Willie Deutsch will run to reclaim the Coles District seat on the Prince William County School Board.
Deutsch, 33, posted a video to Facebook to announce his campaign. In it, the Republican cited a widening achievement gap in the state’s second-largest school division, which has been growing since the lockdowns of the 2020 pandemic.
Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor will meet with residents for his first “Listen and Learn” session of 2023.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, January 17, at Hartwood Elementary School, 14 Shackleford Road, in Hartwood. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
Colleges / Universities
Germanna Community College — Due to inclement weather all Germanna locations will open at 10 AM on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. [Twitter]
For the 25th consecutive year, the Dale City Knights of Columbus have presented teddy bears — 350 of them — to the Prince William County Police Department.
The teddy bears are kept in police cars and given to children and others at accident scenes and other traumatic events.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library continues to distribute free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health.
Customers can pick up test kits through curbside pickup at most library branches during open hours. Kits are unavailable at Towne Centre Branch, Fried Center, or IdeaSpace.
A man knocked on a door at a Woodbridge home and asked to be let in. He didn’t like the answer he received from the homeowner.
On Monday, December 19, at 4:45 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 3000 block of Chinkapin Oak Lane, Georgetown Village, just off Route 1 in Woodbridge, to investigate a possible attempted burglary.
Police said an 18-year-old tried to flee the scene of a traffic stop and struck an officer’s arm with his car.
On Tuesday, December 20, at 9:20 p.m., a Prince William County police officer conducted a vehicle stop on a blue 2008 Mercedes SC400 in the area of Dale Boulevard and Forestdale Avenue in Dale City.
We could see a mix of wintry precipitation in our area on Thursday morning, as moisture will move into the southern and western areas before sunrise.
According to the National Weather Service, there will be cold air in place, but it’s too soon to tell if the storm will produce snow accumulation during the morning or if it will fall as rain or sleet.
On Tuesday, December 20, at 10:43 p.m., Prince William police were called to a crash in the 8400 block of Sudley Road Manassas to investigate a single-vehicle crash near Manassas Mall.
The driver of a 2014 Honda Civic was traveling at a high rate of speed east on Sudley Road, approaching Rixlew Lane, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a curb.
