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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will hold a joint public hearing with the County’s Planning Commission to consider repealing the county’s cemetery ordinance.
The move comes as the county is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for an alleged violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — a federal law that protects religious institutions from discriminatory land-use regulations.
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High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!
Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.
Democrats on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors failed to back their chief of police after he voiced concerns about a bill that would make it impossible for his officers to stop cars that do not have a working head, tail, or brake lights.
Citing safety concerns for drivers and pedestrians, Acting Police Chief Col. Jarad Phelps on Tuesday told Supervisors that if the bill signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam (D), the fact that a vehicle doesn’t have working lights would no longer be a good enough reason to stop a driver.
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Thursday morning fog will clear into partly sunny skies and warm temperatures.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors appropriated a $40,000 Community Development Block Grant from the Prince William Office of Housing and Community Development to help the county Department of Social Services to provide transportation services to the county’s homeless.
The county’s Homeless Services coordinated-entry staff will authorize the use of the funds. Those needing transportation should call 703-792-3366. Once the staff authorizes an expenditure, the cabs will take people to their destinations, and the cab companies will invoice the charges to the county.
Authorities say they now have a man in custody who is tried a grab a woman outside of a North Stafford Target store.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest on Tuesday, October 21. It said that on October 1 at 4:21 p.m., deputies were called to the store at 1090 Stafford Market Place for a report of an attempted abduction.
A proposal to charge a $10 parking fee at two of Stafford’s busiest parks didn’t sit well with county leaders.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is continuing to search for solutions to deal with overcrowded parking lots at Historic Port of Falmouth Beach and Aquia Landing parks. The parks are located on the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, respectively, and are popular swimming holes.
Tamar Zambrano, 38 of Woodbridge, died October 16, 2020. She was born August 25, 1983 to Fitzgerald L. McGregor and Rose Mary Dodson in Jamaica. She is survived by her husband of 9 years, Salvador M. Zambrano; and children, Teavaughnie T. Tomlinson, Alex J. Hall, Tishane J. Brown.
Mrs. Zambrano was volunteer at Bel Air Elementary School and Hampton Middle School. Her hobbies included volunteering, sewing and collecting purses.