County needs poll workers: Stafford County is looking for more poll workers to help make sure our elections are safe, secure and accessible. [Press release]
Million dollar donation: The Large Rehearsal Hall in the Hylton Performing Arts Center’s Education and Rehearsal Wing, which opened in 2019, will be named The Jacquemin Family Foundation Rehearsal Hall in their honor. [Press release/George Mason University]
A Grand Jury indicted a former Stafford County deputy on involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving charges.
The deputy, identified as J.J. Yenchak, has been on desk duty since he struck a pedestrian outside Paddy’s restaurant at Garrisoinville Road and Center Street in North Stafford in July 2021.
Prince William schools sue Youngkin over masks: The Schools Boards of Alexandria City, Arlington County, City of Richmond, Fairfax County, Falls Church City, Hampton City and Prince William County, filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Executive Order 2 issued by the governor on January 15, 2022. [Press release]
Another Woodbridge ferry study: The plans for a commuter ferry taking riders from Woodbridge to Washington are moving forward again after being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a new study on the way that should detail a full understanding of how the proposed system would operate. [Insidenova.com]
A bullet hit a bystander standing outside a restaurant near Manassas Sunday night.
Police are searching for the shooter. The victim called for help from a nearby house.
Delegate Tara Durant (R-Fredericksburg, Stafford) wants schools to notify parents of sexually explicit material in lesson plans and books.
The freshman Republican’s bill would require the state Board of Education to:
Unlikely support: Chesterfield Sen. Amanda Chase has been kicked out of her local Republican party, left the chamber’s Republican Caucus and faced formal censure for baseless claims of election fraud, a vote that saw Republican colleagues openly criticize her on the Senate floor. That hasn’t stopped many of them from supporting her bills to roll back COVID-19 protective measures. [Virginia Mercury]
Volunteer Opportunities: For those who want to give back to the community, several volunteer opportunities are open in Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park. [Press release]
Prince William police said Joseph Kojo Asempa Dennis was found safe after he went missing 12 days ago. Police provided no further details.
Dennis last seen leaving the Shorehaven Apartments located on Porters Inn Drive in Dumfries on Thursday, January 13 at 5:40 p.m.
A box truck overturned at the Stafford County line today.
Stafford fire and rescue crews and sheriff’s deputies went to the crash on Route 1 at the Prince William County/Stafford County line, near Quantico.
Jagadev filed the paperwork for his candidacy with city registrar Susan Reed on Thursday, January 19, he states in a post on social media.
Jagadev is a teacher in the city public schools. He’s also an appointed member of the Manassas Planning Commission, a seven-member board that reviews new building developments to ensure plans fit within city zoning ordinances.
