By URIAH KISER
QUANTICO, Va. — Mayor Isis Tharpe came to the Marines with a concern. Some residents of her Town of Quantico – the only town in the U.S. located within a military installation – said it was taking too long to get through base security gates to get to their homes.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William’s new kid on the political block has done more to distance himself from this fellow Board members.
Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland is serving his first term on the Board of County Supervisors and cast the lone vote against raising the county’s average tax bill about $110 per year. The six seven other members of the Board voted to increase taxes for the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, adopting a tax rate of $1.209 per assessed property value. The new budget includes monies for a new police station, new school funding, and raises for county staff for the first time in four years.
QUANTICO, Va. — For the first time, female Marine Corps Officers will be allowed to train at Quantico’s combat infantry school.
The Marine Corps Times broke the news Friday. The move is a change for the Corps, which up until now has urged women to train for more positions that provide a supporting role for those on the front line, including aircraft maintenance and administration.
By Lance Cpl. Shandra Dyess
Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va. — Fifteen volunteers helped out during the Amazing Devil Dog Challenge at Barber Physical Activity Center on base Friday.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A portion of the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes will close again tonight and tomorrow as work on the 95 Express Lanes project ramps up.
The HOV express lanes facility is normally open to southbound drivers Friday night through Saturday afternoon. Tonight and tomorrow beginning at 11 p.m., however, the lanes will close from Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Va. 234 in Dumfries as crews complete test boring work.
By MIKE DiCICCO
Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va. — About 80 Marines scoured Marine Corps Base Quantico last week, picking up hundreds of pounds of trash in the base’s annual Spring Cleanup.
BAND HONORED, WILL PREFORM IN FRONT OF 50 MILLION VIEWERS
By LANCE CPL. ANTWAUN JEFFERSON
Quantico Sentry
With conditions still ripe for wildfires, Stafford authorities banned outside burning and Prince William officials remind residents to wait until after 4 p.m. to burn.
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning for the region today, as they have since the weekend, warning that the combination of high winds, low humidity and dry conditions produce an atmosphere where wildfires flourish.
By Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos
Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va. – More than 220 candidates accepted the grueling challenge of Officer Candidate School training and after 10 weeks, 168 of them marched on to the parade deck there and graduated on Saturday.
QUANTICO, Va. — Quantico’s top official is calling it quits after 30 years in the Marine Corps.
Col. Daniel J. Choike next month will retire as the commander of Quantico Marine Corps Base, a position he’s held for the past three years, reports WTOP.com.
