Update
We’ve now heard from Clear Channel Outdoor regarding the fallen billboard.
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Dumfries
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Historic Dumfries turns 40 years old this month.
The organization charted to bring more visitors to the Prince William County town, as well as maintaining the popular Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries, was recognized recently for their milestone.
There is a new look at the Dumfries Police Department.
Officers will soon ditch the old black uniform shirts for new gray shirts. The patches sewn onto the shirts to signify the department will also undergo a change, as officers will have patches outlined in silver with silver lettering, and supervisors will have gold outlines and lettering.
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A church congregation will move from Stafford County to Dumfries, and it will worship inside of a commercial building.
The Dumfries Town Council approved a conditional use permit, or CUP, for the Grass Roots Christian Fellowship church who will become the newest tenant of the Elwey Center building on U.S. 1. The special permit was required because, prior to the Council’s vote, the building was zoned for business use only.
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Willie J. Toney announced this past weekend that he will seek the mayor’s chair on the Dumfries Town Council.
Toney, a Democrat, currently serves as the town’s Vice Mayor and is looking to unseat the man he sits next to on the council dais, Republican Mayor Jerry Foreman, who is also seeking reelection.
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An occupational therapist at who worked at the Dumfries Health Center is charged with sexually assaulting a patient.
More in a police press release:
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Dumfries officials hear a request from North Stafford church now meeting at a hotel.
Grass Roots Christian Fellowship church wants to move its services from a Wingate Inn on Garrisonville Road in Stafford County to a space inside Elwye Building in Dumfries. The Town Council must grant a special use permit to the church to permit them to use the building, which houses commercial business.
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This year’s Black History Month Celebration will honor several town residents, and mark the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Here’s more about the annual celebration from Dumfries Director of Community Services Cydny Neville:
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8 a.m. Saturday
Here’s the latest information on the fatal crash at Dumfries on Friday:
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