Demolition of the metal drydock structure at 411 Mill Street in Occoquan is set to begin Thursday, October 22, 2026, as part of the long-planned Mill at Occoquan mixed-use redevelopment. The work, limited to the drydock, is scheduled for several weeks on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Town officials expect no substantive disruption to normal activity, with possible brief sidewalk closures on some days to remove overhanging metal and a modest increase in truck traffic and noise. Residents can watch the process from nearby public areas, and the town is notifying the community.


The Prince William County School Board approved Potomac Shores Elementary School as the name of the division’s newest elementary school at its October 21 meeting.

Opening for the 2027-28 school year, the school at 1720 Thoroughgood Drive in Dumfries will serve about 1,050 students. It is a three-story LEED Silver-certified facility with classrooms, a gymnasium, STEAM and art classrooms, a media center, learning stairs, and rooftop photovoltaic panels.


Joshua Lee will become director of the Prince William Area Agency on Aging on Monday, Oct. 26, Prince William County Government announced.

Lee has served as the agency’s acting director since January 2024. He has more than 17 years of experience in local government and human services.


The Prince William County Department of Transportation and Capital Construction will hold a Fall Open House on projects in western Prince William County from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The open house is at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center, 9100 Freedom Center Boulevard in Manassas.


Prosecutors showed jurors new surveillance videos Wednesday of Naresh Bhatt throwing heavy garbage bags into dumpsters and trash compactors miles from his Manassas Park home, according to NBC Washington.

Bhatt is on trial in Prince William County Circuit Court, accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Mamta Kafle. NBC Washington reported the videos show at least four trips to multiple dumpsters and compactors on the day prosecutors say she was killed, with Bhatt at times wearing white gloves.


Prince William County police say officers arrested a Stafford man late Wednesday night after finding him actively damaging the Iwo Jima statue near Richmond Highway and Fuller Road in Quantico with a sledgehammer.

The accused, Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, faces charges of felony destruction of property, trespass with intent to damage property, and felony injury to a monument. Police estimate the damage, which included the removal of one of the depicted Marines’ heads, in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. He is being held without bond.


Prince William Water is hosting its fourth annual Trick or Treatment this Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the H.L. Mooney Advanced Water Reclamation Facility, 1851 Rippon Boulevard, in Woodbridge.

The free event includes Halloween-themed activities and trick-or-treating at tables hosted by local environmental and community organizations. Attendees can learn about wastewater treatment and take a tour of the facility. Costumes are optional but encouraged. The utility asks people not to wear costumes that could be considered offensive or that include weapons.


Public Works Director Khattab Shammout and Assistant Police Chief Dave Burkhart told the Board of County Supervisors that none of 19 resident complaints tested since the amended noise ordinance took effect in May have exceeded the current limits. Readings generally fell in the nighttime 50s and daytime low 60s, below the 73 dB daytime and roughly 60-to-68 dB nighttime thresholds.

Of the 19 complaints filed through the county’s 311 system, 18 did not meet the definition of steady tonal noise, though staff measured them anyway. The department aims to respond within two business days and has averaged about 8.5 days from complaint to measurement feedback.


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