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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the grant funded by the American Rescue Plan.
This EDA grant will be matched with $300,000 in local funds and is expected to create 150 jobs and retain 150 jobs, according to the city.
The FredNat bats were silent for most of the night in the series opener with the Augusta GreenJackets on Tuesday night at SRP Park, and it was the hosts that ran away with a 6-2 win. Sammy Infante had both FredNat RBIs.
Andrew Alvarez started for Fredericksburg and kept the team in the game, pitching five innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out six. Marc Davis was charged with three runs in relief, and Cody Greenhill pitched a scoreless inning out of the FredNat pen.
Volunteer Prince William received a $50,000 grant from Potomac Health Foundation, which will provide transportation for veterans, spouses, widows, and widowers for one year beginning July 1, 2022. Recipients will receive rides to medical appointments, supermarkets, shops, and churches.
“We are excited about the opportunity that Potomac Health Foundation has provided for us to continue our work to provide transportation for the health needs of our Veterans and families,” says Bridget Mullins, Executive Director at Volunteer Prince William.”This will be a wonderful chance to expand our services to support this population which has given so much to our country.”
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The landfill in Stafford County will be open an hour earlier on weekends to accommodate additional traffic.
The move comes as the Rappahannock regional waste organization, called the R-Board, allowed customers will GFL trash hauling service to drop off their trash for free until July 24.
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Don Scoggins, a retired Woodbridge resident is one of two new appointments to the Virginia Housing Authority.
In 2019, Scoggins ran as an independent for the At-large Prince William Board of County Supervisors seat won by current Chair Ann Wheeler.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Forecasters at the National Weather Service say damaging wind gusts and large hail are the primary threats. An isolated tornado is also possible.
A Flood Watch for potential flash flooding is in effect from 4 p.m. through this evening for the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metro areas, southern Maryland, and eastern Virginia. Elsewhere, an isolated instance of flooding is possible as well.
Four people were taken to a hospital after a crash involving an OmniRide Local Bus.
Two passengers, the bus driver and the driver of the car, were injured at about 12:30 p.m. today on Potomac Mills Road near Gideon Drive in Woodbridge.
Authorities in Stafford County sent a SWAT team today to a home off Mine Road in the northern part of the county.
It’s unclear if anyone was arrested during the raid. The sheriff’s office has released only a few details on the incident.