On the evening of April 25, Prince William police responded to a call on Greenmount Drive in Woodbridge to investigate an assault.
According to Prince William police, an investigation revealed that the suspect, 32-year old Kerry Lynn Johnson, went to the home of the victim, a 34-year woman, to confront her.
During a ceremony last week at the Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center, Prince William County Public Schools was honored for their energy savings program.
Brian Gorham, Energy Management Administrative Coordinator for Prince William schools stated that since the program began in all county schools, he’s seen a huge savings – $11 million to be exact.
The cause of a fire in the Hidden Springs neighborhood has been determined. A fire destroyed a home situated on the hills by a wide section of Aquia Creek on April 16.
Stafford County fire and rescue crews got the call that morning for a fire at 54 Shady Lane in Stafford. That area doesn’t have hydrant service, so three tanker trucks were also called in.
It wasn’t on the agenda, but the issue of whether or not to close a location of the Commonwealth Governor’s School in Stafford was the central topic during the citizen comments period of the county school board meeting April 14.
Stafford County Public Schools hired a firm to conduct an efficiency study of district operations in November 2014. That report, which the Stafford County School Board recently received, recommends the closing of one of the three sites for the Commonwealth Governor’s School within the county. There are a total of six Commonwealth Governor’s School sites in the region, but the study focused only on Stafford’s sites, which are at Colonial Forge High School, North Stafford High School and Stafford High School.
The incumbent, Delegate Michael Futrell, is currently running in a three-way Democratic primary for the 29th senate district, and will not be seeking re-election.
In order to establish their viewpoints prior to the primary, Ciampaglio and Dudenhefer have both announced their plans for the district if elected.
The board resolved to spend $3 million funding body cameras for Prince William Police officers.
Abortion clinics and other medical care facilities must now have special permission from the Manassas City Council before they open.
Such new medical care facilities, other than hospitals and doctors offices — those that have office space, a lab, pharmacy, a physical therapy center, or other medical centers that do not hospitalize patients for care –must now obtain a special use permit from the Council before opening their doors in any commercial district in the city.
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Roadway crews are pushing forward on the job to widen a portion of Route 1 to six lanes in Woodbridge.
On May 1, the Prince William County Department of Parks and Recreation will be hosting a grand opening and ribbon-cutting at the Lake Ridge Golf & Marina.
The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m.
