Willie Deutsch ended his bid to reclaim the Coles District seat on the Prince William County School Board.
Deutsch posted a note to supporters on Facebook:
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We've been reporting on the process of developing Stafford County's newest park -- Musselman Park -- since January.
Today, we have an update following a second in a series of public meetings designed to get feedback from residents on what should be built at the 40-acre park at 791 Truslow Road, two miles from Stafford High School.
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Speed and red light cameras could be coming to Prince William County in a pilot program to improve drivers' bad behavior.
The county would authorize speed cameras outside 13 public schools at three yet-to-be-determined construction zones and red light cameras at eight intersections. Prince William County Transportation Department Director Rick Canizales suggested turning on cameras in August 2023 for a one-year pilot program that would track the cameras' effectiveness.
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We've welcomed our newest spring intern. Please meet Paris Goodman, 18, who comes to us from the Spotsylvania County Public Schools Work-based Learning Program.
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Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey will hold a town hall to discuss the coal ash ponds and plans to cap them in a landfill near Dumfries.
The town hall will be held on March 30 at Potomac High School, 3401 Panther Pride Drive in Woodbridge.
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A public hearing is scheduled Monday, February 27 in Woodbridge after Virginia officials voiced concern there may not be enough electricity to go around and power Northern Virginia's data centers under extreme conditions.
The state's Department of Environmental Quality will consider allowing data centers in Prince William, Fairfax, and Loudoun County (the world's epicenter for data centers) to use generators to feed the power-hungry server farms.
The meeting will take place in DEQ's Northern Virginia office, 13901 Crown Court, in Woodbridge (near BJs Wholesale Club) at 11 a.m.
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Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its cheesesteaks and turkey subs opened a new location in North Stafford at 44 Mine Road.
The new shop will also provide over 10 new jobs to the Stafford community.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors retreated into clossed session, turning off the TV cameras to discuss a developer's proposal to build townhomes on county-owned land during their afternoon meeting on Tuesday, February 21,
The unnamed developer wants to build homes on 10 acres, on which the the old Anne E. Moncure Elementary School sat, next to bustling Route 610 in North Stafford. The county assessed the property at about $14 million.
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Bob Weir, the Republican who vows to push back against suburban sprawl and the proliferation of server farms across Prince William County, was elected to the Board of County Supervisors.
Weir beat his Democrat challenger Kerensa Sumers in a landslide 30-point victory today in a Special Election to determine who will complete the term of former Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland, who designed in Decembe022 after 10 years on the job.
Weir's election is widely seen as a referendum on data centers and development, an answer to a Board of County Supervisors that continues to press forward on plaBattlefieldeNationalr more server farms in both residential areas in Bristow, and historical areas like the Manassas Battlefield National Park.