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Stafford schools honor ‘Persons of the Year’

Published May 11, 2022 at 1:00PM

Stafford County Public Schools has named its 2021-2022 Persons of the Year in instructional and service positions. At a dinner held in their honor on Monday, May 9, the following individuals were recognized as a division-wide Persons of the Year:

“I truly believe that every single person serving in education over the last two years is a Person of the Year, and it was truly a difficult decision to recognize the top person in each of these categories,” said SCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor. “We have an incredible team of passionate and engaged educators, surrounded by extraordinary support staff that are all invested in supporting our most important resource – our students. I am very proud of this group, and of the entire school division.”

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Manassas honors Volunteers of the Year at Hylton reception

By Potomac Local News

Published May 11, 2022 at 12:30PM

Top to bottom: 1st row Joe Hanlin, Gary Orndorff, Adam Sampiller; 2nd row: Mike Flowers , Mary Kenney, Larry Cain; Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger

Last night, Manassas honored its volunteers at a ceremony at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

The 29th Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception began with a dinner buffet at 6 p.m, and then a welcome from City Manager Partick Pate. Following the Pledge of Allegiance recited by Police Cheif Douglas Keen, City Mayor Michelle Davis Younger and City Council members presented awards.

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Opinion: Vanuch will bring much-needed support for police to Washington

By Potomac Local News

Published May 11, 2022 at 11:00AM

By Kristen Barnes

This year, Stafford and the Fredericksburg region have a unique opportunity to fill an open seat in the newly created 7th U.S. Congressional District.

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Tonight: Prince William to honor fallen police officers

By Potomac Local News

Published May 11, 2022 at 9:48AM

Prince William County Police officers at the funeral of Ashely Guindon, who was killed in the line of duty Woodbridge in February 2016. [Photo: Mary Davidson/Potomac Local News]

The vigil will be at 7 p.m. at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building, at 15941 Donald Curtis Drive, across from the Woodbridge District police station.

This annual event – which is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Prince William County Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association – honors the lives and service of 19 men and women who lived or served, in Prince William County and died in the line of duty. They are:

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Schools walkout: ‘Students have a constitutional right to assemble’

By Potomac Local News

Published May 11, 2022 at 9:00AM

Photo: @wx_garcia on Twitter

Hundreds of students across three Prince William County high schools walked out of class on Monday, May 9, in protest of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision that, if true, would overturn Roe v. Wade, a 1973 decision mandating legalized abortion in all states.

Students from Brentsville District, Gar-Field, and Osbourn Park high schools in Prince William County walked out of class protesting the leaked decision.

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Manassas police cars get makeover

By Potomac Local News

Published May 11, 2022 at 8:00AM

Police cars in Manassas are getting a makeover.

The city police department unveiled a new design of its squad cars on Monday. The cars will keep their familiar red and blue color scheme, but the new design drops the red stripes that mirror a U.S. flag.

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‘Severe’ erosion prompts emergency highway repairs at Fredericksburg rest stop

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2022 at 8:28PM

Photo: VDOT Fredericksburg District Office

An emergency maintenance repair is underway to address erosion along the shoulder of Interstate 95 southbound in Fredericksburg at mile marker 131, requiring an extended lane closure in the area.

VDOT says the erosion is “severe.”

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Family of Woodbridge man killed in bike crash raises funds

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2022 at 8:00PM | Updated May 10, 2022 at 8:32PM

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The family of a Woodbridge man killed in a motocross crash earlier this month asks the community for help.

Marc Daniels, 51, of Woodbridge, died on Sunday, May 1, at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Md. Daniels was killed during a practice maneuver, reports Southern Maryland News Net.

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Girls, 12, walking to Graham Park Middle School assaulted

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2022 at 6:54PM | Updated May 10, 2022 at 11:16PM

[Photo: Prince William police]

[Updated 11 p.m.] Police just sent us new photos of a man suspected of assaulting two 12-year-old girls walking to school.

Police learned of the first assault today at 7:55 a.m. when officers went to the 3800 block of Graham Park Road in Triangle to investigate an assault on a 12-year-old girl walking to school.

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K9 finds mental patient hiding in a pile of leaves

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2022 at 10:30AM

Deputy Eastman and his K9, Ruby, in 2021.

On Tuesday, May 3, deputies went to Heflin’s Garage at 147 Warrenton Road, across from a Dunkin Donuts in Falmouth.

A man told employees he had a video of a shooting and needed to get out of the area. A teen was shot, and another man was wounded in a shooting the same day in the nearby Olde Forge neighborhood.