DUMFRIES, Va. — The construction of the first community garden at Ginn Memorial Park in Dumfries is well underway.
The town’s Parks and Recreation Commission chose the new park on Graham Park Road to be the space for the garden, which will feature 26 plots that residents can use to plant everything from squash to tomatoes, cabbage to corn. Organizers say they want a mix of vegetables at the garden to help teach residents and children about the importance of growing their own food.
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NOKESVILLE, Va. — One of the most unique wildflowers to bloom each year in our area will peak today.
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Stafford County officials have good news for commuters: the wreck involving a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 north at mile post 150 in Prince William County has been cleared from the highway as of 12:40 p.m.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — A town house in Lake Ridge burned Sunday morning.
The fire broke out at 3511 Covered Bridge Lane off Smoketown Road at 10:06 a.m. Fire crews found smoke to be showing from the roof as they arrived onto the scene. After fire crews entered the house, they found flames engulfing the second floor and attic section of house, according to a OWL Volunteer Fire Department spokeswoman.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Where have all the young people gone?
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — There were a few unwanted treasures found in Neabsco Creek last weekend.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Someone suspected would-be burglar is rattling dogs at homes at a neighborhood near Quantico when after the person tried to climb through a kitchen window.
A woman inside a home in the 19600 block of Kerill road in Triangle was rattled at 6:44 a.m. Monday when she heard her dog barking and then saw a man trying to climb through her kitchen window. She screamed and the man fled.
Drivers are dealing with multiple water main breaks today on area roads.
A 12-inche water main broke last night closing a portion of Dale Boulevard at Birchdale Avenue. Fire and rescue crews that were called to the scene told Potomac Local News the pressure that was released when the water main blew caused “rocks the size of basketballs” to roll down the boulevard. The break disrupted several Virginia American Water customers in Dale City and forced the closure of Dale Boulevard in both directions near the site of the break.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Residents tonight will have their say on how and government and schools should be funded in the coming budget year in Prince William County.
The Board of County Supervisors at 7 p.m. will hold a public hearing inviting feedback on the fiscal year 2015 budget to take effect July 1. The $975.9 million budget would be funded by an advertised tax rate of $1.158 per every $100 of assessed value of homes in the county. Expected to be approved later this month, the budget will fund local government expenditures, parks, transportation efforts, and community services, just to name a few.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A woman who lives in Woodbridge faces charges of felony child neglect.
The woman’s 2-year-old son was found wandering the streets in the area of Miranda Court, near Powell’s Creek Boulevard in the River Oaks section of Woodbridge, Sunday morning.
