STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Sheriff’s deputies have a new tool when it comes to citing bad drivers.
Stafford County officials voted to change the county code and allow deputies to charge drivers with improper driving, a charge that previously wasn’t an option for deputies to place. Until now, deputies had to charge drivers with reckless driving and judges later had the option of reducing the offence down to improper driving.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The body of a man was found this afternoon lying in the yard of a house on Coopers Lane in North Stafford.
The unidentified adult male victim died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was found by a teenager passerby that is said to have been friends with the son of the victim, according to witnesses on the scene.
DUMFRIES Va, — An argument in a 7-Eleven parking lot ended with charges for a 29-year-old Dumfries man.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — In 2006, voters in Prince William County approved the option of floating an $27 million bond to improve park facilities.
One of those projects was a planned $11 million expansion of the heavily used Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center in Woodbridge. One of the area’s few indoor public pools, the swim lanes are used daily from about 4:30 a.m. to about 10 o’clock at night.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has again recognized Kris Johnson, Membership Development Director at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, as a national leader in new member recruitment. Johnson signed more than 290 new members to the chamber over the last 12 months, ranking her among the top sales professionals in her industry.
Johnson was presented with the Membership Development Division’s National Sales Leader Award during ACCE’s Annual Awards ceremony at the association’s annual convention, July 23-26, in Oklahoma City. The award is based on the total number of individual sales and total dollar amount as submitted to ACCE by the sales professionals on a quarterly basis. Awards are presented in each of four dues income categories.
WOODBRIDGE Va, — Police are looking for two men in connection with a suspected robbery of a couple at gunpoint
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TRIANGLE, Va. — A 22-year- old man delivering pizza in Triangle was assaulted during an attempted robbery.
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MANASSAS, Va. — A Kmart store in Manassas will close its doors after its lease was not renewed.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Through the month of August, participating Chick-fil-A restaurants in Prince William County will give a free chicken sandwich to each guest who donates $5 or more of school supplies for students-in-need.
No receipt is necessary. Simply bring $5 worth of supplies to the restaurant and receive your sandwich.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — On August 16 at Forest Park High School, the Office of Student Services will host its annual Back to School Symposium, “Strengthening Connections: Illuminating the Journey to Student Success.”
The program is designed for school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, school psychologists, attendance officers, and teachers from the educational component of SACC.
