King George’s landfill is for King George residents to use, and they want to keep it that way.
The county landfill is seeking funding from its county’s Board of Supervisors to hire two additional part-time employees. Part of their job duties will be to ensure Stafford residents don’t dump their trash illegally at King George’s landfill, according to landfill manager Jeff Jenkins.
The Woodstream Trail, a trail that is being built to connect the Woodstream community to Smith Lake Park, will begin to be constructed in Stafford.
“This trail will connect the [surrounding] neighborhood[s] to the park,” said Chris Hoppe, a project manager for the county.
Fire officials called the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to the scene of a HAZMAT this morning outside Manassas.
Prince William County authorities said a petroleum product was found in the Linden Lake storm water management pond, a tributary to Bull Run. Crews placed booms in the water to minimize the impact from the petroleum product.
Candice Bennett, a small business owner, has announced her candidacy for the Mt. Vernon District Supervisor seat. Bennett is hoping to take over the seat from the long time incumbent Gerry Hyland, who has held the office since 1988.
She received her Master’s degree in security policy studies from George Washington University. Bennett is a graduate of the Sorensen Campaign Training Program, Leadership Fairfax and the Tuck Executive Education program at Dartmouth, according to a release.
Fights broke out at area malls this weekend in Manassas and Woodbridge.
Officers were called first to an IHOP restaurant inside Manassas Mall at 3:07 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at 8300 Sudley Road just outside Manassas.
A man barricaded himself and a child inside a room at a home in Manassas at on March 4.
Police said they went to the home in the 8700 block of Bretton Woods Drive, just off Liberia Avenue, at 8:40 a.m. to check on the welfare of the family who lived there. When officers arrived, they heard screaming and then entered the house, said Manassas police spokeswoman Adrienne Helms.
In a room full of differing opinions, wants, and needs Corey Stewart says his job is to broker a deal.
As the At-large Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, Stewart is in the middle of a nearly four-month effort to find common ground with taxpayers that want certain county services funded. He also must bridge gaps with fellow Republicans and Democrats on his Board in the second largest county in Virginia who will decide in late April what will be funded in the upcoming fiscal 2016 budget — and what won’t be.
WSHS has come a long way since its first and only tournament in 2009 when a small team of 2 students finished dead last with 1 small robot made of borrowed parts. Now, WSHS stands ready to make its 4th consecutive appearance at the VEX World Championships with the best robots the students have ever built.
Carlos Castro, PLTW Lead Instructor, leader and mentor to the team stated, “WSHS is proud of all of its robotics students. For the last seven months, they have been meeting for 2 to 3 hours almost every day after school, on weekends, and during school breaks to be able to build the best robots possible.”
Effective immediately, hospitals and health care systems lift the masking recommendation for patients and families entering area hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, urgent care centers, and branch clinics, including those seeking outpatient services at hospitals. This recommendation has been in place since December 23, 2014, when flu reached the highest level noted by public health. This measure was put in place to help limit the spread of flu during a time when the vaccine was a poor match the circulating strains.
According to the latest public health reports, seasonal flu activity has declined to regional levels in Virginia and North Carolina. With flu no longer at the highest level, health systems lift the masking recommendation for patients and families.
