Does he or doesn’t he?: Prince William County Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland has come under attack from opponents of the PW Digital Gateway who are accusing him of publicly opposing the plan while privately urging neighbors to support it. [Insidenova.com]
School Board organizes: The Stafford County School Board unanimously elected its new chair and vice-chair during the January 11, 2022 annual organizational school board meeting. [Press release]
Stafford County Delegate Tara Durant (R-28) helped deliver the response to Gov. Ralph Northam’s final State of the Commonwealth Address on Wednesday night.
Durant joined Senator Todd E. Pillion, from southwest Virginia to deliver the remarks.
A sheriff’s deputy in the right place at the right time stopped the driver of a speeding Lamborghini and charged the driver with DUI.
On Tuesday, January 11 at 7:49 p.m., a Stafford sheriff’s deputy was leaving the Rappahannock Regional Jail after dropping off someone charged with DUI when she received information about a possible intoxicated driver in the area.
Officials gathered to break ground on a new 305-room hotel and gaming resort in Dumfries.
Mayor Derrick Wood welcomed residents, state and local officials, and representatives from Pacific Penninsula Entertainment, the parent group of Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in Dumfries, which opened a year ago.
City middle school site: Fredericksburg is postponing the public hearing that was scheduled for Thursday night, January 13, 2022 at 7 p.m. at James Monroe High School. The city recently received a letter from Mary Washington Healthcare seeking to gauge the interest of the city in acquiring the 2300 Fall Hill Avenue building, the home of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, which may have potential to be renovated for school purposes. [Press release]
New bank president: Virginia National Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virginia National Bankshares Corporation today announced industry veteran, Diane E. Corscadden-Weaver, as new president of Virginia National Bank. She will also serve on theBank’s board of directors. [Press release]
Crews arrived on the scene with fire and smoke coming from a condo unit in the rear of the building. As crews battled flames, an occupant in an adjacent unit had to be evacuated down a ladder from the second story in the front of the building, said fire and rescue spokesman Matt Smolksy.
Fire crews later learned a smoke detector alerted the the occupants of the home where the fire originated to the blaze. Emergency crews took one of the occupants in the fire unit was taken to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury.
According to city manager Patrick Pate, some businesses in Manassas are charging customers for plastic bags when they shouldn’t.
Pate addressed the issue at a City Council meeting on Monday, January 11. “You should not be charged that tax in the city of Manassas,” explained Pate. “I think there was some confusion among businesses and individuals.”
