A Prince William County police officer was struck in the face.
Here’s more in a statement from police:
Author: Potomac Local News
An Exxon gas station at 13505 Minneville Road was robbed at gunpoint about 12:30 p.m.
Police said the robber was in his late 20s to early 30s, is black with a dark complexion, has a thin build, and was wearing a long-sleeved shirt with white stitching and black pants.
A groundbreaking will be held for a new R. Dean Kilby Elementary School in Woodbridge.
A replacement elementary school will be constructed next to the existing Kilby school building on Horner Road that opened in 1959.
Residents in Manassas Park will get a break on their utility bills.
City Manager Kimberly Alexander said all late fees for city utility bills, to include water bills, will be waived until Monday.
The Town of Haymarket hired a new police chief.
Here’s more in a press release issued by town officials:
Virginia State Police on Sunday escorted marchers participating in the NAACP “America’s Journey for Justice” rally.
About 20 marchers were spotted walking along Route 1 in Woodbridge just before 5 p.m. Sunday. State troopers escorted the marchers, and traffic became congested, according to a Potomac Local reader who submitted the photo for this post.
Nationwide, the third Friday in September is reserved to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action in our nation’s wars going back to World War I.
VFW Post 7916 in Occoquan Virginia will conduct a memorial ceremony to remember our nation’s POW/MIAs on Friday September 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mamie Davis Park, in Occoquan, Virginia.
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In my opinion, Harry Wiggins’ Op-Ed Letter of September 10 misses the issue at hand and badly.
I’ve known Harry on a personal level for many years and I consider him a friend, however his letter is a red herring. James Young’s election as President of the Committee of 100, on a slated ballot for which Harry and many Democrats voted for, is not the issue.
On September 3, I had the opportunity to attend the Roundtable Discussion at Brooke Point High School with Governor Terry McAuliffe and Secretary of Education, Anne Holton. The event took place in the brand new library – a high-tech learning space to foster collaboration and innovation among students. The takeaway from the discussion with 20+ parents that morning was that investing in teachers, reducing classroom size, and bringing innovation back into our schools will build a more prosperous Virginia for us all.
These parents made it abundantly clear that we must reform the SOLs. As one parent mentioned, previous generations sent a man to the moon and they never took a single SOL test. We need to empower teachers to be creative and innovative in the classroom again.
As Prince William County tackles the various issues affecting our schools, the residents in this community deserve a School Board Chairman with leadership experience, values, integrity, and a proven record of success.
They also deserve someone they can trust. Tim Singstock’s leadership skills and sense of public service are rooted in the greatest institution in our nation, the United States military.