In what seems like six short months ago, we sat down in a room near Manassas and talked about the demise of the local newspaper. The general consensus at the meeting of the Prince William Committee of 100 that the local community newspaper would meet its doom in 2017.
The daily newspaper in Prince William County, News & Messenger and it’s companion website Insidenova.com, will cease production Dec. 30. It looks like 2017 came early.
It’s interesting watching the Prince William County FY2014 budget process play out form a coffee house on the East China Sea in Japan. It adds a level of abstraction to, what at least to me, should be a simple process.
In past years, the budget process was conducted in relative obscurity out of the public eye. Budget committees were formed to gather citizen input; however, (in retrospect – I served on four), the committees in which I participated were more for “show” than “go”. And then, on 11 November, 2011, we finally recognized what was going on with our money.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Named after the quaint brick walkway and gaslights that line Occoquan’s Mill Street, Gaslight Landing is rebooting the stalled construction of their remaining river and roadside housing units.
FROM QUANTICO SENTRY
QUANTICO, Va. — Santa is coming to town! Both the Town of Quantico and Marine Corps Base Quantico will host holiday events Sunday geared to get the community in the holiday spirit and Santa will make special guest appearances at each.
DUMFRIES, Va. — A female driver wearing male boxer shorts and a bra, an underage girl in a backseat, and a man with a camera all inside the same car.
That’s what Dumfries Police Sgt. J.J. Vazquez saw when he stopped a car on Prince William Circle in Dumfries on Oct. 20, according to court documents.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — What played out as political theater earlier this year was revisited last night at a meeting of the Prince William Committee of 100.
At a panel discussion on transparency in local government, memories from a battle fought earlier this year to eradicate “discretionary funds” from the coffers of Prince William County Supervisors – about $335,000 in monies left over to each of the eight supervisors from the previous year’s budget to fix sidewalks, streetlights, and donate to community causes – were rehashed.
DALE CITY, Va. — There is an increased need in our area this season to provide a bit of Christmas cheer for some needy children in Prince William County.
The area’s Un-Trim A Tree holiday gift giving program has seen a 24-percent increase in the number of children who need gifts this year. The program has over 5,000 children “adopted” or identified as needing gifts this year. For about 2,400 of the youngsters, Un-Trim A Tree organizer Mary Foley doesn’t know where the gifts will come from.
By KRISTINA SCHNACK KOTLUS
Schools and Education Reporter
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Elementary and high school students in Prince William County took a step toward “bridging the gap” in technology access through an innovative program that began locally.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Montreus Peterson, age 18, of Woodford, Virginia. Peterson has been charged with 1 Count of Shooting at an Occupied Dwelling and 1 Count of Reckless Handling of a Firearm. He is currently incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.
Peterson was charged as a result of an incident that occurred on the evening on Saturday, November 24, 2012, where deputies responded to a residence in the Olde Forge subdivision in Stafford. The Sheriff’s Office investigation has indicated that Peterson shot several times into a residence and then fled the scene after being spotted by a Stafford deputy.
