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Published December 16, 2020 at 5:37PM | Updated December 16, 2020 at 9:04PM

Jeanine Lawson and Peter Candland were two of three members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to shuffle out of a School Board training session on Implicit bias, a section of a larger training on Critical Race Theory.

Prince William County’s youngest and most vulnerable students are struggling to read.

New Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening data for the Prince William County School Division obtained exclusively by PLN show an alarming increase of students from kindergarten through third grade who need reading help. The test, required by the Virginia Department of Education to be given to children in the aforementioned grade levels, is used to identify gaps that could hinder the development of a child’s reading skills.

News

Stafford scrambles for Brooke Road flooding fix

By Rick Horner

Published December 16, 2020 at 5:00PM | Updated December 16, 2020 at 5:53PM

Rains that fell on December 4, 2020 led to a washout on Brooke Road in Stafford County. [Photo: Jason Pelt]

The situation on Brooke Road has become intolerable.

That was the gist of a situation, according to residents that spoke to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, December 15. In the last couple of years, floodwaters have made driving on Brooke Road a dangerous prospect, especially on the S-curve that lies near Accokeek Creek.

News

Stafford aims to strip Jefferson Davis’ name from Route 1

By Rick Horner

Published December 15, 2020 at 11:54PM

This large crucifix sits along U.S. 1 in Stafford County. Photo: Mary Davidson.

Stafford County wants to change the name of Route 1, but leaders there would prefer a different name than what Delegate Joshua Cole (D-28, Fredericksburg, Stafford) proposes.

At a meeting of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, December 15, a leaders discussed a Cole’s bill that will introduced into the Virginia General Assembly, which begins on January 13, 2021, that would remove the name of Jefferson Davis from Route 1 and rename the highway after the Loving Family, of Caroline County.

Prince William

Gov’t employees, seniors to be first in Prince William for coronavirus vaccine

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2020 at 10:59PM

UVA Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.

Coronavirus vaccines will begin being distributed in Prince William County this month.

County employees most risk of contracting the disease, which includes fire and rescue personnel, paid and volunteer healthcare workers, and senior citizens in assisted living facilities, will be first to receive the vaccines, said Prince William Health District Director Dr. Alison Ansher.

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Manassas delays vote on 28 new townhomes near industrial area

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 15, 2020 at 11:44AM

Michael Vanderpool, a prominent Manassas lawyer, spent about an hour before the Manassas City Council trying to sell the idea of building 28 new townhomes on 10 acres of his land.

Vanderpool, 70, told city leaders on Tuesday, December 14, that he raised his children in the two-story home that sits on the property at 10201 Godwin Drive, and it would now make a good home for other families.

Business

Royal Farms wants to open new location in Fredericksburg

By Rick Horner

Published December 15, 2020 at 10:59AM | Updated December 15, 2020 at 12:19PM

Royals Farms Facebook

Royal Farms, a Maryland-based convenience store chain has applied for special permits to open a new location at Alum Springs Road and Route 1.

The company would be building a 5,100 square foot store that would be complete with eight gas service pumps and indoor dining which is typical of their establishments.

News

Democrats choose King to face Mitchell in January 5 Special Election

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 13, 2020 at 9:55PM | Updated December 13, 2020 at 10:15PM

Candi King, of Prince William County, will try to do something her husband twice failed to do — win the 2nd District House seat and go to Richmond to represent Prince William and Stafford counties.

King won a firehouse primary today, besting four other Democrats to win her party’s nomination to run in a January 5 Special Election to replace the outgoing Jennifer Carroll Foy (D), who last week resigned the seat to focus on her 2021 campaign for Virginia Governor.

Health inspectors — Not cops — enforce Virginia’s mask rules

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 6:42PM | Updated December 11, 2020 at 8:27PM

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam

A police officer likley won’t arrest you if you’re not wearing a facemask.

Health officials say the masks help to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. This week, Gov. Ralph Northam, with his latest Executive Order, imposed even stricter requirements on wearing facemasks.

Politics

Exclusive: 31st House seat is still the prize for Republican D.J. Jordan

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 1:57PM | Updated December 11, 2020 at 2:20PM

Jordan

D.J. Jordan will once again run for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.

The Prince William County resident, Republican, and co-author of one of the most-read posts of 2020 here on PLN addressing the defunding of police departments will run for the 31st House District, which includes portions of Prince William and Fauquier counties. The seat is currently held by Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D), who said she would not seek reelection to the seat to focus on a run for Lt. Governor, a statewide office.

Prince William

Tax payment center reopens after county employee contracts coronavirus

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 11, 2020 at 11:53AM

The McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.

Residents may once again come to the Prince William County Government Center to pay their taxes.

An employee contracted the coronavirus on Wednesday, and the tax payments office on the first floor of the government center, known as the McCoart Building, was closed to the public. The remainder of the government center remained open for business.