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Beginning July 1, 2020, Virginia House Bill 1250, commonly known as the Community Policing Act, will become law. It requires local law enforcement agencies to collect and report certain data pertaining to drivers to the Virginia State Police during a motor vehicle (traffic) stop.
In Prince William County, some of this data was previously collected on stops that resulted in an arrest or the issuance of a Virginia Uniformed Summons (VUS).
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Prince William County Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin held a recent town hall meeting to discuss transportation, infrastructure, and parks projects in the district.
Here are notes from the call provided by the supervisor:
Tim Parrish is the newly elected leader of the Prince William County Republican Committee. He was elected during an “unassembled” convention on Saturday, June 27, where committee members drove their ballots to multiple polling places to include the Prince William County Government Center on Prince William Parkway, and the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge.
Parrish, an honorably discharged U.S. Marine, beat fellow candidates Carol Czarkowski and William Johnston for the job. He will replace William “Bill” Card.
A federal judge in Virginia awarded $2 million in attorney fees against court clerks in Prince William County and the City of Norfolk Wednesday over a First Amendment action filed by Courthouse News, a nationwide news service for lawyers.
The new names of Stonewall Jackson Middle and High Senior schools are not yet known. But the Prince William County community has plenty of suggestions.
On June 22 and 25, the Prince William County School Board held community input sessions, allowing residents to suggest new names for both schools, located near Manassas, to the schools’ naming committees.
As Virginia prepares to enter Phase III of the coronavirus reopening plan, we’re learning more about what parks and recreation facilities will be open for use.
The SACC program at the Massad Family YMCA, located at 212 Butler Road in Falmouth will be open for residents.
Sue Wilson walked out of the emergency room just after 7 o’clock Thursday night.
After 24 years as ER nurse, it was her last shift at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge. Her husband, Bob, and her grandchildren gathered outside to greet her.
A fire displaced two people from their Dale City home this morning.
Fire crews were called to the 13200 block of Delaney Road at 5:13 a.m.
A county report estimates it could cost as much as $1.5 million to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway.
Route 1 in Prince Willam County, as its also known, runs from Quantico, through Dumfries and Woodbridge, north to the Occoquan River.