PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.

Through a joint investigation March 3 with the Northern Virginia Gang task force, ATF, and the Manassas City Police Department arrest warrants were issued for Manuel Gonzalez for possession of a fire arm by a felon, use of a fire arm in the commission of a felony, shooting at an occupied vehicle, and discharge of a fire arm in public. The incident began around 1:30m p.m. with report of shots fired. Children were held at school.

Michael “Buddy” Lint, New Dominion Alternative Center Principal, has been named Prince William County Public Schools Principal of the Year! He was selected from among three principals nominated for the prestigious award. As the recipient of the School Division award, he now becomes a finalist in The Washington Post Principal of the Year recognition program. The Post will announce its winner in April.

New “Ferlazzo” site school will be Kyle R. Wilson Elementary. Current Godwin Middle School will be renamed the Dr. George M. Hampton Middle School.

The Prince William County Citizen Police Academy still has a few slots available for the upcoming session starting April 5. Graduates of the course will have a better understanding of the operation of the Department, and a greater awareness and appreciation of the challenges and decisions faced by Prince William County police officers each day.

The Planning Commission Work Session that was scheduled for today, March 2, at 6:00 p.m., has been postponed to a later date. To contact the Prince William County Planning Office, please call 703-792-7615 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Stafford woman dies Feb. 29. police investigate a two vehicle crash on US 1 in Dumfries. The investigation revealed that the driver of a 2012 Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound from the Princeton Woods Shopping Center towards Wayside Dr when, for unknown reasons, the driver drove over the median and across the eastbound lanes striking two pedestrian signals.

Longtime Northern Virginia Community College professor William Woodard has returned to the area after spending the fall 2015 semester teaching English in the applied linguistics master’s degree program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago through a grant from the Fulbright program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

Need some help preparing for the General Educational Development Test (GED Test) or learning to speak English? Come study with adults like you to achieve your career and life goals. PWCS adult education classes begin the week of March 29.