Call to Action: Volunteers needed for food pantry service

By Press Release

If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call my wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William.  Jan can help you with the Retired and Senior Volunteer (RSVP) opportunities at (703) 369-5292 ext. 1, Shelley can help with any individual or group projects and send you weekly updates if you’d like.  Shelley is at (703) 369-5292 ext. 2, and Bonnie can help you with opportunities available in Disaster Preparedness at (703) 369-5292 ext. 3.  Please visit our website at volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.

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Police seek suspect in Forest Lane gun theft

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE — (Press Release) On January 21, detectives with the Property Crimes Unit identified a suspect involved in a burglary to a residence located in the 1500 block of Forest Ln in Woodbridge on January 19.

Following the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for the accused, identified as Akeem Rashaud WILLIAMS. The accused was located later that afternoon at his residence on Cottonwood Ct in Woodbridge and arrested without incident.

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Help for furloughed federal workers in Prince William, Stafford

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A group of business leaders and non-profit organizations will band together to help furloughed federal workers.

As the shutdown drags on, we have transitioned into a moral emergency. We are 28 days into the longest government shutdown in the history of our country. The impact expands beyond furloughed workers – it impacts contractors, restaurants, daycare providers etc.

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School safety bills are up for final approval in House

By Potomac Local News
Virignia State Capitol

RICHMOND — The House of Delegates on Tuesday is expected to pass the first five bills in a package of legislation to improve school safety — proposals drafted by a special committee after the mass shooting last year at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

House Speaker Kirk Cox, a high school teacher for 30 years, and other Republican delegates held a news conference Monday to urge support for the bills, which would help schools improve security, require them to have emergency response plans and ensure that counselors spend most of their time with students.

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McPike pushed to raise the minimum wage, but it died in a party-line vote

By Potomac Local News

RICHMOND — A Senate bill that would have raised Virginia’s minimum wage is dead — much to the dismay of more than two dozen advocates who braved the cold to rally for the bill Monday morning.

Introduced by Sen. Rosalyn Dance, D-Petersburg, SB 1200 would have increased the minimum wage to $10 on July 1 and eventually to $15 in July 2021. It was defeated Monday afternoon in a 19-21 party-line vote.

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Schools

Stafford closer to final elementary school redistricting plan

By Christopher Hirons

STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board held its first town hall for the parents of elementary-aged students to hear about the county’s elementary school redistricting plans.

The redistricting meetings come after discussions the School Board had during Capital Improvement Plan negotiations in June 2018, when it and the county’s Board of Supervisors agreed to re-district schools if the Board of Supervisors purchased the old Fredericksburg Christian Schools campus, located in North Stafford to house the division’s head start program.

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News

Stafford may repeal tax breaks for Aquia Town Center, choose site for field house

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County leaders may not be feeling as generous as they once did when it comes to tax breaks. 

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Originals

Prince William Parks forum: Residents crave more Pickleball

By Kimberly Scharfenberger

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — What should the future of parks and recreation amenities in Prince William County look like? Members of the community will get a chance to answer that in an upcoming forum on January 26.

The forum is just one part of a concerted effort the county has made in hearing what residents want more of in their parks. It is the last planned community forum at this time, so anyone interested is encouraged to come and share their ideas.

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