Prince William County’s first Poets Laurate are about to hang up to their hats to make way for a new ambassador for the arts. (more…)
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Virginia’s governor said the state’s IT infrastructure is continually under attack. Hackers try to access illegally healthcare information, personal financial data, and they’re aiming next to steal tax and social security information.
A group of “cyber warriors” from Potomac Senior High School in Woodbridge will lead the defense against the latest online threats. The students were recognized by Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday, who called them the future first line of defense when comes to protecting critical data.
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Potomac Local spoke with the owner of community forum the Fairfax Underground, Cary Wiedemann, about T.J. Sadler’s disappearance.
According to Wiedemann, there may be reason to suspect foul play.
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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.
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A local chemist has stepped up to run for the Stafford County School Board.
Dr. Dean Fetterolf, an analytical chemist is seeking the Rock Hill district seat as an independent candidate. He’s lived in the county for 21 years, according to a press release.
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Stafford County Public Schools are open for Kindergarten registration for the 2015-16 school year. If you have a child who turns 5 years old by Sept. 30, 2015, the time to sign up for kindergarten is now.
Kindergarten enrollment will be held from April 13 through May 15.
Christopher DiBenedetto, 32, of Prince William County, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison with an additional eight years and six months suspended for selling cocaine. The office of Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced the sentencing on April 10. DiBenedetto sold the drugs to confidential informants working at the direction of the Fairfax County Police Department.
DiBenedetto was also ordered to pay restitution of $4,950 and serve five years probation, according to a release by the attorney general’s office.