Prince William
The Town of Dumfries reported that its second Juneteenth Celebration drew a record-breaking crowd of more than 5,000 attendees to Garrison Park. The family-friendly event featured over 40 vendors, food trucks, community organizations, performances by national artist Carl Thomas and local entertainers including DJ Analyze, J. Baxtor and J.A.M., a popular Kids Zone with inflatables and activities, and no major incidents.
The celebration highlighted cultural pride, education, and community unity in Prince William County, with Town Manager Tangela Innis praising the strong turnout and support from residents, volunteers, sponsors, and public safety personnel. The event continues to grow as a premier local gathering.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday deferred action on a special use permit for the proposed Vint Hill Switching Station, in response to resident concerns and requests for more information about the technology and broader infrastructure impacts.
The project involves replacing an existing switching station (online since 2018) on an approximately 23-acre A-1-zoned site within a 1960s-era transmission corridor. The new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) facility would be co-located with a NOVEC substation and a Reed Energy battery storage facility. It aims to meet North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards projected as early as 2027 due to substantial load growth, largely from data centers and other developments in the Gainesville and Manassas areas.
The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Prince William County announced the passing of the Honorable Paul B. Ebert, the longest-serving commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia history.
Ebert, who served 52 years as the top prosecutor for Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, died at age 88. He retired in 2019.
An Alexandria man with a prior conviction in a Potomac Mills shooting was sentenced to four years in prison for illegally possessing a machine gun.
Jamarion Dawon Jackson, 23, was driving more than 100 mph on the right shoulder of Interstate 95 in Fairfax County on April 17, 2025, when a Virginia State Trooper tried to pull him over. Jackson crashed into a parked vehicle and two others on the roadway, then fled on foot before being apprehended after trying to enter several vehicles. A loaded handgun with a machine gun conversion device was found in his car.
The Town of Dumfries stands to receive $7 million to support redevelopment along the U.S. Route 1 corridor, thanks to a budget amendment advanced in the Virginia General Assembly’s conference report.
The amendment, Item 103 #8c, was included in the conference report for HB30 released on Friday, June 19, 2026. It provides $7 million in the first year (FY2027) from the General Fund to the Department of Housing and Community Development for projects in Dumfries.
During its June 2026 meeting, the Dumfries Town Council received clarification on landfill fees charged to residents and discussed potential options to ease the burden on local households.
Town Manager Tangela Innis addressed the issue in the manager’s report, noting that Dumfries residents pay landfill fees under the same structure applied to all Prince William County residents and incorporated towns.
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7News reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger not to release Jose Nahun Aleman Hernandez, an illegal immigrant charged with molesting a 5-year-old girl at a babysitter’s home in Woodbridge.
ICE lodged a detainer against Hernandez, who entered the country illegally, and DHS criticized Spanberger’s executive orders limiting cooperation with ICE and 287(g) agreements.
Go to DHS Urges Spanberger to Work with ICE After Child Sex Crime in Prince William County
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