Potomac Local News

Police review board powers ‘extremely concerning’ to law enforcement

Published September 9, 2020 at 3:18PM

Photo: Prince William County Police / Potomac Local

Prince William County is watching multiple bills in the General Assembly that its legal consultant says could have an adverse impact on law enforcement and taxpayers.

The first is a bill that would allow anyone who feels like a police officer has deprived them of their rights the ability to sue the police officer and the jurisdiction in which the officer is employed. The bill by Delegate Jeffery Bourne (D-Richmond) passed the House of Delegates with a 49-45 vote with three abstentions and is expected to now go to the Senate.

Features

Prince William to offer confidential document shredding

By Gianna Jirak

Published September 9, 2020 at 2:24PM

The Prince William County Solid Waste Division is holding a free paper shredding event for residents looking to get rid of confidential documents. Only confidential documents will be accepted for shredding, residents looking to get rid of other paper materials or junk mail should not attend the event.

Business

Leadership Prince William Ellington Award winner to be announced

By Susie Webb

Published September 9, 2020 at 1:54PM

Wagner and Tolson

Leadership Prince William Signature Program will announce the winner of the Kathy Ellington Alumni Leadership Award on Sept. 24.

The award is given to past graduates of Leadership Prince William who “used their vision, leadership, skills and talents to accomplish something notable,” said executive director Andrea Money.

Event

Dialogue for Democracy

November 3, 2026 1:00 pm -5:30 pm

Event location

George Mason University, Buchanan Hall

4379 Mason Pond Drive

Fairfax, Virginia 22030

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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.

Traffic

Richmond Highway new preferred name for Route 1

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 9, 2020 at 11:07AM

The process to rename Route 1 in Prince William County began in earnest early this morning.

The Board of County Supervisors voted unanimously just before 2 a.m. to ask Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation to rename Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway.

News

Body of missing Manassas teen found in Rappahannock River

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 9, 2020 at 10:32AM

Crews search the Rappahannock River for the body of a missing teenager. [Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office]

A massive search effort has revealed the body of a missing teenager from Manassas.

The body of Hasnain Ghafoor, 15, was found early this morning, near the Chatham Bridge over the Rappahannock River, which links Stafford County and Fredericksburg.

Obituaries

Mary Gallahan

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Published September 9, 2020 at 4:20AM

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Published September 9, 2020 at 4:20AM

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News

Republicans rally vote to oppose asphalt plant near Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 9, 2020 at 12:35AM

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

Republicans on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors worked late into the night to convince Democrats to vote against an asphalt plant that would be built on 22 acres of land next to the Blackburn residential neighborhood.

“Don’t support big business,” Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson said. “The Democrats up here say they want to work with us, but they continue to shove these projects down our throats.”

Schools

Prince William schools awarded $20 million for new laptops

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 8, 2020 at 10:13PM

Lateef

Prince William County Public Schools now has $20 million federal CARES Act funding.

The award was made by the Board of County Supervisors during its Tuesday meeting. The new money is in addition to $5 million that supervisors have already given to the school division since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.