Fearing a repeat of the deadly violence that engulfed Charlottesville more than two years ago, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to declare a temporary emergency Wednesday banning all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square ahead of a massive rally planned next week over gun rights.
City officials continue their push for donations for a Jennie Deane bronze memorial statue.
Manassas Councilwoman Michelle Davis-Younger said the city has raised $129,000 in the effort to revitalize Jennie Dean Memorial Park, outside the elementary school of the same name on Wellington Road. A total of $175,000 is needed for the project.
Press release | A man was arrested on Monday night by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office after a verbal dispute over tacos with a Taco Bell employee led the suspect to pull a knife and threaten to assault employees.
On January 13, 2020, at approximately 8:11 p.m., Deputy Bolinsky responded to reports of a disturbance with a weapon at the Taco Bell located at 730 Warrenton Road. The 9-1-1 caller, a Taco Bell employee, reported that a customer pulled a knife on him.
Visitors to the Landing at Cannon Branch will need a place to park their cars once a new office building opens. A new lease approved Monday by the City Council will see to that.
The council approved a five-year lease with Buchanan Partners, so it can build 70 parking spaces on a piece of land that’s about the size of four-acres, where a new 20,000 square foot office and retail building is going up.
A bill that will allow the county government to remove shrubbery from roadways that are blocking the view of drivers.
Currently, it’s the Virginia Department of Transportation’s job to clear overgrowth from the roads. The bill was introduced by Virginia Senator Richard Stuart (R-Stafford, Prince William), and Delegates Joshua Cole (D-28, Fredericksburg, Stafford) and Mark Cole (R-88, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania).
Updated 11:30 a.m Jan. 14 | In the post below, we told you we would follow up with Stafford County officials on a request from the Board of Supervisors to the Commonwealth Transportation Board in Richmond, or a request to add a temporary signal light at Route 1 and Truslow Road.
Statement from the county | At this time, we have not heard any response from the Secretary of Transportation, to which we sent the letter.
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Press release | More than 600 Virginians died from opioid overdoses in the first half of 2019. In the past few years, drug overdoses took more lives than car crashes or guns. In an effort to stem the rising tide of deaths, Rappahannock Area Community Services Board now offers REVIVE! training.
REVIVE! helps individuals learn how to recognize an opioid overdose and how to use naloxone to reverse an overdose. Anyone who has a friend or relative using opioids should attend the training. Each attendee will receive a free REVIVE! kit provided by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The kit includes the supplies needed to administer naloxone. The opioid antidote can be purchased at pharmacies without a prescription in Virginia.
Members of the Manassas Parks and Recreation Committee will soon fan out into public parks with a mission.
The 11-member board plans to pick up clipboards, and armed with a checklist will perform an inventory of facilities at the city’s 17 public parks. They’ll be checking for litter, the quality and condition of park benches, playground equipment, landscaping, picnic tables, and making sure park signs are prominently posted and easy to read.
