All Prince William Public Libraries will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, for staff training and development. The digital library stays open.
The county hours page lists the Monday closure with the rest of the 2026 holiday schedule. Veterans Day is the next systemwide closure, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Branches close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, and stay closed through Sunday, Nov. 29.
Neabsco Supervisor Victor Angry says Prince William is not starting over. It is checking the 2019 list, then dealing with the power grid.
Dumfries Town Council will take up conditional use permits Tuesday for a 50,325-square-foot grocery, a drive-thru pharmacy, and 6,700 square feet of other retail at 17439 and 17471 Old Stage Coach Road, InsideNoVa reports.
The rezoning already passed 7-0 on Sept. 15. Potomac Local reported that vote. The permits were not voted that night. Chair Pro Tem Selonia Miles moved to adjourn after the rezoning, and only Mayor Derrick Wood dissented.
Applications for the Dale City Farmers Market winter and holiday markets are due Oct. 31, Prince William County Parks and Recreation said.
The winter market runs Sundays from December 2026 through March 2027, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The holiday market is Saturday, Dec. 5, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market is at 14050 Gemini Way in Dale City. Applications are at pwcparks.info/farmersmarket.
Justin Wolfe pleaded guilty to marijuana distribution and no contest to criminal solicitation, and a judge sentenced him to 28 years with three suspended, The Center Square reported.
Time served covered the sentence. He left after about 25 years, including time on death row, in the 2001 killing of 21-year-old Daniel Petrole of Bristow. Prosecutors said Owen Barber shot Petrole and that Wolfe hired him. A federal court later vacated the original conviction after finding prosecutors withheld evidence.
Brentsville District High School’s agriculture program will install a 30-by-30-foot hoop house with a $5,000 Sprouts Farmers Market grant, Prince William County Public Schools said.
“I am so excited to get it up and have a different type of greenhouse for all of the students to see. All of our students can use it and learn things that are useful for them to feed themselves and their families. This is such a blessing to have, thank you Sprout Farmers Market,” agriculture teacher Amy Beard said. The school page spells it Sprout in that sentence.
Forest Park High School’s FCCLA chapter received an $8,000 Lead4Change grant to expand Roots of a Bruin, its mentoring partnership with Ashland Elementary, Prince William County Public Schools said.
“Our partnership with Ashland Elementary started two years ago. Helping young students build confidence, teamwork, and communication skills through fun, hands-on experiences like Cupcake Wars inspired us to expand the branches of Roots of a Bruin, which ultimately led to receiving the Lead4Change grant,” Susan Gonzalez, the family and consumer sciences teacher at Forest Park, said.
The second is Wednesday, Oct. 7, same hours, at the James J. McCoart Building, 1 County Complex Court. Registration is free. RSVP for Monday’s session. RSVP for Wednesday’s session. Monday’s session is with Supervisors Victor Angry and Jeannie LaCroix. Wednesday’s is with Supervisor Kenny Boddye. Her office said Planning staff will help run the talks, and more sessions are planned on the western end of the county.
“Prince William is growing, and we need to be more intentional about managing it,” Jefferson wrote in her Thursday note. Residents who cannot attend can take a survey.
Friends of the Occoquan is cleaning five sites until noon today, Mayor Earnie Porta said in his newsletter. Occoquan check-in is in front of Town Hall, 314 Mill Street. Volunteers can email [email protected]. It goes on in light rain.
Thirteen Prince William County police officers graduated Friday, Oct. 2, from Session 64 of the Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement School. The ceremony was at Park Valley Church in Haymarket, the department said. The class finished a 24-week course covering firearms, use-of-force decision making, driver training, legal training, patrol techniques, criminal investigation, and crash investigation. The release does not give a start time, and it does not say the class took an oath.
The department said the class is three women, and that 38 percent of the recruits identify as Hispanic or African American. Two graduates speak Spanish, one speaks Cantonese, and one is fluent in Korean. Five are native to Virginia. Eight hold college degrees. One has prior law enforcement experience, and three have prior military experience or are still serving. Nuel Lim was class president, Ethan Hurley vice president, and Andrew Bresloff class guide. Each graduate is assigned to patrol in the eastern, central, or western district. More photos are on the department Flickr album.
