Travelers headed to New York City via the Potomac Communities have even more advanced warning on which road to take after a new highway sign was erected in Lorton.
The new sign sits above the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just past the Purple Heart Bridge over the Occoquan River.
Not everyone is happy about new political districts in Stafford County, the man who lead Woodbridge Senior High School’s crew team association now has plead guilty to embezzling the organization’s money, and what would make U.S. 1 in south Fairfax a better place to live, work and play?
If you’re standing up on a VRE train, you’d better be ready to get off the train.
VRE CEO Dale Zehner stated in an email to riders on Friday riders should only stand, or queue, as trains are pulling into stations. If riders are standing, it must mean they want to get off the train, or detrain, stated Zehner.
You won’t be charged to get into a National Park this weekend, and free admission is what park officials hope will draw more residents into the parks.
All week, visitors to all 394 National Parks in the U.S. have waived their entrance fees, including Prince William Forest and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania parks, as part of National Park Week 2011.
If you’re looking to put a little egg-inspired fun into your weekend, look no further than the PotomacLocal.com community calendar. A free resource, the calendar is full of fun family events for this holiday weekend, with plenty of non-holiday activities, as well.
Kick off your weekend early by catching one of Spot-LYTE’s spring presentations. Choose from either “Cinderella Cinderella” or “The Road to Forever”, both being presented at the Lorton Workhouse Friday and Saturday.
College students want to be heard, police say a doctor tried to kiss his patient, and Stafford County will get some new firefighters.
Virginia authorities will once again take part in a prescription drug-take back day on Saturday, April 30.
Last September, officials in the state collected more than 5,000 pounds of prescription drugs from residents looking to clean out their medicine chests of old pills, as well as prevent those pills from getting into the hands of youths and others who might abuse them.
Some school systems in our area snubbed their noses at the governor’s plan to fund teacher bonuses, a landlord sliced the arm of a renter, hikers are loving Prince William’s higher tax rate, and a congressman speaks out about mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery.
Just days after Gov. Robert F. McDonnell passed historic legislation to address transportation improvements, localities are getting a better look at what improvements could be expected over the next six years.
The draft-six year plan was released so residents can review all of the projects, many of which will paid for by a portion of the $4 billion McDonnell passed in his budget.
