WOODBRIDGE — A new elementary school in Woodbridge will be named for a long-serving member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Currently known as “Parkway Elementary School,” the new campus near Chinn Park Regional Library will be permanently named John D. Jenkins Elementary School.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The first black man to be elected to public office in Prince William County has died.
The Prince William Chapter of the NAACP announced the death of John Harper, 83, on Monday.
RICHMOND — “Redemption.”
That word was used repeatedly as five black leaders from across Virginia gathered Monday urging state legislators to rescind statements calling for Gov. Ralph Northam’s resignation following his blackface photo scandal.
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RICHMOND — Virginia bar patrons might soon see a slew of new advertisements from their favorite hangouts — ads that include prices for happy hour specials.
Legislation moving through this year’s General Assembly would allow restaurants and bars to include drink prices in their happy hour advertisements.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) Below is the schedule of services for Supervisor John D. Jenkins:
The visitations and the memorial service will be held at the Hylton Memorial Chapel, 14640 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) The Prince William County Police Department continues to ask the public for assistance regarding the whereabouts of Eli Joseph Blahut, who was originally reported as missing to police on January 31.
Eli was last seen in the Woodbridge area around 2:00 p.m. on January 25 after leaving a location on Ashton Ave in the Manassas area of Prince William County on January 25 (change from previous release).
STAFFORD — (Press Release) The closure on Brooke Road near Stagecoach Road is being extended to July to shorten the overall duration of the project.
Brooke Road was closed to through traffic on September 17, 2018 with an expected date of reopening in January 2019. Record-setting rainfalls impacted the progress of construction and led to a reevaluation of the project schedule.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The Prince William County School Board like the idea of ads on school buses.
It met convened on February 7 and took a straw on this subject, and the board voted in favor of the advertising 5-3.
MANASSAS — Police say they’ve identified the person behind a threatening social media post that appeared Saturday as a student from Stonewall Middle School near Manassas. The threat is not credible, and the student is now being interviewed by police.
More in a press release:
