Prince William

Prince William County leaders are moving forward with an effort to rename Jefferson Davis Highway.

The Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, will hear details of a plan that would rename 12 miles of the four and six-lane highway, between Stafford and Fairfax county lines, Richmond Highway.


Prince William

Rich Dalton, who had been serving as an acting chief operating officer for the Virginia Railway Express since November 2019 has been named as its permanent chief.

Dalton was hired by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Rappahannock Transportation Commission, both bodies oversee the VRE. He replaces former CEO Doug Allen, who stepped down nearly a year ago.


Politics

Virginia House and Senate committees have advanced legislation that would remove certain criminal records in a criminal justice reform effort that allows people to petition for expungement of convictions, not just charges.

Senate Bill 5043, sponsored by Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, and House Bill 5146, sponsored by Del. Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, would expand the current expungement process. Police and court records are currently only expunged if an individual is acquitted, a case is dismissed or abandoned.


News

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of three people now charged with DUI.

The reports come as Virginia officials report a $117 million increase in liquor sales when compared to the same time last year.