On March 20, Park Ridge Elementary School in Stafford will sponsor its annual 5k and one-mile run/walk.
Last year the event had 583 runners of all ages come out to participate in the fun.
In addition to interacting with the community and gaining the benefits of a healthy run, the theme of the day is fun.

FREDERICKSBURG — Virginia Delegate Mark Cole addressed about 65 area residents at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House and Conference Center on March 6.

Anyone with information regarding any Stafford County offenses is encouraged to call the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400 or Crime Solvers at (540) 659-2020.

STAFFORD — Xing Xiao, aka Andy, of Fairfax, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to hire a hitman to murder someone he believed had stolen more than 15,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes from him.

STAFFORD — An estimated 7,000 jobseekers flocked to the University of Mary Washington’s Stafford Campus on Monday for a federal jobs fair. By the end of the day, an additional 1,000 people were still in line, local police estimated. 

STAFFORD (AP) - A federal job fair at the Stafford campus of the University of Mary Washington has backed up traffic as thousands of jobseekers flocked to the event.

Stafford felon faces gun possession charge

WOODBRIDGE — During a traffic stop, a Prince William County police officer arrested a 20-year-old Stafford man and charged him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

STAFFORD — Police are trying to identify the body of a woman found along Interstate 95 in North Stafford Tuesday after she was killed by an apparent gunshot wound.

Sen. Mark Warner will host a federal job fair at the University of Mary Washington’s Stafford campus.

STAFFORD- -The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports finding a partially decomposed body in the woods near the I-95 South Bound ramp off of Route 610 – Garrisonville Road in Stafford County.

STAFFORD — The 26th Annual Oyster Roast will be held March 6, starting at 3 p.m. at White Oak Equipment in Fredericksburg. This year’s roast profits will be presented to Steven Mitchell, 27, of Spotsylvania, who suffered a paralyzing accident in May 2009.

DALE CITY — Rick Smith said the murders of his wife Jean and son Jim affected more than just his family.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Isaiah Schaffer, who suffers from flashbacks and nightmares following a brain injury and other injuries sustained in Iraq, found assistance through a state program specializing in “hidden injuries.“

Courts
STAFFORD — A Stafford man facing molestation charges was cleared of most of the charges against him Feb. 18 in Stafford County Circuit Court.

President announces resignation

FREDERICKSBURG — The University of Mary Washington announced Tuesday that Rick Hurley, executive vice president and chief financial officer at UMW, will postpone his retirement plans in the wake of UMW President Judy Hample’s resignation last week.

STAFFORD — The National Weather Service has indicated that hazardous weather may be on the way.

STAFFORD — After some discussion and a public hearing gathering citizen input, the Stafford County School Board agreed Tuesday night to extend the school day to make up for students’ missed time due to snow days.

STAFFORD — A former candidate for the Fredericksburg City Council was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on Monday after informing a woman he was a security officer and manhandling her in the Eagle Village Shopping Center, said Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe.

WOODBRIDGE—Alfreedia Leona Gregg-Glover did not react late last week when a Prince William Circuit Court judge sentenced her to serve 26 years in prison for her daughter’s death.

STAFFORD — Sweethearts delighted in Valentine’s Day on Sunday, and local businesses were just as busy as ever keeping them happy.

WOODBRIDGE — An 85-year-old Florida man died late last week in a crash on Interstate 95.

STAFFORD — The public was invited to a presentation Wednesday at the University of Mary Washington’s Jepson Science Center to hear a discussion on draft recommendations of a new management plan for the City of Fredericksburg’s watershed property.

Man sentenced following market robbery
STAFFORD — A Fredericksburg man was sentenced to more than five years in prison late last week in relation to a robbery at Snellings Market in October.

Locals honor presidents on their day

STAFFORD — Presidents Day was celebrated in style at George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm on Monday, beginning with breakfast with the former president.

STAFFORD — There aren’t any layoffs in Stafford County Public Schools’ Superintendent David Sawyer’s proposed budget for 2010-2011. That’s the good news.

STAFFORD — The value of real estate in Stafford has taken a dive over the last two years, according to a presentation from Stafford’s Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Mayausky.

Anyone with information regarding these following Stafford offenses is encouraged to call the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658- 4400 or Crime Solvers at (540) 659-2020.

Stafford County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 for the Presidents’ Day holiday.

Woman sees charges dropped in cigarette case

QUANTICO — Quantico officials are continuing their investigation into the apparent suicide of a Marine captain at the base correctional facility who was awaiting trial on charges that he defrauded the federal government.