Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. LaTayna McDade thanked area non-profit organizations who helped to make the holidays special for children.
McDade recognized the SPARK education foundation, which works with businesses and non-profits in the community, for organizing these events:
With the holidays hopping and the new year around the corner, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will suspend most highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia for:
While lane closures will be lifted in most locations, motorists may encounter semi-permanent work zones that remain in place during this time. Check VDOT’s website for the latest travel alerts in your area and around the state.
Police said a 30-year-old man pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at a driver during a rear-end crash on Dale Boulevard.
Here’s the police report:
Police are investigating a series of robberies in the Balls Ford Road corridor that occurred over the weekend.
Stafford offices, departments, and facilities will be closed Friday, December 23, and Monday, December 26, 2022, for the Christmas holiday, and January 2, 2023, for the New Year’s holiday.
District, Circuit, and Juvenile Domestic Relations courts will be closed on December 23, December 26, and January 2. Additionally, Juvenile Domestic Relations and District Court will close at noon on December 22, 2022.
The show will be on display from February 1 – February 26, 2023, at the Open Space Arts Gallery at Stonebridge in Potomac Town Center. The exhibition is meant to showcase artwork surrounding African American Heritage, life, culture, and experiences.
Artists are invited to showcase how they would interpret different creative works in music, poetry, and monologues from different historical figures. All mediums are welcome based on the subject matter and historical figures named in the descriptive information below. All mediums of visual art are welcome. The collection selected for display will be curated by the Arts Recreation Specialist of Prince William County, Herb Williams.
The public’s assistance is needed once more to catch two individuals who have shoplifted and assaulted store staff twice.
On Wednesday, December 14, at 8:42 p.m. Deputy S.C. Jett responded to the Old Navy at 1250 Stafford Market Place for a report of a larceny. Two females entered the store and stole $1,000 worth of items. As the women were leaving, one pulled out a canister of pepper-sprayed and attacked a teenage staff member.
Late fees at public libraries in the Fredericksburg region are a thing of the past.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal to permanently eliminate fines on overdue materials on December 12, 2022.
