Prince William County news in brief
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Version 0 of 1. Prince William County police, along with law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia, will launch the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign Friday. The effort to crack down on drunken driving will run through Jan. 1. There is a surge in drunken driving incidents during the holidays, officials said in a statement. If motorists are caught driving while impaired, officials said, they will be arrested. Patriots for Disabled Divers, a nonprofit organization based in Occoquan, will have a premiere screening of “Sixty Feet of Freedom” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bottle Stop-Wine Bar & Shop, 311 Mill St., Occoquan. The documentary follows three veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, as they are introduced to scuba diving and pursue their diving certification. A $40 donation to PFDD includes admission to the screening, hors d’oeuvres, and wine or beer. For information, visit pfddsixtyfeetoffreedompremiere.causevox.com. The Potomac Health Foundation recently awarded nearly $900,000 in grants to seven agencies serving eastern Prince William County, Lorton and North Stafford through its Health Safety Net program. The grant recipients are: →Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic, general operating funds, $152,100. →National Capital Poison Center, poison control services to the foundation’s service area, $123,406. →NOVA ScriptsCentral, improving health access and providing prescription medicine to the low-income uninsured in Lorton and Prince William and Stafford counties, $221,410. →Northern Virginia Family Services’ Kids Connect, $35,000. →Prince William Area Free Clinic, Unified Health Center, $190,029. →Rx Partnership, medication access for the uninsured, $25,000. →Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Family Health Connection Mobile Clinic, $150,000. — Compiled by Sarah Lane |