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.

STAFFORD — The Stafford Regional Airport Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with litigation for an easement, if necessary, to clear trees from a 30-acre tract belonging to Suzanne Geslois and her husband.

MANASSAS — On the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg line, riders who use the Brooke and Leeland Road stations in Stafford County cram parking lots and fill up trains, making it standing-room only for passengers who board trains at the Woodbridge VRE station.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in “Lucas” and “The Lost Boys” whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

LOUISA — Witnesses saw smoke coming from the airplane and noticed that it “didn’t sound right” just before it plunged to the ground, killing the pilot and igniting a house, an investigator said following the incident.

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.

FORT BELVOIR — Former Virginia governor turned U.S. Sen. Mark Warner joined Congressman Jim Moran and other Fort Belvoir leaders Feb. 18 for a tour of the new, state-of-the-art community hospital located just inside Pence Gate.

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.

DUMFRIES — An Oregon man wanted for the murders of his mother and her boyfriend was captured Monday in Dumfries, bringing a nationwide search for him, his wife and young daughter to a close.

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.

Driven by record winter storms, the Virginia Department of Transportation has burned through its snow-removal budget for the year.

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

CULPEPER — An Orange County Circuit Court judge heard preliminary arguments earlier this month from national groups and local residents who oppose the planned 240,000-square-foot commercial development featuring a new Walmart on the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange.

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.