Author: Potomac Local News
FREDERICKSBURG — Fire crews were called to Sheetz gas station about 7:34 a.m. Sunday.
A fire had broken out inside the convenience store at 2001 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — John Gray has been a longtime candidate, running in previous Prince William County elections as an independent and a Democrat.
Today, it was Republicans that chose him to be their nominee for Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman At-large. He won with 57% of the 5,580 votes cast the county’s “Firehouse Primary” Election.
Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts addressed a hair-raising situation that occurred at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge on Tuesday, April 30.
A student faces charges after police said he brought a gun to school and was showing it off to another student when the gun went off inside the school building.
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DALE CITY
From Prince William police reports:
Jim Murphy is used to being on the go.
The busy husband and father of two works in sales and always on the move. One night just after Thanksgiving 2018, his world came skidding to a halt.
MANASSAS — The Hylton Performing Arts Center announced its lineup of 2019 Summer Performances for Young Audiences.
Performances this summer include an offering of entertainment for families and children to enjoy the arts together. From the family-friendly songs of Justin Roberts, to magic tricks by Max Darwin, and the athletic and mesmerizing stunts of the Jabali African Acrobatics, there is sure to be something for everyone.
WOODBRIDGE — A charity dinner in Woodbridge helped to raise $35,000 for a charity that has been working to help those affected by civil war in Syria and a major earthquake in Haiti.
The Masroor Mosque Chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA in Woodbridge co-sponsored a Fundraising Dinner to support Humanity First USA.
Go to Woodbridge charity dinner raises $35,000 for helping those in natural disasters, war
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LAKE RIDGE — Lillie G. Jessie is running to keep her seat on the Prince William County School Board.
I am currently in the process of taking the first steps to officially run for another four-year term as your Occoquan School Board representative. There are so many candidates for other offices this year. I did not want to announce my candidacy and start filing paperwork until the filing deadline for other candidates had passed.
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STAFFORD COUNTY — Traffic on Route 17 in Stafford County is about to come to a halt.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled a full traffic stop on Route 17 northbound at the Interstate 95 Exit 133/Falmouth interchange in Stafford County overnight on Wednesday, May 8.