A proposal to charge a $10 parking fee at two of Stafford’s busiest parks didn’t sit well with county leaders.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is continuing to search for solutions to deal with overcrowded parking lots at Historic Port of Falmouth Beach and Aquia Landing parks. The parks are located on the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, respectively, and are popular swimming holes.


Stafford County will continue to lease a private space at 500 Nelms Circle for its gymnastics program.

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Members of a newly created commission will investigate the Prince William County Police Department and its response to riots that occurred in the county on May 30.

The new Racial and Social Justice Commission will meet over the course of the next year and will be tasked to bring back recommendations on how to improve the hiring practices of the department, as well as the use-of-force policy.


A grand opening ceremony will be held for a new Tru by Hilton hotel in Manassas.

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Officials at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center released an inmate Sept. 29, who was wanted for felony charges of illegal entry, despite an active criminal warrant for his arrest.


The University of Mary Washington and Fredericksburg, long-time partners, have teamed up again in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the local community.

In-person classes resumed at the University of Mary Washington on September 14, after a three-week delay prompted by the pandemic.


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