STAFFORD — Thomas “Tom” Coen has announced that he is pursuing re-election to the Board of County Supervisors.
Coen, who once worked as a Stafford County high school civics teacher, was unanimously appointed to the Board of Supervisors in Jan. 2018 to replace George Washington District Supervisor turned Virginia State delegate Bob Thomas.
WOODBRIDGE – On Saturday, June 8, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA, 11 Fairfax, Prince William), Chairman of the House subcommittee on Government Operations, will host a community town hall on the ongoing opioid epidemic.
The meeting is in Ferlazzo County Government Building at 15941 Donald Curtis Dr., Woodbridge, (22192) and will begin at 11 a.m.
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The American Legion Post #28 (Buck Keyes) in Triangle, Virginia is celebrating 100 years of comradery and community service to the state of Virginia and the United States of America. The Post will be hosting a Centennial celebration on October 10th, 2026, from 12 noon until 6 pm. Free food and fun for all! Please publish our invitation to the public as you possibly can. Thank you. The address and the Point of Contact are as follows:
LaTonsha Pridgen is running for the Coles District Supervisor position, bringing her years of experience in project management, and her passion from founding and running a nonprofit.
Pridgen is a political newcomer to Prince William County.
BRISTOW — Fire crews were investigating a suspicious fire in Bristow.
Prince William County fire crews were called to a blaze at an abandoned farmhouse on Old Church Road just before 11 a.m. Thursday.
Mark Wolfe, currently serving as a Manassas City Councilman, is running for Virginia’s 50th Delegate Seat with his attention directed to job access and funding public schools.
He’s running against fellow Democrat, incumbent Lee Carter, who’s made a name for himself as the only member of the House of Delegates who identifies as a Democratic Socialist.
Del. Bob Thomas said Wednesday he will not participate in a proposed debate with former Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde, who is challenging him for the Republican nomination for the 28th District House seat.
QUANTICO — Marine Corps Base Road is renamed in honor of distinguished Marine and FBI agent.
Officials at Quantico Marine Corps Base renamed a street leading to its weapons training facility on the base. The formerly and simply named “27200 Road” has been renamed in honor of Colonel Walter R. Walsh, a former agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and served in the Marines from the start of the U.S. entry into World War II, most notable as a shooting instructor, until his retirement in the 1970s.
STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board will consider a controversial amendment to the school division’s non-discrimination policy later this summer.
School officials aim to add additional protections for transgender students. The School Board is reviewing a new non-discrimination policy that includes protection from discrimination against “race, color, national origin, political affiliation, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, age, or genetic information.”
