Dumfries, Va. — On Saturday, Dumfries held its second-annual Multicultural Festival.
It was the largest multicultural fest for the town yet, as more than 300 people came to the town’s Merchant Park outside the Weems-Botts Museum to and were greeted by food from different regions of the world, crafts and live music.
Falmouth, Va. –– Waters in the Rappahannock River unexpectedly rose quickly Sunday afternoon, prompting the rescue of 18 stranded kayakers and their dogs near Falmouth.
Rescue crews were called at 2:44 p.m. to the Falmouth Bridge, which links Stafford County and Fredericksburg via U.S. 1, when nearby kayakers and four dogs became stranded on the river.
Lorton, Va. — The driver of a tractor trailer was killed early Monday in Lorton after his truck slammed into a work truck and caught on fire.
The crash happened at 2:13 a.m. about three quarters of a mile north of mile post 163 on Interstate 95. Virginia Department of Transportation crews were working in the area when the tractor trailer crashed into a VDOT truck, rupturing the tractor trailer’s fuel tank and sparking a blaze.
Lake Ridge, Va. — Would-be swimmers at Canterbury Woods Pool on Springwoods Drive were greeted Saturday with a padlock and a sign.
“Pool closed for four days due to broken glass found in the pool,” the sign stated.
Update
At 11:05 AM on Saturday, August 6, several 911 calls were received reporting that a house in the 11700 block of Lake Forest Drive was on fire. The house is in the Buckhall area. Reports included that there were occupants still in the house. Fire and rescue units arrived on the scene reporting fire showing from windows on two sides of the house. Fire crews began immediate entry and located a person in the burning house and rescued them. At the time of the fire, three adults and two teenagers were home. Two people were transported to a local hospital and one was flown to a regional hospital for treatment. The house is 1 1/2 stories with a basement, and damage is estimated at $100,000. The origin and cause of the fire is under investigation by fire marshals and the police. Water to fight the fire was brought by tankers, and a “dry hydrant” on Split Rail Drive was utilized. Water supply was adequate to fight the fire.
North Stafford, Va. –– A woman died Friday night after a fire broke out at her home in the Lake Arrowhead subdivision.
Fire and rescue crews were called to 72 Lake Arrowhead Drive off Va. 610 at 8:11 p.m. On the way to the scene, crews learned someone was trapped inside the burning home, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Woodbridge, Va. – After Virginia’s loss of one large military neighbor, the Potomac Communities may soon be home to another.
Woodbridge District Supervisor candidate Chris Royse announced Friday he’s been working with AFRICOM, the U.S. military’s joint command for all things Africa, urging them to relocate from Germany to Woodbridge.
Dumfries, Va. –– Daniel Taber, chief of the Dumfries police department, was voted in as the interim town manager during the town council meeting Aug. 2. The current town manager, Kim Alexander, is leaving to become the town manager for Culpeper.
Robert Forker, who is the police department’s administrative manager and second-in-command, will become interim police chief of Dumfries.
Dumfries, Va. — The parchment paper background and tiny script is being replaced with an updated, sleeker look. The town of Dumfries has a new website.
MDA Technologies Group, LLC has created the new site, which is in the process of being beta-tested by a representative cross section of the community.
North Stafford, Va. — A crane toppled at a construction site in North Stafford on Wednesday morning.
No one was injured, but the crane caused significant damage to a building under construction at the Quantico Corporate Center.
