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Woodbridge supervisor holds town hall

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Press release | Supervisor Margaret Angela Franklin hosted an inaugural Woodbridge Town Hall on Thursday, January 30 at Leesylvania Elementary School. Supervisor Franklin was joined by Seth Handler-Voss (Director of Parks and Recreation), Raul Torres (Director of the Human Rights Commission), and Loree Williams (Vice-Chair of the School Board).

Each spoke about projects and initiatives taking place in the Woodbridge District and answered questions from residents. Topics that were discussed include the widening of Route 1, parking concerns at commuter lots, cleanup at the Neabsco Boardwalk, and the FY 2021 Prince William County budget priorities for the Woodbridge District.

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2 charged in Stafford juvenile sex assault

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Stafford sheriff’s office press release | Two suspects were arrested on Thursday by detectives with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit following a joint investigation with the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office into a report that a juvenile was sexually assaulted by two suspects in both counties.

On January 20, 2020, a 14-year-old juvenile filed a report with the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office that she had been sexually assaulted earlier that day. The juvenile advised that she had met two male subjects at the Chick-fil-A located at 25 Dunn Drive in Stafford. They exchanged Snapchat information and the juvenile provided the subjects with her home address in Fauquier County.

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As fliers circulate, Manassas police say its not affiliated with ‘Virginia Youth Club of America’

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Updated Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 | Manassas police now tell us they’ve verified the legitimacy of the Virginia Youth Club of America.

Manassas police press release | On February 1, 2020, The Manassas Police Department was notified that individuals are going door to door asking for donations on behalf of the “Virginia Youth Club of America.”

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Prince William leaders set to begin working on 2020-2024 strategic plan

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Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County press release |The Strategic Plan is the guiding document that outlines what the community would like the county to look like in four years. The plan, drawn up by citizen volunteers, aided by county staff, outlines a vision of how the county would support the identified strategic plan goals around human services, public safety, transportation, and other county services.

The Prince William County 2021-2024 Strategic Plan will guide budget decisions over the four years it will be in place, said the county’s Strategic Plan Coordinator, Kaye Wallace. “Every year, when we create our annual budget, we use the Strategic Plan to help determine where funding should be allocated.”

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Original | ‘Shop Showdown’ winner to be announced Monday, gets 26-weeks free rent

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We’re set to find out who won the Shop Small Showdown on Monday.

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Manassas boy, 15, charged after family finds him with someone else’s car

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Police in Prince William County say they’ve arrested a 15-year-old and charged him in a commercial burglary.

On Wednesday, January 29, officers were tipped off to a burglary at IDEAL Towing, located at 10619 Dumfries Road. They said the burglary occurred sometime between 5 p.m. January 27 and 6 p.m. January 28.

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VDOT reopens river channel at Fredericksburg

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A portage will be in placed in the Rappahannock River blocking boater access to the water as highway crews build a new bridge over the water. [File Photo from November 2019: VDOT Fredericksburg]

The Rappahannock River near Interstate 95 is open to boaters once again — at least for now.

The river channel that passes underneath the Rappahannock Falls Bridge that carries I-95 traffic over the waterway has is now open for recreational traffic. Prior today, boaters had to use a portage that was put into place in December 2019 to get to the water.

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