Prince William

Jefferson sets two Reimagining Prince William talks for next week

By Potomac Local News
Desundra Jefferson, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large [Photo: Alan Gloss]

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.

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Thirteen Prince William officers graduate from Session 64

By PLN News
Session 64 graduates stand on stage Friday, Oct. 2, at Park Valley Church in Haymarket. Credit Prince William County Police Department.

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.

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Eight Unity Reed students were hospitalized after an ROTC field day

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A back-to-school festival held at Unity Reed High School near Manassas. [Photo: Prince William County Community Foundation]

Eight students were taken to the hospital for dehydration Friday after an ROTC field day at Unity Reed High School, FOX 5 reported. Nine students were treated. The school was on a short hold, then the hold was lifted. Dismissal ran late. Principal Milagros Vélez told families the school is in contact with the families of the students.

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Planning Commission backs Chick-fil-A drive-thru at Virginia Gateway

By PLN News
File photo Chick-fil-A

The Prince William County Planning Commission voted 8-0 Sept. 16, 2026 to recommend a special-use permit for Chick-fil-A at Virginia Gateway in Gainesville, after the only speaker on the case tied his support to crosswalks and a safer way in and out of the lot.

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‘Beyond horrified’: Prince William survivor on Spanberger’s board hearing the Ocean View Rapist

By Uriah Kiser
Gov. Abigail Spanberger seated at a desk signing a document, Virginia seal on the chair
Gov. Abigail Spanberger. File photo.

A Prince William County woman is concerned after WJLA reported that a rapist sentenced to life plus 236 years could be paroled today.

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Planning Commission backs 56 stacked condos off Route 1

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Architectural rendering of a four-story brick and siding stacked condominium building
Applicant rendering of a six-unit stacked condominium building proposed at 16760 Richmond Highway. The Planning Commission recommended the rezoning Sept. 16. Supervisors have not voted. Credit: Applicant rendering / Wescott GDP, REZ2026-00012.

The Prince William County Planning Commission voted 8-0 on Sept. 16 to recommend rezoning a wooded 4.25-acre parcel on Richmond Highway for 56 stacked condominiums.

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Prince William fire and rescue hosts 3rd annual expo Saturday in Woodbridge

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Prince William County's Fire & Rescue System Engine 23. [Courtesy of PWCFRS]

Prince William County Fire & Rescue will host its 3rd Annual Expo and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge.

The free event marks Fire Prevention Week and includes apparatus displays, food trucks, live music, and family activities.

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House of Mercy launches $350,000 Room for Mercy campaign

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Four people stand at the House of Mercy food pantry doors under the 8154 address, holding school-supply donations next to a labeled FOOD PANTRY sign.

House of Mercy, Prince William County’s largest food pantry, launched a $350,000 “Room for Mercy” campaign Tuesday to lease 4,500 square feet of adjacent space in Manassas after warehouse storage shrank this summer. The Manassas nonprofit says the 30-day drive ends Oct. 31 and would restore thrift-store floor space now used for overflow, protect Christmas with Mercy gifts for more than 1,300 children, and let the pantry become a client-choice market.

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Manassas nonprofit delivers $92,964 for Nepal flood relief

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America Nepal Helping Society, a Manassas nonprofit founded in 2008, says it raised and delivered $92,964 from 167 donors for flood and landslide relief in Nepal’s Rasuwa–Bhotekoshi region. A Virginia delegation presented the check to Nepal’s government in New York during a meeting with Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal at a program hosted by the Consulate General of Nepal, the group said in a press release forwarded Sunday by Sen. Danica Roem.

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