The City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department’s newest recruit began his tenure this week: Chief William A. Garrett.
Garrett, a Fairfax County native, and the first African-American to hold this position in the city replaced former fire chief Rob Clemons, who announced his retirement in late February. Clemons had been in the position since 2016, having replaced former longtime Chief Brett Bowman.
A tornado watch is now in effect for the entire region until 10 p.m.
Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties are included in the watch area. The cities of Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park are also included in the watch zone.
The former home of Chuck E. Cheese in Fredericksburg is for sale.
The 10,578 square-foot building located at 1280 Central Park Boulevard is selling for $2.5 million. The building sits on about three acres of land.
Prince William police will participate in a prescription drug takeback day.
More from Prince Wiliam police:
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports:
Mine Road Commuter Lot, 8/31, 10:06 p.m. Deputy F.C. O’Neill observed a vehicle parked and running in the commuter lot. He approached the vehicle and noticed the driver was slumped over against the driver’s door with a half-empty wine bottle in her lap.
Kenneth Lee Walker, Sr. was born on August 12, 1967 and passed away on September 3, 2020. Kenneth was a resident of Gainesville, Virginia.
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The schedule for the Interstate 95 and 395 E-ZPass Express Lanes will change for the Labor Day holiday weekend
The reversible lanes will be opened for northbound traffic for the Labor Day holiday. There will also be changes afterward that were made to accommodate for late-summer travelers.
The occupants of a home in northern Stafford County got an unsuspected knock on the door from the Stafford sheriff’s office today.
Deputies were sent to a home near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Brentsmill Drive in the Widewater area.
Guns are welcome in Stafford County Government buildings and parks.
The Board of Supervisors resolved to not pass any new ordinances banning guns during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The move comes nine months after the Board of Supervisors declared the county a 2nd-Amendment sanctuary, where the rights of gun-owning residents afforded to them by the U.S. Constitution would be protected.
The body of Brandon Childs, 40, of Spotsylvania County, was found in the Rappahannock River.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries reports the body was found about 1:30 p.m. at Fox Spring Bend in Stafford County, about eight miles downstream of City Dock in Fredericksburg.
