Dumfries, Va. — This year’s Dumfries Fall Festival Extravaganza attracted more festival goers than last year’s, up from about 60 people to a whopping 2,700 attendees, said town economic development Coordinator Debi Sandlin.
The annual event was held Saturday behind Dumfries Town Hall and for the first time featured a “Dumfries Has Talent” competition, wineries and local businesses and vendors.
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“I definitely wasn’t expecting the outpouring of community support”, shared Rebekah McGee, program director for emergency assistance at ACTS. “To see the community just come together, it’s been tremendous.”
North Stafford, Va. — The committee formed to handle the anticipated problems some feared would come as BRAC relocated federal jobs to the area issued its final report, and all appears to be OK.
The Quantico Growth Management Committee said the major relocation was completed with no major impacts to traffic in the Quantico area, and added enrollment at area schools did not increase and more workers who made the move simply chose to commute from their Washington-area homes to the their new offices than move to the Potomac Communities.
By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. — The Dumfries Town Council voted in a closed session at their Oct. 11 meeting to approve Robert Forker as the town’s police chief. Forker had been serving in an interim capacity since former police chief Dan Taber took on the responsibilities of town manager in August.
Fire Station 23 at River Oaks, at U.S. 1 and River Ridge Boulevard near Dumfries, has been operated by the Dumfries-Triangle Volunteer Fire Department since opening on Sept. 11, 2010. While career firefighters employed full time by Prince William County have always staffed the station on weekdays, DTVFD has struggled to staff the station with enough volunteers on weeknights and weekends.
Now, Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department crews will work there 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In some of the cases the callers said the smell is so bad they have become ill, feeling light headed and nauseated, according to fire and rescue crews.
In most cases, fire crews have been called for reports of natural gas permeating neighborhoods. But what is it?
By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. — The Dumfries Town Council voted Tuesday night to approve interim town manager Daniel Taber as the permanent town manager.
The event will be free to attend, and in addition to crafters the festival will offer a taste of Virginia wines and a talent competition.
“We are very excited to announce several Virginia Wineries have also signed on to participate in this one-of-a-kind Fall Extravaganza,” said Dumfries spokeswoman Debbi Sandlin. “Each of the wineries will be offering the public the opportunity to taste their very own distinctive wines. There will be an assortment of wines to please even the savviest wine connoisseur.”
Dumfries, Va. — Though time is up for flood victims still living in a Red Cross shelter today, those without homes now have a place to go.
Flood victims from Holly Acres Mobile Home Park, which flooded last week from rains from Tropical Storm Lee, will be moved to First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries when the current shelter they are in at the Sharon Baucom Dale City Rec Center closes at 5 p.m.
Dumfries, Va. — Dumfries has someone new to manage the town’s storm water program, and he’s from Stafford County.
Richard West was hired by the town last month as the Assistant Director of Public Works. In addition to storm water management, he will also oversee planning, scheduling and execution of maintenance projects in the town.
