The Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact for Military Children awarded five Stafford County Public Schools with 2022 Purple Star Designation; Margaret Brent Elementary and North Stafford High School for the first time, Rockhill, Widewater, and Winding Creek elementary schools for the second time.
The Virginia Purple Star Designation applies to military-friendly schools that demonstrate a major commitment to students and families connected to the nation’s military.
On October 27 at 7:34 a.m., Prince William County police responded to the Our Lady of Angels Church at 13752 Marys Way in Woodbridge to investigate a burglary.
The investigation revealed several sheds and a trailer belonging to the church were burglarized sometime between 3 p.m. on October 26 and 7 a.m. on October 27. The investigation revealed entry was made into the trailer through the window, which was found damaged.
Stafford County mourns the passing of former County Administrator C.M. Williams, who served as County Administrator from 1984 to 2003.
Williams helped lead the county through great change and population growth. He was also instrumental in helping protect historical treasures from development and designing the George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Center.
This is a consequence of the ongoing labor shortage – specifically for heavy equipment operators and CDL driver positions. Despite the county’s efforts to recruit and reassign employees, they do not have sufficient staff to safely operate both the Landfill and Balls Ford Road Compost facility to continue to offer Sunday dropoff.
In the meantime, the agency that manages the landfill, Prince William County Solid Waste Division, says residents can apply for decals to affix on their truck windshields for faster access to the landfill and recycling center on the days the facilities are open.
For the annual Northern Virginia Veterans Day Parade, thousands were expected in Downtown Manassas on Saturday, November 5, 2020.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. The parade will begin at the intersection of Prescott Avenue and Quarry Road. The parade will follow Prescott Ave around the corner onto Center Street and continue down Center Street to West Street.
One person is shot in the Orangewood section of Dale City.
Police issued posts about the incident to social media at about 2:30 p.m. The victim suffered wounds that appeared to be non-life threatening and were taken to a local hospital.
Prince William County Supervisor Chair-At large Ann Wheeler, one of the county’s five top elected leaders who finds herself at the center of a Virginia State Supreme Court case tomorrow, made comments about the upcoming proceedings on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
Potomac Local News has obtained an email in which Wheeler calls the lawsuit against her and her fellow Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors “frivolous” and “politically motivated.” It’s the first time Potomac Local News has seen a comment about this case from any of the elected defendants, despite seeking comments multiple times.
About 320 mail-in ballots will be scanned at the Prince William County Office of Elections following chain-of-custody concerns from elections volunteers.
The number represents about 30% of the 1,100 mail-in ballots the office has received since early voting began in September.
President Donald Trump gave an unsolicited endorsement to Yesli Vega, prompting now a response from her campaign.
Trump urged voters to elect Vega, a Republican from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, to Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Trump posted the endorsement onto his Truth social media platform and called her a “strong Republican voice against violent crime and all other things destroying our nation. He also wrote, “Vega is a warrior for America First,” and tied to Spanberger to voting to support President Biden’s agenda 100% of the time, despite campaigning as a moderate.
The National Weather Service states:
Halloween will bring increasing showers through the day, while becoming more widespread by the evening and into the overnight hours. Conditions remain mild for late October standards, particularly during the nighttime. Some showers linger into Tuesday but expect a greater deal of sunshine. The pattern remains mild through the remainder of the work week, with dry weather anticipated.
