The Stafford County Sheriff’s Department will be getting a new 9-1-1 emergency calling system that will cost $807, 540, to serve more than 136,000 Stafford County residents.
According to Carol Adams, ECC Director at the Stafford Sheriff’s Department, the changes are necessary, as the current emergency calling system has become obsolete.
Bridging the Gap Family Services, a new provider of mental/behavioral health services, is opening a new office in Manassas, Virginia, to accommodate identifiable at-risk children, adolescents and families of Prince William County and surrounding localities of Northern Virginia.
Plans to develop operations in Manassas, Virginia were initiated by the growing population of mental health service needs within the Prince William County area. Bridging the Gap Family Services founders Jerome Hood, Rahmell Dash and Jerry Dominique; serves as catalyst assisting with serving the mental health population to help reduce the drop out, suicide and recidivism rate of troubled and misguided youth. Research has shown that taking part in community based treatment programs achieve positive outcomes in behavioral and emotional health.
Learning to focus on strengths instead of flaws is the focus of this year’s 9th Annual Regional Youth First Event. Charlie Applestein, an internationally known youth care specialist and author, will give the keynote address highlighting his methods of using positive and inspiring practices to help young people build on their strengths and past successes. The event will be held at the Riverside Convention Center in Stafford on Friday, February 6, 2015.
The theme of this year’s Youth First event is “Find Your Strength.” Hosted once again by Stafford County, this annual collaboration of representatives from youth services organizations in the community provides Human Services professionals from the greater Fredericksburg area with the opportunity to network with other youth service agencies and listen to talks by experts in the field.
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
Dumfries Councilman Derrick Wood, a small business owner and Marine Corps veteran, has announced his plans to run for Potomac Supervisor on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors this year.
A graduate of Stratford University, Wood works as a Community and Military Outreach Manager while running his own mobile catering business, BBQ in Motion.
Clayton Lee Hill was identified as the suspect in a purse-snatching incident at Giant Food store in December. The Manassas City Police were able to identify Hill after a five-week investigation. He is currently in custody, with a pending court date.
More from Manassas City Police Department release:
General Manager Rick Coulson and Community Captain Belkis Ermis of the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Woodbridge present Helen McCormick of The House, Incorporated with a $3,750 BJ’s Charitable Foundation grant.
The House will use the funds to purchase five new computers for its Student Leadership Center’s technology learning lab. The Student Leadership Center is a before and after school program where students in grades 4-12 receive homework assistance, career exploration, and leadership development with additional daily programs. The Student Leadership Center molds character and teaches essential skills to transform at-risk students into valuable, fulfilled citizens.
Police in Prince William County want to remind residents a reward is still available for information related to the January 2014 murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero in Woodbridge, Va.
More in a press release from last year, re posted on Feb. 4, 2015:
Senator Tim Kaine met with students from Woodbridge Senior High School on February 3 at a reception for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Fair.
Held at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. the fair was part of a celebration for CTE month, according to the Association for Career and Technical Education’s website.
