“This is a great day,” said Lateef.
Today in Richmond, the Virginia Senate passed an amendment from Fairfax Senator Chap Petersen (D) that gives parents the right to send children to public schools without a face mask. The bill now heads to the Republican-controlled House of Delegates and then on to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who said he’ll sign the bill.
The Friday Power Lunch returns this week with a powerful conversation titled Say It Again: We Are Somebody — Mutual Aid, Moral Courage, & Belonging.
The program will honor Rev. Jessie Jackson and his enduring legacy.
The first cleanup of 2022 is scheduled for February 26, 10am-12pm. Volunteers will meet at 7625 Aaron Lane, Manassas 20109. Volunteers age 16+ welcome, volunteers under 16 must volunteer with a responsible adult. Cleanup supplies provided. You’ll feel great as you get out in the fresh air and help to beautify our community with family and friends!
Please visithttps://bit.ly/3HDlBaY to register. Email [email protected] to learn more.
Teachers want end to vaccine mandates: At Wednesday night’s school board meeting, a number of school employees came to speak about the requirements for all unvaccinated division staffers to be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing, which they called coercive. [Insidenova.com]
NOVEC CEO retires: The Board of Directors of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) announced today that Stan C. Feuerberg will retire as president and CEO, effective April 1, 2022. [Press release]
Mohammad Bashir Kahn, 83, succumbed to his injuries on February 6. Firefighters pulled Khan from a burning home in the 4000 block of Montega Drive, near the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge, on February 1.
Rescue crews took Khan to Washington Hospital Center after he suffered severe burns.
A masked man robbed a couple at gunpoint in Woodbridge.
On Monday, February 7 at 12:48 a.m., officers responded to the 13900 block of Jefferson Davis Hwy in Woodbridge, across from Todos Supermarket in Marumsco Plaza, to investigate a robbery. A 28-year-old man told police that he and a woman were sitting in a vehicle in a parking lot when a masked man approached and brandished a firearm.
A 22-year-old man involved in an argument with the suspect and an innocent 32-year-old bystander was shot in while in the parking lot.
After the release of surveillance footage and images of the suspect from the altercation, detectives received tips that ultimately led to the suspect’s identity.
