Update 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 10
One of the drivers in this incident is charged with driving on a revoked license.
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Prince William
Robert “Bob” Seefeldt, long time Prince William County resident and husband to former Board of Supervisors chair Kathleen Seefeldt, died on May 23, 2020 at the age of 87 while receiving hospice care.
A native of Marietta, Minnesota, Bob moved to the National Capital region for a position at the national headquarters of Future Farmers of America (FFA) in Alexandria. Eventually, Bob and Kathy moved their family to Prince William County in 1970.
Businesses are being rallied to become ‘#PrinceWilliamStrong.’
It’s a program conceived by The Prince William County Office of Tourism in tandem with the county’s Department of Economic Development that launched today.
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Police have caught the suspect accused of shooting a family member in the leg after an argument.
Potomac Local News was first to tell you about the shooting, which occurred Sunday, June 7, at 4:20 p.m., officers responded to a home located in the 12100 block of Chaucer Lane in Lake Ridge, according to a Prince William County Police Department press release. Police say that an 18-year-old man victim and the suspect, a family member were involved in an argument that escalated.
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Prince William County Schools (PWCS) students should expect to go back to the classroom bright and early in August, as in a recent press release it was signaled that schools will be reopening on time for in-person learning.
School buildings across the state have been shuttered since mid-March when Gov. Ralph Northam ordered schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move forced school divisions to shift their educational efforts solely online.
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Prince William County Schools won’t show the Tweets that have now become the center of a legal investigation into the school division’s superintendent.
A law firm is now reviewing Tweets from Dr. Steven L. Walts, the 15-year chief of the county’s school division, after county resident Guy Morgan, of Gainesville, alleged the superintendent was using his social media account to exchange private, inappropriate comminution with students via Twitter’s direct message feature. Direct messages do not appear in the public timeline of a Twitter user.
Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler sent this statement to constituents today:
Last week we were all witness to the horrific death of George Floyd. A senseless, brutal act against humanity. Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Like so many in our country and from around the globe, I am sickened. When will enough be enough? I support all who are engaging in peaceful, lawful protests in response to this crime as well as the countless incidents of injustice before it. I have stood with you in body and spirit and will continue to do so.
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Update 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6
A reader submitted these photos of the protests on I-95.
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The school year is nearly over, and Prince William County Schools (PWCS) Superintendent Dr. Steven L. Walts is calling for some major changes.
In a June 5 email to all PWCS staff, parents, students, Dr. Walts laid out his ‘action plan to combat racism,’ calling on the email recipients to actively pursue diversity and equity for the school division’s more than 91,500 students and to be vigilant in promoting antiracism.
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From the National Weather Service:
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…