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.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — While final plans are not yet in place for High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 95, transportation officials will begin preliminary work on the project next week.
Drivers will notice the work taking place on the highway shoulders on I-95 between Springfield and Dumfries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County officials tonight will hold a public hearing on a proposed $912.6 million budget for 2013.
The public hearing begins at 7 p.m. at the Prince William County Government Center on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.
By 1st Lt. Brian S. Villiard
Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va. — Lunga Park will be closed and off-limits from April 2 through June 2.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Prince William County School Board will honor one of its own on March 29, as Chairman At-Large Milton C. Johns presents a 50-year pin to Board Member Betty D. Covington (Potomac) for her service to children and the School Division for 50 years. Over the years Covington has been a teacher, administrator, and School Board member.
She is among 259 Prince William County Public School (PWCS) employees who will be honored during at a ceremony at Hylton High School.
