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May 28, 2008
Board to question fire chief
STAFFORD — County Administrator Anthony Romanello has asked Fire Chief Rob Brown to speak before the Stafford County Board of Supervisors next month in response to concerns raised at a May 12 meeting of more than 100 county volunteer firefighters.
Museum hosts Memorial Day activities
QUANTICO — The parking lot of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico was packed with motorcycles bearing American flags and cars adorned with Marine Corps bumper stickers as hundreds participated in the museum’s Memorial Day activities.
Teachers, parents vent
STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board met Tuesday, drawing parents and other proponents of a Spanish program at Hampton Oaks Elementary School that is in danger of being cut.
Boost to electric rate would sting
STAFFORD —Dominion Virginia Power is looking to get more money from its customers.
Belmont-Ferry Farm path to get under way
STAFFORD — Parks and recreation Director Chris Hoppe recently announced plans to implement phases three and five of the Belmont-Ferry Farms Trail, and bike and pedestrian trail that would eventually extend from Belmont all the way to Butler Road.
Community briefs
The Bluemont in Fredericksburg Committee is calling for volunteers and sponsors to help with its 2008 season of summer concerts.
Police briefs
STAFFORD — Terrell Wilson, 25, of Long Branch Way in Fredericksburg, was asleep in his car wearing only a black T-shirt on the side of U.S. 1 at about 5:30 a.m. on May 25.
Police blotter
The following is taken from calls to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Officer from May 19-26:
May 22, 2008
Police briefs
A Stafford teen is among 10 youths charged with assault by mob, robbery and malicious wounding.
What do teachers want ?
NORTH STAFFORD — There were no visible signs of protest outside of North Stafford High School on Wednesday morning, but that didn’t mean teachers there were not galvanized for a cause.
Land plan on hold
STAFFORD — The creation of a Potomac Resource Protection Overlay District proved to be a controversial subject at the May 20 meeting of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
Virginia launches ‘Click It or Ticket’
STAFFORD — In the year 2007, 1,026 people died on Virginia’s roadways, according to preliminary numbers from the Department of Motor Vehicles’ Virginia Highway Safety Office.
Police get funding to fight sex predators
WOODBRIDGE — Law enforcement from around the region gathered in Prince William County on Tuesday afternoon for the announcement of the $1.5 million in new funding for two task forces that investigate and catch online child sex predators.
Funeral director wants his old job after forgery
A former Fredericksburg City Councilman and funeral home director is in the process of reapplying for his funeral director’s license after loosing it for forgery.
Local Guard given Freedom Salute
The selfless service and sacrifice of soldiers and families from the Virginia Army National Guard’s A Company, 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion was honored Sunday during a Freedom Salute at the Fredericksburg Armory.
May 21, 2008
Police blotter
The following is taken from calls to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office from May 12-19:
May 20, 2008
Sen. Edward Kennedy diagnosed with a brain tumor
Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe
May 19, 2008
Emergency response center closes
BEREA — The North England Run Storm Response Service Center was closed on Sunday.
May 17, 2008
Officials not sure if closed Rocky Run Road will reopen
BEREA — Rocky Run Road in southern Stafford County remains closed due to a road collapse. The gaping hole in the road has effectively cut off through transit from Holly Corner to Berea.
May 16, 2008
Stafford under storm warning
Heavy rain and thunder storms expected.
Video: Tornado contractor told to leave
As the cleanup and recover efforts continue, one man is saying that he has been told by Sheriff’s Deputies to stay out of the England Run neighborhood of Stafford County.
May 15, 2008
Flood watch in effect for Stafford
If you live in a flood-prone area, be prepared to take action as storms move into the Northern Virginia area, warns the National Weather Service.
May 14, 2008
Area flooding refills local reservior
Local officials say reservoir is “completely full,” barring any need for new water restrictions.
Airport not immune to tornado’s damage
STAFFORD — Not even the Stafford Regional Airport was immune to the effects of last week’s damaging tornado.
Canadian man arrested for child porn
STAFFORD — Richard John Doucet, of LaSalle, Quebec, Canada, has been charged with one count of attempted indecent liberties, one count of the use of an electronic communications device to solicit a juvenile and two counts of distribution of child pornography, reported the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office in a press release Monday.
Board meets about twister
STAFFORD -— The Stafford County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Monday evening to ratify an Emergency Declaration. It was passed unanimously.
Mother Nature adds insult to injury
BEREA — Rumbling thunder and torrential rain pounded tornado-damaged homes and buildings Sunday night in the southern portion of Stafford County.
Local official: Va. needs to fix roads
STAFFORD — State and local government officials met at the Stafford County Administration Center on May 8 to discuss solutions to the area’s traffic problems.
Police briefs
STAFFORD — With the help of a K-9 deputy, a wanted man was arrested by Stafford deputies May 2, reported Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Bill Kennedy on May 8.
Police blotter
The following was taken from calls to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office from May 5-12:
