After a snowstorm stopped Stafford County in its tracks, the Board of Supervisors is carving out a more prominent role for itself if the county is faced with a similar emergency.
The board is proposing an amendment to the County's Emergency Operations Plan that would include these new liaison positions and set the roles, responsibilities, and qualifications for those positions. Supervisors will vote on the matter at its next meeting on Tuesday, February 22.
This article requires a paid Locals Only Membership to read. Please Sign In or Upgrade to a paid membership. Thank you.
It's not your father's self-storage place.
Texas-based Greenspace will soon make its way to Stafford County while bringing unique ideas to market.
This article is FREE to read. Please Sign In or Create a FREE Account. Thank you.
Prince William County has begun planning to build a park in the neighborhood of Thoroughfare, near Haymarket.
The county purchased five parcels on 10 acres to build a park in the historic African-American neighborhood, a post-Civil War settlement of former slaves. Last year, an effort to grade a property thought to contain unmarked graves sparked an outcry among the community.
This article requires a paid Locals Only Membership to read. Please Sign In or Upgrade to a paid membership. Thank you.
In Stafford County, Jefferson Davis Highway is now Richmond Highway.
The county is taking the steps necessary to rename a large portion of Route 1 in the county following a new law requiring jurisdictions to drop Jefferson Davis from the name, who served as the confederacy president.
The county chose Richmond Highway, consistent with Fairfax and Prince William counties. The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted accepted the change in September 2021.
This article requires a paid Locals Only Membership to read. Please Sign In or Upgrade to a paid membership. Thank you.
Ben Litchfield, a consumer financial services attorney, has thrown his hat to run for state senate in the newly-created 27th District, covering portions of Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg.
Litchfield and his wife Valerie have lived in Stafford since 2015. Until recently, he served as the Stafford County Democratic Committee Chairman.
This article is FREE to read. Please Sign In or Create a FREE Account. Thank you.
An analysis conducted by the county looked at the possible needs for department facilities soon. Those results have been incorporated into the county's Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2031.
The CIP contains recommendations for projects that would be important to the county looking forward. Projects that have been prioritized include rebuilding three of the department's fire stations and creating a new training center for public safety personnel.
This article requires a paid Locals Only Membership to read. Please Sign In or Upgrade to a paid membership. Thank you.
Matt Strickland, the famed owner of Gourmeltz restaurant in Spotsylvania County who pushed back against former Gov. Ralph Northam's coronavirus restrictions, is running for state senate.
Strickland will run as a Republican in the new 27th District that encompasses parts of Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and Fredericksburg. Strickland announced his campaign 21 months ahead of the General Election on November 7, 2023, when all 40 Virginia State Senators will be up for re-election.
Strickland received regional media attention when he bucked former Gov. Ralph Northam's Executive Order that required restaurants to the number of customers allowed in his restaurant and prevented anyone from sitting at a bar.
This article is FREE to read. Please Sign In or Create a FREE Account. Thank you.
[Updated Noon Friday, January 28] In his first proposed budget, Stafford County's newly-appointed School Administrator, Dr. Thomas Taylor, asks for $32 million in more funds than the division received last year.
His proposed $374 million budget delivered to the School Board on Tuesday, January 25, Taylor calls for addressing the issues of recruiting and maintaining the county's pool of teachers, managing the expected growth of its student body over the coming years, and providing on-time transportation for students.
This article requires a paid Locals Only Membership to read. Please Sign In or Upgrade to a paid membership. Thank you.
Some Stafford County residents asked elected leaders to fund new artificial turf fields for two county high schools.
Citing disparity and safety concerns, residents say these two schools are last in the county, lacking such amenities.
A couple of residents took the opportunity to address the Stafford County Board of Supervisors during its public comment time earlier this month on the subject of artificial turf fields at local high schools.
