Despite high winds that capsized a boat, 156 volunteers helped Friends of the Occoquan (FOTO) clean up the Occoquan River and Reservoir.
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, Boy Scout Troops 505, 1373, 1396, Cub Scout Pack 1906 came in full force, despite the cold temperatures and wind. Kirk Yeager & NOVAGO Kayakers had difficulty keeping afloat in the windy conditions. One kayak turned over, and a Jon Boat got stuck in the mud.
Dr. Lucretia Brown was the first high-profile hire by Dr. LaTanya McDade, who took over as Prince William schools superintendent after Dr. Stephen Walts retired a year ago. Before coming to our area, Brown was the Deputy Superintendent of Equity, Accountability, and School Improvement for Allentown School District in Pennsylvania.
Now at Virginia’s second-largest school district, she’s made few public appearances and has yet to address the county School Board. In light of the recent focus on critically responsive teaching, a statewide gubernatorial election that put Critical Race Theory under a microscope, and a string of School Board meetings with parents demanding a more significant role in their children’s public-school education, it’s fair to say many of us are curious about her, and what she plans to do in her new role.
In loving memory of Peter Angelo Leone, 88, of Woodbridge, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather dedicated to his family.
He served the United States as a colonel in the army through war and peace. His wife Ingrid, children Marcus and Tina, grandchild Kaya, and his siblings remember him with affection and grateful hearts.
We first told you that at 8:48 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on eastbound I-66 just east of Route 29 near Manassas.
Today, we’ve learned the truck was a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer traveling east. According to Virginia State Police, The truck ran off the right side of the road and struck the jersey wall, causing the tractor-trailer to catch fire.
One hundred years ago this year, a group of far-sighted women led the efforts to save Historic Kenmore, the family home of Betty Washington Lewis, President George Washington’s, and her husband, Fielding, from commercial development.
To commemorate the event, The George Washington Foundation invites visitors to celebrate the Foundation’s Centennial Anniversary with the Schoonmaker Concert at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. The show will feature a variety of swing, jazz, and patriotic music by the Lester Lanin Orchestra.
A shortage of bus drivers is leading to missed trips across the OmniRide commuter bus system.
The missed trips come as many federal employees return to the office for the first time since the pandemic. And more of them choose to drive rather than use public transit, new data show.
Stafford County will use money proffered for elementary schools to pay for new turf fields at Colonial Forge and North Stafford high schools.
The county's Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 to use $3 million to pay for the new fields. Colonial Forge and North Stafford are the only two of five county high schools that don't have turf fields. The Stafford County School Board of Supervisors has approved a contract with FieldTurf USA, an American-Canadian company specializing in such fields, to install the fields.
The county School Board, typically responsible for funding its operations, has been wrangling a funding source to pay for the field improvements.
The Board of Supervisors was presented with two options for funding. The method chosen was to use funds from proffers that have been written into Capital Improvement Plans for a future elementary school, the county's 18th primary school. The proffer funds that would go to Whitson Woods and Winding Creek Elementary Schools would be used to fund the turf field at North Stafford.
Winding Woods would provide $411,290, while Winding Creek would provide about $1 million.
The funds for the turf field at Colonial Forge would also come from proffers meant for two other elementary schools, Liberty Knolls West and Westgate. Liberty Knolls would provide $939,827 in funds, while Westgate would provide $506,060 for a combined $1.4 million to pay for the new field.
Carol Leicher and Margaret Lowery have spearheaded the campaign for the turf fields. For months, the pair have based their advocacy on safety issues with the grass fields, parity problems with the high schools that have turf fields, and turf fields have become the standard in high school sports.
"I talked to coaches at other schools, " said George Washington District Supervisor Tom Coen. "What they've told me is that the difference is the speed of the game. On the turf the speed is faster and if they're not training on turf then they're at a disadvantage."
Griffis-Widewater District Supervisor Tinesha Allen expressed disappointment that action for the turf fields were being accelerated over other concerns, such as the issues with the fine arts building at North Stafford, which stands separate from the main building. Allen was the sole dissenting vote.
"I'm not against the fields," said Allen. "I just think there are other pressing matters with the schools that need to be dealt with. I hope that the Fine Arts building at North Stafford can be solved sooner than later."
The board hopes to complete the fields before the beginning of the 2022-23 school year in August.
By Tyler Arnold
(The Center Square) – The plan would give $50 to every vehicle owner, with a maximum of $100 per household. House Democrats plan to introduce their proposal as a substitute to Youngkin’s plan, which is currently being considered by the House Finance Committee. Youngkin’s plan would fully suspend the state’s gasoline tax for three months, which is 26.2 cents per gallon.
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