Road work will close a negihborhood street near Haymarket.
Robin Drive (Route 2005) between the southern Bluebird Lane intersection and the northern Bluebird Lane intersection will be closed to through traffic, weather permitting, from 9 a.m. Monday, April 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7 to replace a culvert pipe, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. Single lane closure at the same location at mile markers 139-138.
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Mary Jo Detweiler (née Holmes), librarian, Christian educator, and beloved and adoring mother and grandmother, died peacefully of natural causes on February 25, 2022.
Born in Indianapolis to Burnham Holmes and Josephine Seymour Holmes, she attended the University of Michigan (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa) and Indiana University (M.A., library science).
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library partnered with the Library of Virginia to launch a virtual collection on the history of deaf culture.
The Deaf Culture Digital Library offers resources that include books, eBooks, magazines, websites, media, and other digital materials found online. Residents with Virginia library cards can access both the Library of Virginia’s collection and search the collections of their local library with no additional charges.
On Monday, April 4, 2022, Dominion Energy will hold a meeting to discuss the closure of toxic coal ash ponds near Dumfries.
The meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Potomac Shores Middle School, 17851 Woods View Drive near Dumfries. Dominion Energy tells us Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey will share a livestream of the meeting.
The bridge carrying American Legion Road over Interstate 95 will close Monday, April 4, for the construction of a new overpass as part of the E-ZPass Express Lanes.
A detour will be in place for nine months while work is underway. American Legion Road is anticipated to reopen in January 2023.
Police identified a suspect in a home invasion near Quantico last fall.
Burglary While Armed *SUSPECT IDENTIFIED – On March 30, 2022, detectives with the Violent Crimes Bureau identified the suspect sought in connection to the home invasion that was reported to have occurred at the Quantico Court Apartments located in the 19000 block of Fuller Heights Rd. in Triangle (22172) on the early morning of November 10, 2021. On March 31, 2022, following the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for the suspect, identified as Joshua Jehri MCMILLIAN-BUTLER. Attempts to locate the accused have been unsuccessful.
Two unsuspecting residents received extortion threats on Thursday, March 31, after sharing a nude photo on social media.
At 7:04 a.m., the victim told Deputy J.A. Buzzard he met a woman on Facebook and began exchanging messages. The conversation progressed onto Snapchat, and he sent a nude picture to his new friend.
More than 200 police, fire, and rescue responders were honored for their heroism.
The Valor Awards returned to the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 31. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, first responders decked out in dress uniforms again filled the concert hall.
