Tonight, Thursday, August 18, it will be 90s night at the Prince William County Fair, and country music artist Tracy Byrd, known for songs like “10 Rounds with Jose Cuervo” and “Watermelon Crawl,” will perform live at the grandstand.
Tickets are $35 to $40, are limited, and are on sale on the fair’s website.
Potomac High School graduate Kyle Honore dies after being hit by a train near Wingate University — g Keith Honore led Potomac for 17 seasons before retiring after this season as the Panthers’ head boys basketball coach. [InsideNova.com]
Stafford officials push to bring broadband access to more homes — The latest effort to provide the service to residents primarily in the eastern and western regions of the county comes with a $10.23 million price tag that county officials hope a 2023 Virginia Telecommunications Initiative grant will help fund. [Fredericksbrug.com]
Prince William police charged a man in connection to a series of sexual assaults involving minors. Police said the first incident occurred more than 20 years ago.
From Prince William police:
Two suspects were arrested Tuesday, August 16, 2022, after a call for a robbery in a motel room on Warrenton Road.
At 7:58 p.m. deputies responded to a Motel 6 at 401 Warrenton Road for a robbery. The victim said someone kicked open the door of his hotel room and threatened him with a knife while demanding money8, police said.
John Joseph Yenchak III plead guilty to reckless driving after striking and killing a man outside a bar in Stafford County on Monday, August 15.
Yenchak is a former Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputy who was driving his patrol car at 60 mph on Garrisonville Road near Paddy’s restaurant in North Stafford, in July 2021.
More homes sold in Prince William County last month vs. a year ago –– In Prince William County in July 2022, a total of 676 homes were sold across the month of July, this is a noticeable decrease of 32.80% percent in comparison to July of 2021. New listings showed a slight 12.57% decrease with 918 new listings as opposed to 1,050 in July of 2021. [Realtor Association of Prince William]
Virginia Department of Education proposes no longer calling George Washington the “father of our country” on tests — From George Washington to George Mason to Thomas Jefferson, changes may be on the way for how Virginia students are tested on history in public schools. [WJLA-TV]
Police found a decomposing body near a trash compactor.
On Saturday, August 13, at 6:05 p.m., police officers found the body outside 14011 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge.
Sea lions are making a splash at the Prince William County Fair.
An animal act called Sea Lion Splash holds live performances at 6 and 8 p.m. nightly. During the 25-minute show, three sea lions demonstrate their skills by catching rings tossed into the air by an audience volunteer and how they can use their bodies to scoot across the land.
Occoquan Town Hall is now named for former Mayor June Randolph.
The former town mayor died at age 101 in May. Randolph served as Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Town Council member, member of the Architectural Review Board, member and Chair of the Planning Commission, and Town Mayor from 1962 to 1963.
