Students at Colgan High School are urged to walk out of classes supporting queer rights.
A flier circulating the school and online promotes a rally at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, outside the school at 13833 Dumfries Road in Prince William County. Students are encouraged to wear bright colors of the rainbow and protest a recent decision by the Virginia Department of Education, which shifts control of transgender issues back to parents.
Republican congressional candidates are focused on Prince William and Stafford counties.
Yesli Vega (R), a Board of County Supervisors member seeking to flip Virginia’s 7th Congressional seat, will hold a get-out-the-vote rally tomorrow, Saturday, September 24, at her campaign headquarters outside Quantico.
Virginia voters can cast their ballots for the November election starting Friday, Sept. 23.
Voters can submit absentee ballots by mail or in person at their local registrar’s office, commonly referred to as early voting. No application or reason is necessary to vote early. Some jurisdictions may have additional satellite locations, according to a press release from the Virginia Department of Elections.
Lynn Forkell Greene is seeking her first full term on the Manassas City Council.
Last fall, she beat David Farajollahi in an election to a seat on the Council to complete the final year of Michele Davis Younger’s term. Davis Younger was elected mayor and took the job in January 2021.
On Tuesday, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is joining the Prince William County Department of Transportation to celebrate the start of construction on the Prince William Parkway and University Boulevard Intersection Improvements Project.
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission will fund the regionally significant project with a total investment of nearly $24 million.
Sexual Assault Investigation at Woodbridge Walmart
On Monday, September 19, at 7:25 p.m., officers responded to the Walmart located at 14000 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge to investigate an assault.
Hermione Isobel “Pat” Mickle of Woodbridge and Gainesville passed away peacefully with a smile on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Hermione chose the nickname Patsy while growing up and was lovingly renamed Pat by her late husband Edward “Ed” during their courtship in Europe.
A second suspect in a Woodbridge double murder is in custody thanks to the late-night work of the Prince William County Police SWAT team.
On Monday, September 19, detectives arrested second teenager police said was present during the shooting deaths of the two victims, who were slayed inside of an apartment in the block of Mary’s Way in Woodbridge on May 15.
Prince William County will spend $53 million on a new parking tower in Woodbridge.
On Tuesday, September 20, county leaders approved the final design for the seven-story, 1,400-space parking garage to sit between Wegmans grocery store and Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.
