By KRISTINA SCHNACK KOTLUS
Schools and Education Reporter
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Woodbridge residents were appointed a new school board representative last night in the form of Steven Keen, but their representation might be sparse.
Author: Potomac Local News
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STAFFORD, Va. — Students in Stafford County went back to school for the first time Wednesday after a long winter break.
Waiting to greet them was a new directive from county Sheriff Charles E. Jett which will bring a increased presence of sheriff’s deputies in schools. Now, every deputy in Stafford County has been instructed to stop into schools located along their beat. Their mission: get to know students, faculty, staff, and build a stronger relationship with the educational community.
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UPDATE
The strong-armed robbery occurred on Kearsarge Drive in Dumfires, town police Chief Robert Forker confirmed.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A window was shot out at R. Dean Kilby Elementary School over the weekend.
School officials said the shooting happened sometime between Friday night and early Saturday.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Better late than never. A Woodbridge couple welcomed the first baby of 2013 born at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.
The child was born the Woodbridge hospital not on New Year’s Day, but today.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A man from Woodbridge faces rape charges after an incident at a Springfield-area hotel.
More in a press release from Fairfax County police:
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DALE CITY, Va. — A hockey great is coming to the Prince William Ice Center this weekend.
Jeremy Roenick, a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and one of only four American-born players to score over 500 goals in his career in the National Hockey Leauge, will sign copies of his new book at the skate center at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Tonight is the night Woodbridge will have a new representative on the Prince William County School Board.
The eight-member governing body is expected to appoint a new member from a field of interested candidates who spoke last month. The appointee will serve in the position until an election is held – either this spring or later in fall – where voters will decide who will take the job permanently.
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UPDATED 10:30 a.m.
The tentative details of the funeral arrangements for Prince William police Officer Chris Yung have been posted to the Facebook page of that county’s fire and rescue department: