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Wednesday will begin cloudy with a light wind before clearing up later in the day.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Like schools and families throughout our community, the Prince William County Service Authority has adapted its classroom outreach program to meet the demands of a virtual-only learning environment.

The Service Authority has launched a remote learning program, H2Go Kids Virtual Classroom, to provide environmental education opportunities for Prince William County students in kindergarten through Grade 6.

H2Go Kids Virtual Classroom provides age-appropriate presentations on a variety of water, wastewater and environmental topics that align with the Virginia Standards of Learning.

Elementary and middle school teachers or homeschool families seeking resources to complement their lesson plans can request a real-time presentation from the Service Authority or be given access to pre-recorded video lessons on topics such as erosion, weathering, watersheds, protecting our resources and drinking water/wastewater treatment. Companion activity sheets are available for each lesson.

“When it became clear the Service Authority would not be able to go into schools because of COVID-19, we knew we had to create something that would allow us to reach students wherever they were learning,” said Education & Outreach Assistant Michelle Bouchard. “The best part of H2Go Kids is that the lessons can be accessed whenever it is convenient for teachers, students and families. Plus, this virtual content will be useful even after students return to the classroom.”

The Service Authority has been providing in-classroom education for many years and was previously the Prince William County Schools’ Community Partner of the Year. Since launching H2Go Kids Virtual Classroom in late August, local teachers have requested presentations for more than 150 classes and 3,800 students during September and October 2020.

To schedule a virtual classroom presentation, contact the Service Authority’s Community Outreach Department at [email protected] or visit h2gokids.org to learn more about the available lessons.

Bluegrass is coming to Brentsville.

Bring your chairs, kick up your heels, and enjoy some Bluegrass and barbeque at the Brentsville Courthouse public lot on Saturday, October 3, 2020.

The lawn will be marked to help maintain social distancing and face masks are required when indoors. Before the concert starts, self-guided tours of the grounds will be available.

Music will be provided by Skystone Bluegrass Band and food and beverage will be available for purchase from USA BBQ.

The gates to the grounds will open at 4 p.m. and the concert will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Pre-purchased tickets are required for space is limited. Tickets are $10 per person.

For more information, please call 703-365-7895. The Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre is located at 12229 Bristow Road in Bristow.

A new home furnishings store will replace an old home furnishings store.

A deal with HomeGoods was completed with Kimco Realty to occupy a 22,000-square feet space in 2021 but there is no timetable for an exact date for when they will open its doors according to Jennifer Maisch, vice president of marketing and communications for Kimco.

HomeGoods will take over the former location of another home furnishings store Bed, Bath, and Beyond which closed its doors earlier this year.

HomeGoods is owned by TJX Companies which also owns T.J. Maxx, Sierra Trading Post, and Marshalls. The company is based in Framingham, Mass.

HomeGoods currently has two locations 3102 Plank Road in Fredericksburg and at 2700 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge.

Stafford Marketplace is located on Garrisonville Road in North Stafford next to Interstate 85. The shopping center, which opened in 2002, is the most successful shopping center in the county.

A Prince William County man faces charges of stalking after police were called to a woman’s home.

On September 24 at 11:46 a.m., officers responded to a residence located in the 10800 block of Caraway Circle near Manassas to investigate a report of a disorderly person. The victim, a 41-year-old woman, told police that an acquaintance came to her home and attempted to talk her.

When the victim confronted the accused and told him to leave, the accused brandished a gun, police said. The victim fled and called the police. Prior to police arriving at the location, the accused also brandished his gun at another man who was inside of his car, pulling up to he house, police said.

The accused remained in the parking lot area near the residence, which is where officers located and detained him without incident. While investigating, officers found multiple messages sent by the victim to the accused over the past month, telling the accused not to contact her, police said.

The firearm was collected by officers. At no time was any physical contact made between the victims and the accused.

Christopher Alexander Taylor, 32, of 8087 Ravens Crest Court near Manassas, is charged with stalking, brandishing, and carrying a concealed weapon. He’s due in court on November 24, 2020, and was held on a $3,000 unsecured bond.

On Sunday, September 20, family, friends, princesses, superheroes, first responders, and volunteers with The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation gathered for a celebration parade. Cars were decorated with balloons and signs of support.

The event was all for three-year-old Matthew who, in 2019, was diagnosed with cancer. Mathew has endured 13 rounds of chemotherapy, four surgeries, three serious bacterial infections, two bone marrow transplants, and six months of immunotherapy. In early September, after a week of scans, blood work, biopsies, and tests, he was declared free of the disease.

Parde viewers looked on from the intersection of Routes 29 and 15 in Haymarket and smiled when the perfectly dressed princesses from “The Princess Performer” rested on the top of a privately owned fire truck, driven by Mark Olsen, of Nokesville. The parade began with Prince William County Police’s B-Squad Western District, with sirens and lights leading the way down the street to Mathew’s family home.

Mathew and his family sat in their yard, next to a sign stating “Way to Go Matthew” from SignGypsies, of Bristow, and a surprise moon bounce from Bruno’s Bounce House. About 30 cars paraded past as their occupants shouted, hoked horns, and waived from windows and sunroofs. Storm Troopers and Imperial Pilots from Star Wars, Spiderman, and Deadpool, marched too.

The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation had been by the family’s side since their lives were upended with Mathew’s diagnosis. The needs for a family in this situation can be overwhelming,” said foundation founder Sara Knight. The foundation provided the family with their mortgage, utilities, and groceries. When Mathew’s father had to work and his mom had to take Mathew to treatments, the foundation helped coordinate child care for Mathew’s siblings.

The family expresses their for Knight, calling her “wonder woman” and saying that the foundation has a magical wand. Knight’s ability to know what a family needs and how to support them through a medical crisis comes from personal experience. The foundation, based in Bristow, was founded by Knight in honor of her daughter Julia, who passed away in 2013 at age 12, due to complications of a rare disease.

The foundation serves families in Northern Virginia and in some areas of West Virginia with children who are seriously ill, have special needs, or are currently facing a medical crisis. The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation’s mission is to grant wishes that bring joy and change lives, fill in gaps other services are unable to fill and provide support with day-to-day needs for families going through the unimaginable with their child.

The children blessed in honor of Julia Grace are lovingly called “Raindancers” because, despite the storms they face every day, they have learned to “Dance in the Rain” just like Julia Grace.

The foundation builds ramps, purchases iPads to keep children entertained while they are in the hospital, modifies homes to give children with special needs more independence, creates outdoor spaces for children to enjoy, provides room makeovers, contributes therapy-related gifts, throws parties to celebrate ‘end of chemo’ and so much more! SJGF also helps Raindancer families with house payments, utilities, groceries, and crisis-related needs that have arisen in 2020.