MANASSAS -- Developers at The Landing at Cannon Branch want a hotel that will cater to millennials.
They’re are leaning toward the brand “Tru by Hilton,” a hotel concept is known for its vibrant-colored lobby with space to play games and work, free breakfast, and smaller than average hotel rooms. The Manassas Tru will be four stories tall with up to 100 rooms.
The $15 million hotel still needs to pass two more investor reviews, according to Austin Haynes, of Holladay Properties, the firm brokering the deal. When approved, construction could begin in March 2019 with an anticipated opening date of March 2020.
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From a press release:
Human Trafficking Investigation – On April 22, detectives with the Intel Unit began to investigate reports of a sex trafficking ring in the Manassas area (20109) of Prince William County. The investigation revealed that a victim, an adult woman, was lured to the Northern Virginia region from Florida by a man called “King Diamond” or “Cross County”, later identified as Jovan HIBBERTS. When the victim arrived, she was then turned over to an associate under HIBBERTS’ control, identified as Amber MCMAINS, who facilitated the trafficking of the victim in the Manassas area. On April 23, detectives located and arrested MCMAINS without incident following the execution of a search warrant at a hotel located on Balls Ford Rd in Manassas. HIBBERTS was also subsequently taken into custody in Montgomery County, Maryland, and held on unrelated charges. Additional charges are pending. The investigation continues.
Arrested on April 23:
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STAFFORD -- Authorities charged a Spotsylvania man after a highway pursuit on Monday.
Stafford County deputies saw a car traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 17 in Falmouth at 8:11 p.m. A deputy tried to stop the car, however, the driver fled police and got onto Interstate 95 south.
The deputy pursued the car which then began weaving through traffic, according to Stafford sheriff’s spokeswoman Amanda Vicinanzo. A deputy followed the driver to Spotsylvania County where the driver then slammed on his brakes to try to get the police to collide with his car, said Vicinanzo.
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DUMFRIES -- Derrick Wood will be the next Dumfries mayor.
He beat his opponent Cliff Brewer by more than 46 points in Tuesday’s town election. Wood will replace Mayor Gerald Foreman who did not seek re-election after serving two terms as mayor, as well as a term on the town council before he was elected Mayor in 2012.
Wood has sat on the Dumfries Town Council alongside Brewer since 2012.
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Rasley Gibbs, Jr. 84, of Falls Church, Virginia passed away on May 2, 2018 at Iliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dunn Loring, Virginia. He was born on December 11, 1933 in Banco, Virginia. Rasley is survived by his wife, Mary Gibbs, of Falls Church, Virginia, and his children: Constance Gibbs, Woodbridge, Virginia; Allen Gibbs (Victoria), Chesterfield, Virginia; Pamela Gibbs, Washington, DC; Allison Primm (Ronald), Fairfax, Virginia;
From Prince William police:
Fatal Crash Investigation – On May 1 at 7:55AM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the 9700 block of Brentsville Rd near Sinclair Ln in Manassas (20112) to investigate a single vehicle crash.
The investigation revealed that the driver of a 2004 Ford F250 was traveling northbound on Brentsville Rd in the above area when the vehicle crossed over the double yellow line and off the roadway.
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Officials with the White House Historical Association toured Stafford County's Government Island on Monday, along with Scottish Stonemason Charles Jones who is visiting the U.S. for a symposium, “The United Kingdom and Ireland in the White House: A Conversation on Historical Perspectives.” The tour provided Jones a historical reference to Government Island’s quarry history in supplying stone for the White House.
From a press release:
Aquia sandstone, quarried from Stafford’s Government Island, will be the star of a special symposium at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 2 as well as the centerpiece of an ongoing exhibit in Scotland. For this event, the White House Historical Association and the Historic Environment Scotland have joined together to create this symposium and exhibit as Scottish stonemasons helped create the original carvings in the White House.
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STAFFORD -- Stafford County officials are closely watching a land auction at Quantico Corporate Center.
Four commercial properties zoned for office space were supposed to have been auctioned to the highest bidder on April 20, but a title issue with one the properties forced the auction's postponement.
The parcels totaling just over 40 acres are located in the rear of the Quantico Corporate Center development and front Interstate 95. Another adjacent property not up for auction is slated to become the future home of the Stafford County Technology Research Park.
