Candidates for the Occoquan seat on the Prince William County School Board will meet for a debate hosted by Potomac Local on Monday, October 5 at 7 p.m.
The seat is currently held by Lillie Jessie, who was elected to the chair in 2011, beating out Republican Micheal Wooten. Two challengers are running against Jessie: John Gray and Karen Boyd.
On September 26, hundreds of volunteers across our local communities gathered to help their neighbors in a Day To Serve.
But planning for the service had begun months earlier and involved intense coordination. Ken and Fran Gardner of Gainesville were project managers for the 11 area LDS congregations.
On Tuesday, September 29th, at approximately 4:30 p.m., fire and rescue units were dispatched to a structure fire in a two-story single family home located in the 8700 block of Lords View Loop in Bristow.
Upon arrival, fire and rescue crews observed smoke with fire blazing from the side and rear of the home that had extended through the roof. Firefighters proceeded to attack and extinguish the fire.
U.S. Marshals made an arrest this morning at a hotel outside Manassas.
Authorities tracked the suspect to a Days Inn on New Market Court, near the intersection of Sudley Road and Interstate 66.
A gas station in Lake Ridge was robbed at gunpoint.
Prince William police posted this in their latest incident report:
The Gainesville Neighborhood Library closed for good on Wednesday.
The old library located in James S. Long Park will make way for a new Haymarket Gainesville Community Library at 14870 Lightner Road in Haymarket.
Candidates Scott Surovell and Jerry Foreman for Virginia’s 36th Senate district will meet for a debate hosted by Potomac Local on October 8 at 7 p.m.
The candidates are hoping to fill the seat of long-time retiring incumbent Senator Toddy Puller, and will debate local issues concerning Prince William, Fairfax, and Stafford counties.
If you see what looks like a pink police cruiser coming up from behind, pay attention because it’s the real thing.
Manassas Park police today placed in service its third “code pink” police unit. The car is a 2014 Ford Police Interceptor, fully loaded with lights, siren, radio, and other amenities to match its sister units in the department.
The Woodbridge District in Prince William County is one that is undergoing massive redevelopment.
Once one of the first major areas in the county to grow, new developments, and redevelopment along the Route 1 corridor are bringing in not only new residents, but new businesses like the Apple Store that are locating to the region for the first time.
