After an extensive search of highly qualified applicants, Fire and Rescue Chief Rob Clemons announced today the selection of Todd E. Lupton as Deputy Chief of Fire and Rescue for the City of Manassas. Â Â Lupton has been with the City of Manassas Fire and Rescue System since 2011, serving as Battalion Chief.
“In the five years Todd has been with the City, he has helped the EMS services grow to become award winning,” said Chief Clemons. “I believe Todd has the leadership and management qualities that will help him excel as a Deputy Chief in our Department and for our Fire Service.”
On Saturday, September 24th beginning at 10:00 AM the 34th Annual North Stafford High School Marching Band Invitational will be held at North Stafford’s A.J. Slye Stadium.
One of the longest running marching competitions in Virginia, this year's event will feature performances by 20 different marching bands from all over Virginia. Performances will occur approximately every 15 minutes with an exhibition performance by North Stafford's own Big Blue Marching Band at 4:30 pm. An awards ceremony will follow where judges will award competitive categories by school size.
General admission is $6 with discounts based on age and North Stafford students will receive a discount with ID while Stafford County middle school students will receive free admission if they wear their band shirt.
This event is run by the North Stafford Band Boosters, a non-profit organization that raises funds for the North Stafford High School Band program under the direction and guidance of Mr. Chris Mallory, the new Director of Bands at North Stafford High School
The Crime Prevention Unit of the Prince William County Police Department is hosting a Neighborhood Watch training and meeting on Monday, September 19, at 7 p.m. The event should last about an hour.
Want to make a difference in your neighborhood? Starting a Watch program is a valuable first step, and this event will include the training needed to start one. Are you already part of a Watch? Come for a refresher and to meet other Watch coordinators and members to share ideas.
Topics covered include crime reporting, emergency preparedness, Watch patrolling, active violence, and a Q&A session. This event will be held at the Police Department’s Western District Station, 8900 Freedom Center Boulevard in Manassas (20110).
The event is free but an RSVP is requested to ensure there are enough materials. Please respond to [email protected]. For more information, please call the Crime Prevention Unit at 703-792-7270. *
Ryan Sawyers, Prince William County's School Board Chairman, says he will tell the " Superintendent that he is to not change the current regulations and practices regarding bathroom and locker room use" on Wednesday when he aims to update the division's non-discrimination policy.
Sawyers posted this to his Facebook page:Â
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As you likely know, I proudly support adding "sexual orientation and gender identity" to our non-discrimination policy. This is not a bathroom or locker room issue for me but a fairness issue when it comes to employment, work environment, school environment, and of course, education.
Drivers can expect nighttime lane closures on I-66 over the next two weeks at Route 15, weather permitting, for crews to set bridge beams for the new southbound Route 15 overpass, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
On eastbound I-66, single-lane closures will begin around 8 p.m. each night Monday, September 19 through Wednesday, September 21. Beginning around 10 p.m., all eastbound traffic will be detoured onto the Route 15 exit/entrance ramps back to I-66. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m.
SCHOOL FUNDING: Everyone's talking about it so what's the best way to do it? What do the schools need for success and how do we measure that success?
Please join the Prince William Committee of 100 for our first forum of the '16-'17 year and hear a timely discussions about our schools. Come join us for dinner if you can and renew old acquaintances as well as your membership! It's bound to be an exciting evening you won't want to miss!
OP-ED EXCLUSIVELY FOR POTOMACLOCAL.com School Board Should Wait For The Courts By Carrie Beliles, resident of Triangle, VA Thursday, September 15, 2016 Word count: 638
Next week, the Prince William School Board will vote on a major policy proposal to add “gender identity” to the school’s non-discrimination policy. Enacting this new policy could allow transgender faculty and students to choose the bathroom, locker room, showers and athletic team participation of their preferred choice, regardless of current biological anatomy.
The following letter to Prince William County School Board Chairman Ryan Sawyers was sent to use in an emailed titled "PWC BLACK PASTORS OPPOSE SCHOOL BOARD "GENDERIDENTITY" REVISION"
Dear Chairman Sawyers and School Board Members,
We are writing to express our concern and objection to Revision of Policy 060, "Nondiscrimination And Commitment To Equity", because of its expected implementation regarding the use of private facilities by transgender students in Prince William County schools.Â
When Chris Edwards discovered he’d won the $5 million top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 50X the Money game, he didn’t jump up and down and shout. Instead, he went to where his wife was asleep, kissed her and quietly said, “I just won $5 million!”
