Submitted By Kim Hylander
Prince William Fire and Rescue Department
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which affects an estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year is on the rise. TBI is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), of the total TBIs that occur, 75% are concussions or other mild forms of TBI.
A new call has been made to dredge the Quantico Bay near, and since it’s used for recreation we want to know if you would you swim in Quantico Bay?
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Repeal of ‘Kings Dominion law’ fails again
WTOP.com reports Don’t change your vacation plans. There will be no big change in school calendars in Virginia.
Woodbridge mobile home park owner asks court to allow rebuilding
The Washington Post reports The owner of a Woodbridge mobile home park that was inundated during flooding last year is asking a Prince William County Circuit Court to allow mobile homes to be rebuilt before the court considers a pending lawsuit.
Woodbridge, Va. — Blair Christolon, a librarian with the Prince William Public Library System, has been chosen to serve as a member of the 2012 John Newbery Award Committee. The committee is charged with the annual selection of one book as the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Newbery Award Committee operates under the direction of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Only fifteen librarians from across the nation are chosen to serve on this prestigious committee, and the book they choose will be on school reading lists for decades to come.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission officials are bracing for the impacts of a possible strike on bus system that serves Prince William County and much of Northern Virginia. But will a transit strike affect you?
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Incarcerated ex-Marine charged in 2009 slaying of Navy petty officer
The Washington Post reports A former U.S. Marine already serving a prison sentence was charged Thursday in the 2009 slaying of a female Navy petty officer at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington County, federal prosecutors said. The case has ties to Woodbridge.
Man convicted in chain saw attack
Fredericksburg.com reports A man who was hit in the head with a baseball bat after entering his wife’s boyfriend’s home with a chain saw was convicted of two charges Tuesday.
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Presidential candidate Ron Paul made a campaign stop in Springfield last night. In year’s past many candidates – from Barack Obama to John McCain – have all stopped in the region to rally support. So, if they do it again this year, where in the Potomac Communities should candidates come and make a speech?
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Prince William schools’ administration responds to ‘work to rule’ protests
The Washington Post reports The Prince William County schools superintendent responded to ongoing and growing protests over teacher pay freezes in a letter he sent to staff late last week.
Pentagon: Remains Of Some 9-11 Victims Went To Landfill
CBS D.C. reports Partial remains of several 9/11 victims were incinerated by a military contractor and sent to a landfill, a government report said Tuesday in the latest of a series of revelations about the Pentagon’s main mortuary for the war dead.
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