Elizabeth Kemp, of Woodbridge, was named to the Spring 2023 President's List at Tallahassee Community College.

Natalie Allan of Dale City has been named to the Dean's List at John Carroll University for the Spring 2023 semester.

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Prince William Police Department: Aggravated Malicious Wounding | Hit & Run Crash Investigation *ADDITIONAL INCIDENT | ARREST – “On June 28 at 12:28 PM, officers responded to a residence located in the 8900 block of Rugby Rd. in Manassas (20109) to investigate a domestic dispute. When officers arrived on scene, a man, later identified as the accused, brandished a knife and began stabbing himself. Officers quickly detained the accused and provided first aid until fire and rescue personnel arrived and flew the accused to an area hospital where he is expected to survive.”

“The investigation revealed the accused was involved in a verbal altercation with an acquaintance, a 29-year-old woman, that escalated when the accused pulled the victim to the ground. At one point, the accused retrieved a knife and threatened the victim when other occupants in the home attempted to intervene. The accused then drove his vehicle into a parked vehicle outside of the residence as the victim and other occupants retreated to a bedroom in the home. The accused attempted to force entry into the room when police arrived on the scene. Minor injuries were reported by one of the other parties. While investigating the incident, officers determined the accused was wanted for his involvement in an unrelated malicious assault that occurred on Kilhaven Ct. in Manassas on June 25.”

“Following the investigation, the accused, identified as Anthony Roni VAUGHN III, was arrested. Arrested on June 28: [No Photo Available] Anthony Roni VAUGHN III, 28, of 9513 Clematis St. in Manassas, Charged with 3 counts of attempted malicious wounding, 1 count of burglary, 1 count of assault & battery. Previously wanted for 1 count of aggravated malicious wounding, 1 count of malicious wounding, 1 count of strangulation, and 2 counts of felony hit & run Court Date: Pending | Status: Incarcerated” Read More

Insidenova: “Residents of rural Sanders Lane in western Prince William County are moving forward with an effort to assemble and sell their properties to a data center developer. The effort is similar to what transpired on nearby Pageland Lane that led to the proposed and controversial PW Digital Gateway data center project.”

Prince William police: “Attempted Malicious Wounding – On June 15 at 5:37 PM, officers responded to the Promenade at Virginia Gateway Center located at 13941 Promenade Commons St. in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a fight with weapons. The investigation revealed while in the above area, the victim, a 13-year-old male juvenile and an acquaintance, identified as the accused, engaged brief verbal altercation before both parties separated.”

“A short time later, while the victim was outside of a local business, the accused approached him while brandishing a knife. The victim fled on foot and the accused followed the victim around the shopping center with the knife until police arrived and detained the accused without incident. No injuries were reported.”

“Following the investigation, the accused, identified as a 12-year-old boy, was arrested. Arrested on June 15: [Juvenile] A 12-year-old boy of Manassas Charged with attempted malicious wounding Court Date: Pending | Status: Held at the Juvenile Detention Center”

“Indecent Exposure – On June 13 at 4:01AM, officers responded to the 12700 block of Effie Rose Pl. in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate an indecent exposure. The investigation revealed the caller observed an unknown male juvenile walking outside of a residence not wearing any clothing. The suspect appeared to be looking into windows but did not attempt to make entry into the home. The suspect walked away from the residence prior to police arriving on scene. Officers checked the area for the suspect who was not located.”

Insidenova: “A data center proposal in Gainesville is threatening the Hillwood Camping Park and several mobile homes.”

“Delaware Land LLC, associated with prominent data center developer Chuck Kuhn, is in contract to purchase 14 parcels between Routes 29 and 55 near Gainesville, with plans to build nearly 2 million square feet of data centers if it can get the Board of County Supervisors to go along with what will surely be a controversial rezoning.”

“Among the 81.9 acres proposed for rezoning is the Hillwood Camping Park, home to a number of mobile homes and campgrounds on over 15 acres.”

Giant Food opened an e-commerce fulfillment center at 7413 Cushing Road near Manassas. The new Giant Delivers is an 82,000-square-foot facility that will make home and business delivery possible for thousands of customers in over 140 zip codes across Northern Virginia. The new facility will also offer expanded convenience, including same-day delivery.

The facility will feature products from local and regional companies, , including The Perfect Pita and Don’t Forget Cake. Giant will also be the first in Virginia to deliver beer and wine to residents. Customers can order from various producers, including locally-based Port City and Solace Brewing.

The Manassas facility will feature the company’s software and conveyor system to increase delivery options' speed and frequency. This will be the second e-commerce fulfillment center for the company.

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OmniRide and Prince William County will participate in Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 19, 2023. As well as supporting National Bike Month, an awareness campaign, for the entire month of May.

OmniRide is the operating name for the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) 's mobility services. In 2018, OmniRide had more than 150 buses in its fleet and made more than 2.5 million passenger trips.

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Two data center firms will hold two open houses for two projects in Prince William County on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Both projects would sit in the Prince William Digital Gateway, on some of the 800 acres the Board of County Supervisors earmarked for data centers, next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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QTS, the firm aiming to build a data center next to Manassas National Battlefield Park, had planned to hold a town hall meeting about the development last night, April 18, 2023, at Bull Run Middle School near Gainesville.

However, as we reported Monday, April 17, a Prince William County school said the school was double booked with the town hall meeting and a back-to-school night for parents of rising 6th-grade students.

The school had inadvertently double-booked the schedule (human error). The organization is looking to find another location to host the meeting and that information will be shared once confirmed.

— Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman Diana Gulotta statement to PLN

Residents opposed to more data centers had planned a demonstration outside the school before the event began.

In a statement to PLN following our story about the cancelation, QTS spokesman Nick DeSarno said it’s working to reschedule the event, that the firm had the event on the books since late last month, and only learned of the back-to-school night on the day before its scheduled event.

“QTS Data Centers was today notified by Bull Run Middle School that a conflicting event at the school would necessitate the cancelation of QTS’ open house despite school officials last week confirming the QTS event. As a result, QTS is working to reschedule the event to provide the Prince William community with important information about the PW Digital Gateway project and its many benefits to the county,” said DeSarno.

The April 18 QTS Open House event had been planned since late March. Throughout the planning process, QTS Data Centers (QTS) was never notified of another event scheduled for the same day or anything that may disrupt QTS’ Open House event. The following timeline lays out the planning of the event, coordination with Bull Run Middle School staff, and the subsequent cancellation of the event.

• March 30, 2023: On March 30, QTS submitted a request to hold the event via the school’s automated scheduling system, Community Use.
• April 3, 2023: On April 3, QTS received confirmation the event had been approved. Following confirmation, QTS coordinated with Bull Run Middle School staff to arrange a tour of the school and specifics of the event.
• April 13, 2023: On April 13, QTS toured the school and confirmed the logistics of the event with school staff.
• April 17, 2023: The morning of April 17, QTS received a notification from the Community Use scheduling system that the event had been canceled. That same day, the school calendar was updated with the event entitled, “Rising 6th?Grade Information Night,” scheduled for Tuesday, April 18.

The data proposed data center would sit on some of the more than 800 acres earmarked by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, approved last year, for Prince William Digital Gateway.

Residents opposed to more data centers in Prince William County, on track to eclipse neighboring Loudoun County for the most in the world, were planning a press conference to oppose the project “The attitude of Prince William County residents, and our message to QTS, is simple and concise: go away.  We are not buying their insincere overtures to placate us while they concurrently plot to destroy us,” they noted in a press release.

QTS already operates at least one data center in Prince William County, next to the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus near Manassas.

In November 2022, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors amended its comprehensive plan to allow 27 million square feet of data center space next to the national battlefield park, the site of two major Civil War battles, a national tourism destination.