SCHOOLS CLOSED, LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARED
Prince William
Initial reports indicated some students were being moved from Woodbridge Middle School to another nearby school, however they were false.
There are unconfirmed reports that children from Woodbridge Middle School are being moved to nearby Fred M. Lynn Middle School because of flooding at the school. We’re told the students who are moved there will be dismissed from Fred Lynn Middle.
Woodbridge, Va. — The doctor’s office in Woodbridge known for funny banners has done it again.
Hanging above the front entrance to Potomac Plaza on Smoketown Road, just across from Potomac Mills mall, is a banner that states: Potty like a rock star.
Woodbridge, Va. — The staff at the Greater Prince William Health Center in Woodbridge on Tuesday thanked Rep. Gerry Connolly (D, 11 – Fairfax, Prince William) for helping them find $1.1 million to stay in business.
The congressman was presented an advocacy award from the National Association of Community Health Centers, and was nominated for the national prize by the staff at the Woodbridge health care center.
Inside the car was a woman who complained of minor injuries.
Dumfries-Triangle Volunteer Fire Department has more, including photos from the scene.
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Dumfries, Va. — The Dumfries Town Council will vote on an amendment to the town’s massage therapy fee at their Sept. 20 meeting.
The proposed changes include eliminating the $1,000 massage technician fee and charging a $50 permit fee for the town. There’s also a $204 permit investigation fee that goes to Prince William County that looks into details of the establishment and covers a thorough background check.
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Update
Telegraph Road reopened at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday after a tree fell onto power lines in the neighborhood.
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North Stafford, Va. — Stafford County officials announced a new class now being offered at Quantico Corporate Center, the first of what is hoped to be many to come, they said.
The University of Mary Washington will offer a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam Preparation Course this fall as one of the first of what is hoped to be many courses offered at Stafford’s Research and Technology Park.
More than $33,500 was collected for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which treats over 40 neuromuscular diseases that affect people of all ages, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Fire crews over the holiday weekend were, among other places, positioned along Va. 610 in North Stafford at the Stafford Marketplace, said Doyle.
By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. —After nearly an hour and 45 minutes of listening to public comments, most from people associated with Grace Church, the Dumfries Town Council members looked a little worn. Forty-three people from various parts of Northern Virginia pleaded with the council not to pass a proposed amendment that would require churches to obtain a conditional use permit in order to operate. This move would be too costly to the church and force Grace Church and other churches out of Dumfries, according to many who commented Tuesday evening.