantico on Tuesday sent a Marine to Washington Hospital Center’s Burn unit.
A storage facility at Camp Upshur caught fire about 1:16 p.m. prompting base fire crews to battle the blaze, said Quantico Marine Corps Base spokesman 1st Lt. Augustin Solivan.
By Cindy Brookshire
For PotomacLocal.com
Manassas, Va. –– City of Manassas Neighborhood Services Manager Kisha Wilson-Sogunro received an important phone call last week – from the White House.
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Stafford, VA – At an investiture ceremony held last night in the Board Chambers at the Stafford County Administration Center, newly-elected and reelected supervisors, constitutional officers and School Board members were installed in their offices.
Judge Charles S. Sharp of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit presided at the ceremony and administered the oaths of office. Taking the oath as newly-elected members of the Board of Supervisors were Jack R. Cavalier of the Griffis-Widewater District and Robert M. Thomas, Jr., of the George Washington District. Cavalier, who represented the district from 2000 to 2007, succeeds Bob Woodson, who did not seek reelection. Thomas succeeds Harry Crisp, who also declined to run for reelection. Supervisor Cord A. Sterling – who was reelected to the Rock Hill District seat he has held since 2008 – was also sworn in. Three of the four constitutional officers who took their oaths last night were reelected: Sheriff Charles E. Jett, Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Mayausky and Treasurer Laura M. Rudy.
Occoquan, Va. — Santa decided to make one more appearance in Occoquan this weekend before heading back to the North Pole to get ready for his annual Christmas Eve ride.
Prince William County, Va. — Prince William County on Monday night held a swearing-in ceremony for members of the county Board of Supervisors, Sheriff’s office, and other elected positions, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas.
Prince William County Board of Supervisor Chairman At-large Corey A. Stewart is sworn in for his second term as At-large Supervisor. [Photo courtesy: Prince William County]
Stafford, Va. — As Stafford’s Board of Supervisor’s Chairman prepares to head to Richmond next month for his new job as Delegate, there is talk about changing the make-up of county’s Board of Supervisors.
Del. –Elect Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford, Woodbridge) was elected in November to serve in Richmond when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 13. That will leave open not only the Garrisonville District Supervisor’s seat but also the title of Chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
Quantico, Va. — Quantico just got a DMV office, even if it’s open just one day a month.
Virginia DMV officials and commanders at Quantico on Dec. 12 celebrated the opening of DMV 2 Go mobile office, which provides many of the same services offered to residents who visit DMV offices across the state.