The Prince William County School Board has set June 19 as the last day of school. On that day schools will let out two hours early. The board extended the school day by 30 minutes in March to make up the time lost for snow days this winter. The extension, however, gave schools more hours…
The number of fatal accidents occurring in Prince William County from January to May is almost three times that of the same period in 2002, county police said Thursday. Fourteen deaths in 13 accidents are predominantly the result of speeding, failure to wear a seat belt and driving while intoxicated, according to a press release….
Larry D. Williams, a Republican seeking the at-large nomination for Prince William County supervisor on Tuesday, has contributed $5,000 to the campaign of Democratic Sheriff E. Lee Stoffregen. Incumbent Supervisors’ Chairman Sean T. Connaughton, who Williams wants to unseat in the primary, and Stoffregen have been involved in a two-year struggle over funding of the…
Monday night, the Haymarket Grocery’s lights were on, stock lined the shelves and Sunday’s newspapers sat in racks by the doors. But the doors were blocked with yellow police tape. The Haymarket Grocery building was condemned in January; tenants in the building were told to vacate by June 1. Then Sunday afternoon, town building inspector…
Day in and day out, they’ve become a regular sight throughout Prince William County’s Coles District, wearing their matching blue polo shirts and ball caps. They’ve climbed over February snow drifts and muddled through May rainstorms, banging on the doors of countless residents, handing out refrigerator magnets as they talk about the need to preserve…