It seems clear to us that, as a group, our local elected leaders in Prince William County appear to be struggling to make decisions regarding the long-term strategic use of a scarce resource — our land.
Such land use decisions are critical to ensuring our county will be one that continues to attract new residents and new businesses and retains the current attributes that attracted current residents to move here.
According to the National Weather Service, we’re under flood watch beginning at 3 p.m.
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
A Stafford man was arrested on Wednesday, August 4, after a child in his care gained access to a handgun and fired a round.
At 6:36 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies responded to Fern Oak Circle in the Village of Aquia off Route 1 for the report of a shooting. The residents of an apartment below where the shooting took place called 911 to report a bullet had just come through their ceiling. No one was injured.
Three people are now in custody after shooting at the Elevation One apartment complex in the 14300 block of Jefferies Road in Woodbridge.
Manassas City police found Maurice Eric Sowers IV on Tuesday, August 2. He joins two others who are arrested and charged in the shooting, Emerson Titus McCallister and Daniele Depaolis, who were arrested on July 18.
The fair will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Osbourn High School and feature more than 30 community partners providing much-needed resources to families.
Students will also be able to receive required vaccines, including the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), tetanus, Diptheria, pertussis (Tdap), and Meningococcal Conjugate (MenACWY).
The FredNats dropped the third game of their six-game series with Down East 5-0 Thursday. The FredNats maintain a lead in the series at two games to one.
Righty Emiliano Teodo held the Fredericksburg offense in check most of the evening. The starter went five, allowing just a walk while striking out 10. Jose Corniell helped him carry a no-hitter into the 7th. Steven Williams, Christopher De La Cruz and Branden Boissiere picked up singles in the last three innings.
According to the Virginia Lottery, Meredith first showed someone his Mega Millions ticket from the May 20 drawing. He was told the ticket was not a winner.
However, he didn’t toss the ticket. Instead, he tucked it away and checked it again a few weeks later. That’s when he found out the ticket was a winner, although he didn’t yet know the amount of his win.
