MANASSAS — (Press release) While parents in Virginia might complain about trailers in elementary schools that would actually be a step up for the students of the Toussaint Louverture School in Corail Soult, Haiti.
A charity in Manassas is trying to help.
FALMOUTH — A body was found early Saturday morning on River Road in Stafford County.
The county sheriff’s office is investigating the case as a homicide.
STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board will be moving forward with its effort to change the attendance boundaries of all 17 elementary schools in the county.
After the Feb. 28 redistricting work session the School Board kept two of the three options available, plan C and E. School Board members made revisions to both plans.
FALMOUTH — (Press release) The Virginia Department of Transportation says these are the traffic hot spots to watch out for this week in Stafford County. All work is scheduled weather permitting. Real-time information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511Virginia.
I-95 Southbound
STAFFORD — Two overpasses on Interstate 95 in Stafford County will be rebuilt as part of the effort to add express toll lanes to the highway.
The Truslow Road bridge, which carries the road of the same name across the highway in the southern portion of the county will be rebuilt to make more room for the toll lanes that will be built in the median of the highway.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) On March 5, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit were notified of the death of the pedestrian involved in a hit and run crash that occurred in the area of Graham Park Rd. and Old Triangle Rd. in Dumfries on February 21.
An autopsy conducted on March 6 confirmed that the injuries sustained by the pedestrian were from being struck by a vehicle. The striking vehicle was possibly a light colored, Ford pickup truck. A witness to the crash took a photo of the suspected vehicle involved [see attached]. The investigation continues.
RICHMOND — School boards must ban any tobacco or other forms of nicotine products from all school property and school-sponsored events under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ralph Northam.
Northam signed HB 2384 and SB 1295, which expands existing law to include:
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) Check out the work of some of the finest high school artists in Northern Virginia at the Prince William County Service Authority’s Water Art Invitational on March 14, 2019.
This year’s Water Art Invitational is dedicated in memory of Neabsco District Supervisor John D. Jenkins, a long-time member of the Board of County Supervisors and avid supporter of the annual water-themed art event.
STAFFORD — School officials are ready to make their funding case to the Stafford Board of Supervisors.
This year, the Stafford School Board has unanimously voted to allow Superintendent Scott Kizner to present his proposed 2019-20 budget for Stafford County Public Schools 2019-2020 to the Board of Supervisors, which is responsible, in part, for funding it.
