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Crews with the Dumfries-Triangle Volunteer Fire Department and members of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department gathered Saturday for training.
Author: Potomac Local News
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Keep Prince William Beautiful held a benefit event at Bahama Breeze at Potomac Mills mall on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
On the morning of May 27, 19-year old Jada Barnes was arrested by Prince William police in relation to an issue she was having with an acquaintance.
The original incident included Barnes allegedly making threats against the acquaintance, by text message and by phone, according to Prince William police.
Prince William County Schools are currently suffering from an infrastructure deficit. Evidence of this fact is found in the size of our classrooms, we have the most overcrowded in not only the region but also the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. This issue must be addressed, but it’s important to first understand how we got here and what policy changes must be made to correct course.
Much of what the School Board is given to work with stems from the policy decisions made by our Board of County Supervisors, particularly in the areas of taxation and land use. Indeed the approval of new residential development in the last decade has contributed greatly to our public school total enrollment growing from 68,234 in 2005 to 86,209 in 2014. Our locally elected Boards share in responsibility for the current state of our schools. County tax dollars, which help fund the school system along with State and Federal monies, are collected by the Board of County Supervisors and give approximately 57% of those revenues to our School Board in the form of the Revenue Sharing Agreement.
Jim Livingston is the president of the Prince William Education Association. There has been much talk in Prince William County in recent years about overcrowded classrooms and teacher pay. We wanted to find out exactly how teacher pay in Prince William affects the educators and children in the classroom, so we asked Livingston who has served in his current role for three years.
PL: What is the average teacher salary in Prince William County? How does it compare to salaries in neighboring counties like Fairfax and Loudoun?
Good morning Prince William – SERVE has an urgent need for volunteers to help screen clients for food assistance on weekdays. Duties include client intake using the database, verify documentation, register clients for special seasonal programs and answer questions about other services. Come be part of their super team by helping with important services provided to families. You must be at least 18yrs old and complete a background check. Bilingual Spanish speakers are most helpful but not required. Please email Jan at [email protected] to learn more.
· BEACON Adult Literacy is looking for volunteers this summer for their conversation classes. You do not need to speak a second language as they will give you all the skills needed to make a significant improvement in another’s life. Classes are held in Manassas both morning and evening starting June 22nd and ending July 30th. Please call Caroline at (703) 368-7491 to learn more.
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According to Prince William police, the focus of the operation was to find individuals that were providing illegal narcotics to teens and young adults.
The “Growing Pains” operation began in February.
My name is Camille VanSkiver, and I was one of the AP students that helped create the Spriggs United Suicide Awareness Walk that happened last Saturday. I would just like to sincerely thank you on behalf on my entire class and everyone involved for giving us extra coverage from Potomac Local and helping to […]
On April 16, Prince William police arrested 29-year old Woodbridge man Robert Cain in relation to an investigation of ecstasy distribution.
From January through April, Cain met with an undercover detective in Woodbridge, Dumfries and Dale City to perform transactions with illegal narcotics, said Prince William police.