Potomac Local News

Published July 31, 2020 at 2:07PM

Clockwise: Supervisors Margaret Franklin, Ann Wheeler, Victor Angry, and Jeanine Lawson sit together for a teamwork exercise.

Very little public business was discussed during a day-long work session on Thursday, July 30, attended by members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Elected leaders had hinted during a July 21 meeting the would once again take up the matter of an asphalt plant that could be built near the Blackburn residential neighborhood on Balls Ford Road near Manassas during the work session held at Chinn Park Regional Library in Lake Ridge. A decision by the board on whether or not to issue a special use permit to allow an asphalt plant is more than 10-months overdue.

Business

85 new town homes approved for Downtown Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published July 31, 2020 at 1:02PM

On Monday, July 27, Manassas City Council approved BHP Enterprises LLC’s application for a subdivision to create 85 townhome lots and 20 single-family detached lots, known as Jefferson Square.

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News

Catholic schools prepare to reopen as nearly half of voters disapprove of 100% online learning, poll finds

By Potomac Local News

Published July 31, 2020 at 12:39PM

In its first statewide poll, Virginia political consulting firm War Room Strategies found nearly half of likely voters believe that their local school boards and superintendents — not the CDC, President Trump, or Gov. Ralph Northam — should be most responsible for providing options to parents on reopening schools.

And, as many school systems plan to return to 100% virtual learning in the fall, similar to what students experienced following the coronavirus lockdown in March, 44% of those polled disapprove of their local school system’s plans, while 30% strongly disapprove.

Prince William

Motorcyclist killed on Route 28 after losing control of bike

By Arabella Thornhill

Published July 31, 2020 at 12:37PM

The driver of a motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail was died.

Police were called Thursday, July 30 at 7:57 a.m. to the area of Nokesville Road and Fauquier Drive in Nokesville to investigate a crash. An investigation revealed that the driver of a blue, 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 650 motorcycle was traveling north on Nokesville Road near Fauquier Drive when he operator lost control and crashed into a guardrail.

Features

Drive-by scares to be offered at Workhouse Arts this Halloween

By Uriah Kiser

Published July 31, 2020 at 9:38AM | Updated July 31, 2020 at 3:02PM

The Workhouse Arts Center is thrilled to announce “Nightmare Prison,” Northern Virginia’s first-ever Haunted Drive-Thru, is coming to Lorton for this year’s Halloween season.

A haunted attraction is, itself, a long-standing tradition offered by the Workhouse, which serves not only as entertainment but also as an extension of the Workhouse Performing Arts program, allowing local youth to practice their set production and theatrical skills.

Obituaries

Clarence Nathan Roberts

By Press Release

Published July 30, 2020 at 3:31PM | Updated July 30, 2020 at 4:20PM

News

Students from 10 area high schools come together for community football game

By Uriah Kiser

Published July 30, 2020 at 2:36PM

Clockwise: Trystin “Tico” Palmer, Shawn Asbury II, and Elijah Sarratt.

Virginia high school football players won’t take the field until at least February, but that didn’t stop an enterprising 16 -year-old from organizing his own impromptu football.

Students from Potomac, Freedom, Stafford, North Stafford, Mountain View, Chancellor, Riverbend, Colonial Forge, Courtland, and Brooke Point high schools converged on the fields at Embrey Mill Park in Stafford County last weekend for a series of football games.

Trial date set after woman killed while walking dog in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published July 29, 2020 at 10:25PM

Cierra Dickerson, who was involved in the fatal car accident that resulted in the death of Deborah Lynn Talbot, will face trial February 8, 2021.

According to a press release from the Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth, the suspect, Cierra Dickerson, 19, is charged with involuntary manslaughter under which carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a $2500 fine.

Prince William

Woman reports strangulation, police now seeking suspect

By Arabella Thornhill

Published July 29, 2020 at 8:04PM

Police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman in Woodbridge.

Prince William police were called on Tuesday, July 28, at 12:44 p.m. to Potomac Ridge Apartments located at 2800 block of Woodmark Drive in Woodbridge. The victim, a 22-year-old woman, told police that she and a man were involved in an argument that escalated on July 12.