PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) The Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement 43rd Session graduated on Friday, December 21, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, in Manassas.
This class was composed of 22 Prince William County Police officers and one Prince William County Sheriff deputy.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The longtime head of the Flory Small Business Center is retiring Dec. 31, leaving Prince William County residents without small business development services for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Linda Decker, the center’s CEO and president, is stepping down after deep disagreements with Prince William County officials about the future of the small business center she has headed since it opened in 1991.
RICHMOND — Virginia’s Electoral Board on Friday imposed a $500 fine on former Prince William County Democratic Chairman Harry Wiggins.
It is the maximum civil penalty the Board can impose on Wiggins, who is accused of failing to properly file a statement of organization for a political action committee in favor of Stanley Bender, an independent candidate who ran for Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large on Nov. 6, 2018.
A confirmation letter to Harry Wiggins acknowledging the creation of the “Republicans for Stanley Bender” political action committee was sent in error.
The Virginia State Board of Elections on Friday is expected to hear a recap of the Nov. 6 General Elections, and in it a briefing on the Republicans for Stanley Bender PAC that, according to state documents, was created by former Prince William County Democratic Chairman Harry Wiggins just prior to election day.
MANASSAS — (Press Release) To protect and restore native vegetation, promote healthy and diverse forests and protect historic landscapes, Manassas National Battlefield Park will implement previously approved white-tailed deer management plans for the first time.
Extensive safety measures will be in place during operations, which will take place at night when the park is closed. Biologists, who are also highly trained firearms experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will work under the direction of National Park Service (NPS) natural resource management specialists and in coordination with park law enforcement rangers to conduct reduction actions safely and effectively.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Willie Deutsch will seek re-election to the Prince William County School Board as its Coles District member. Though School Board races are non-partisan, the incumbent is the first Republican to announce their candidacy for the seat.
All the seats for the school board are up for reelection on November 5, 2019. Deutsch was elected to the school board in 2015, his first time elected to public office.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) — After all the holiday festivities are finished, don’t heave your holiday greenery to the curb.
Give your Christmas tree, wreath and other cut greenery another life as compost, mulch or wildlife habitat. Simply remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel, nails and the tree stand and take the greenery to one of the locations listed below to be recycled or repurposed.
Supervisor John Jenkins is combating pneumonia from the intensive care unit at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
The long-serving public official was admitted to the hospital on Friday, sources tell Potomac Local.
WOODBRIDGE — Kevin McGee will leave his post as chief of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department.
McGee announced his retirement today, effective March 22, 2019. His last day as the system chief that oversees both career and volunteer firefighters is January 11, 2019.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) On Tuesday, December 11, Freestate Farms LLC, an organic waste recycling company based in Northern Virginia, broke ground to begin construction of its new advanced aerobic composting system at the Prince William County Balls Ford Road Composting Facility in Manassas.
Coles District Supervisor Martin E. Nohe (Prince William County Board), County Executive Christopher E. Martino, and members of the County’s Solid Waste Division lent a hand to turn the first shovelfuls of dirt for the project.
