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Drunken driver chase ends on elementary school playground

Published January 25, 2019 at 12:05AM

NORTH STAFFORD — (Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Press Release) A suspect was arrested on Saturday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after driving under the influence around Stafford Marketplace and colliding into several objects, including the brick wall of Bed Bath and Beyond.

The wild ride ended after the suspect vehicle went through a fence and crashed into a boulder at Moncure Elementary School after school hours. On Saturday, January 19, 2019, at approximately 7:25 p.m., Deputy Daniel Reed responded to reports of a drunk driver at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant on Garrisonville Road.

Business

The Fauquier Bank achieved record earnings in 2018

By Potomac Local News

Published January 24, 2019 at 11:32PM | Updated January 27, 2019 at 12:54PM

(Fauquier Bank Press Release) Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (the Company) (NASDAQ: FBSS), parent company of The Fauquier Bank, reported net income of $1.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared with $1.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share for the prior quarter and $(543,000) or $(0.14) per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2017. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, net income was $6.1 million, or $1.62 per diluted share compared with $2.5 million, or $0.66 per diluted share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) were 10.58% and 0.92%, respectively, compared with 8.96% and 0.79% for the prior quarter, respectively, and (3.77)% and (0.33)%, for the fourth quarter of 2017, respectively. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, ROE and ROA were 10.64% and 0.92%, respectively, compared with 4.44% and 0.39%, respectively, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017.

Car for gift cards scheme scams Stafford resident

By Potomac Local News

Published January 24, 2019 at 11:23PM

STAFFORD COUNTY — (Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Press Release) On Lancelot Lane on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at 3:29 p.m, a victim reported being scammed out of $500 after a Craigslist transaction went awry.

The victim told deputies he found an ad on Craigslist regarding a vehicle for sale. He texted the phone number listed on the ad and was advised to correspond through an email address.

Politics

Virginia should be fossil-fuel free by 2036, say lawmakers

By Potomac Local News

Published January 24, 2019 at 11:08PM

RICHMOND — On a split vote, a legislative committee has approved a bill to halt the construction of power plants that use fossil fuels and pipelines that carry such fuels after 2020 and to develop a plan for Virginia to rely totally on renewable energy for generating electricity by 2036.

The House Commerce and Labor Committee voted 9-7 on Wednesday in favor of HB 1635, which would place a moratorium effective Jan. 1, 2021, on issuing permits for electrical generating facilities that use fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. The moratorium also would apply to pipelines, refineries and other facilities associated with fossil fuels.

Politics

Dominion customers faced with the cost of cleaning up coal ash

By Potomac Local News

Published January 24, 2019 at 10:59PM

RICHMOND — Virginians could see an additional $5 charge on their power bills after Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox and a bipartisan group of legislators announced an agreement Thursday to clean up large ponds of toxic coal ash throughout the state.

The $3 billion plan is to remove coal ash — the residue from power plants — from sites near Virginia’s waterways within 15 years. Democratic Sens. Scott Surovell of Fairfax and Amanda Chase of Chesterfield began the team effort to address the problem three years ago. Chase, Surovell and Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, are sponsoring legislation to close the coal ash sites, clean them up and prohibit further construction.

Schools

16 eastern Prince William schools affected by ‘compromise plan’

By Potomac Local News

Published January 23, 2019 at 2:05PM

Counterfeit bills found at Panera Bread at Stafford Marketplace

By Potomac Local News

Published January 22, 2019 at 8:24PM

NORTH STAFFORD — (Press Release) Two suspects were arrested on Monday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at a Panera Bread located at 1005 Stafford Market Place.

On January 21, 2019, at approximately 5:26 p.m., 1st Sgt. Purcell responded to Panera Bread after the Sheriff’s Office received reports of a suspect passing a counterfeit $100 bill at the restaurant. Purcell observed a male subject matching the suspect’s description leaving the side door of the restaurant. The suspect then walked down the road and got into a Jeep.

Features

Center for the Arts Features “Born at the Bottom of the Ship”

By Potomac Local News

Published January 22, 2019 at 7:54PM

MANASSAS — (Press Release) To commemorate Black History Month, the Center for the Arts will feature the colorful works of James and Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell.

The “Born at the Bottom of the Ship” exhibit will be available for study and contemplation from January 31 – March 4. The public is welcomed to come and meet the artists at a free reception on Saturday, February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Center for the Arts, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, VA, hosted by Prince William County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (PWCAC DST).

Features

$5 tickets to select performances for federal employees

By Potomac Local News

Published January 22, 2019 at 7:48PM

The Hylton Performing Arts Center outside Manassas.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — In response to the Federal Government Shutdown, George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA are offering $5 tickets for January performances to Federal employees.

Performances eligible for discount include MOMIX dance company’s presentation of Opus Cactus; the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra’s Benny and Beyond featuring clarinetist Eddie Daniels; We Shall Overcome, a concert tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. created, produced and led by piano virtuoso Damien Sneed; and Enchantment Theatre Company’s family-friendly production of The Phantom Tollbooth.

Police seek suspect in Forest Lane gun theft

By Potomac Local News

Published January 22, 2019 at 11:10AM

WOODBRIDGE — (Press Release) On January 21, detectives with the Property Crimes Unit identified a suspect involved in a burglary to a residence located in the 1500 block of Forest Ln in Woodbridge on January 19.

Following the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for the accused, identified as Akeem Rashaud WILLIAMS. The accused was located later that afternoon at his residence on Cottonwood Ct in Woodbridge and arrested without incident.