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Prince William

Seth Hendler-Voss will leave the parks for an office in the city

By Uriah Kiser
Seth Hendler-Voss, Director of Prince William County Parks & Recreation, speaks in a video produced by Prince William County Government.

Prince William County’s longtime parks director is trading trails, boardwalks, and open space for a desk at City Hall.

Seth Hendler-Voss, who has led Prince William County’s Department of Parks and Recreation since 2017, has been selected as the next city manager of Falls Church. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the appointment Monday evening.

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Newslinks

News Links: ICE Detainer Filed in Great Falls Killing; Data Center Taxes and Rural Land Under Review

By Uriah Kiser

Northern Virginia and Prince William County developments on Thursday centered on a Fairfax homicide investigation with an ICE detainer, renewed scrutiny of data center tax policy, and local efforts to preserve rural land and expand school-based food assistance.

According to a report from FOX 5 DC, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a detainer with Fairfax County for 19-year-old Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, the Salvadoran man charged in the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch near a Great Falls trail. Police said Cedillos-Campos, who worked with Puch at a restaurant and had an intimate relationship with her, offered a full confession; federal sources stated he was in the country illegally after being released at the border in El Paso, Texas, in April 2024.

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Schools

Most Prince William High School Tracks Now Open for Community Use

By Uriah Kiser
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Prince William County Public Schools has expanded public access to high school running tracks after a successful pilot program, allowing community members to walk, jog, or run at most high schools during designated hours.

According to Meghan Silas, a spokeswoman for the school division, PWCS traditionally kept high school tracks closed to the public outside of school activities and formal community rentals. Limited access began at Colgan High School and Forest Park High School roughly five years ago.

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Police Blotter

Police Blotter: Fatal Crash, Commercial Burglary Reported

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: Alan Gloss]

The driver of a Kia involved in the collision was charged the day of the crash. Elsewhere, officers investigated a commercial burglary at an apartment complex in Dumfries where refrigerant was taken from a maintenance building.

In Stafford County, a northbound Route 17 closure linked to an auto accident has been cleared. Deputies also handled a fraud report involving an altered check, a vehicle vandalism case, and issued a fresh warning about callers impersonating the sheriff’s office.

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Weather

Severe Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Tornado Risk This Afternoon

By Uriah Kiser

Numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening across the region, mainly east of the Blue Ridge. Damaging wind gusts and a potential for a couple of tornadoes are possible, especially near northeast Maryland, along with a threat of urban flash flooding highest near and northeast of Baltimore.

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Stafford

STAFFORD + MANASSAS TRAFFIC CAMS: More Than 1,000 Speed Warnings Issued

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County drivers received more than 1,000 warnings between Aug. 11 and 14 for exceeding school-zone speed limits by 10 mph or more near three schools, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The warnings went to motorists near Stafford Middle School, Colonial Forge High School, and Edward E. Drew Middle School. The cameras are part of a new automated speed enforcement program intended to encourage slower driving and reduce crashes around schools, not primarily to generate citations, according to the Sheriff’s Office under Sheriff David P. Decatur.

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Newslinks

News Links: Local High Schools Rank High, Crisis Support Expands, and Community Events Fill the Calendar

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County prepares a 25th-anniversary Sept. 11 remembrance, while Stafford schools earn national recognition, first responders organize a major stair climb, and regional institutions expand student support and community opportunities.

According to Prince William County, the community will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a remembrance ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Sean T. Connaughton Plaza, 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge.

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Stafford

Stafford Eyes Business Tax After Hitting Homeowners Hard

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Administrator Bill Ashton presents the proposed FY2027 budget to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17, 2026, at the Government Center.

A Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax is a levy on a business’s gross receipts — its total revenue before expenses.

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Traffic

TWO-WAY OR THE HIGHWAY: I-95 Express Lanes Eyed for Permanent Dual Direction All the Way to Spotsy

By Uriah Kiser

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee received an update Monday on a feasibility study examining the conversion of the existing reversible I-95 Express Lanes into permanent bi-directional lanes from the Springfield Interchange south to Spotsylvania Parkway.

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Features

They put her face on the sign — Montclair restaurant immortalizes beloved server who died on the job

By Uriah Kiser

Friends, family, longtime customers, and county officials gathered Tuesday outside Montclair Family Restaurant and Grill, located near Dumfries, to dedicate a new entrance sign featuring the image of longtime manager Peggy Curry.

Curry, 70, died July 11 while working at the restaurant after collapsing on the job. She had worked there since 1990 — spanning three owners — and was widely regarded as the public face of the family-run eatery. She was a seven-time InsideNoVa Best of Prince William winner for best waitress.

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