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May 20, 2020 | Vol. 19, No. 21 | www.princewilliamtimes.com | 50¢ Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

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Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center

COVID-19 outbreak at local jail sickens 7 staff, 22 inmates

By Daniel Berti

Times Staff Writer

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Workers at Walmart in Dumfries administer free COVID-19 tests on Friday, May 15.

Hundreds wait in long lines for long-sought free tests

By Daniel Berti and Jill Palermo

COVID-19 in PWC

Times Staff Writers

Prince William County residents turned out by the hundreds in recent days to obtain free COVID-19 tests, something many said they’ve wanted for weeks.

They included construction workers, grocery store clerks and other essential workers -- people whose jobs require them to work outside their homes during the pandemic. Others said they are worried about their age or underlying health conditions or were concerned about unknowingly infecting others as possible carriers of the virus.

Chris Dowell, of Nokesville, waited four hours Monday for a free test at the Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge. He works in construction and recently developed a cough, which is among the symptoms of COVID-19.

“It was free, so I figured I would just wait. You figure you wait four hours, but you save $135,” he said, referring to the cost he had been quoted for a test. “It’s worth it.”

Cases: 4,816 Hospitalizations: 448 Deaths: 81 %-positivity rate on tests: 27.6%

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SOURCE: VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS OF MAY 19, 2020

Larry Bronstone said he waited about five hours to get tested at Hylton. He said he wanted to be tested because he’s 70 years old and lives in ZIP code 22191, which has had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state in recent weeks.

“I think everyone should be tested,” he added. “So we can find out who has it and they can quarantine to stop spreading it to other people; so we can stop it.”

More than 1,000 free tests were administered at the Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge and Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas on Monday and Tuesday. Both closed hours early after slots were filled to capacity.

Voters shakeup Haymarket Town Council New mayor, 4 new councilmembers elected Staff Report The Town of Haymarket will be led by a new mayor and a mostly new town council as a result of Tuesday’s town elections.

Newcomer Ken Luersen ousted current Mayor David Leake with 56% of the vote or 205 of the 366 of the ballots cast.

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Despite efforts to reduce inmate numbers and screen new arrivals, the Prince William-Manassas Adult Detention Center is contending with an outbreak of COVID-19 that as of Tuesday had sickened seven staff members and 22 inmates.

The outbreak was first acknowledged by jail officials on Friday, May 15. At that time, two staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 and two additional staff members and 11 inmates were exhibiting symptoms of the disease and awaiting test results, according to a county press release.

By Tuesday, 22 inmates and seven staff had tested positive for COVID-19, according to Maj. Amanda Lambert, director of support services at the jail.

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Haymarket Election Winners

In the crowded race for town council, two incumbents retained their seats, while four new and former council members will return to the council in July.

Joe Pasanello, a former town councilmember, was the highest vote-getter in the race. Pasanello won 222 votes or 11.66% of the ballots cast.

Newcomer TracyLynn Pater was the next-highest vote-getter with 213 votes or 11.19% of the ballots cast.

She was followed by incumbent Town Councilman Chris Morris, who won 207 votes to retain his seat with 10.8% of the vote.

The third-highest vote-getter was R. Marchant Schneider, also a newcomer, who won 206 votes, or 10.82% of the ballots cast.

Robert B. Weir, a member of the Town of Haymarket Planning Commission, also won a seat on the council with 200 votes, or 10.5% of the ballots cast.

Finally, incumbent Town Councilman Steve Shannon held onto his seat with 182 votes or 9.56% of the ballots cast.

Luersen said his biggest priority in his run for mayor was bringing more transparency to the town council and providing a focused direction to the town’s long-range planning.

Luersen said he and the other challengers campaigning to flip the council had done their best “to have a grassroots effort” during the pandemic.

Pasanello said Tuesday morning that it was impossible to tell how the election might go, but that he thought the town council could be looking at “a big shakeup.”

“The votes are way up from last election. We don’t know what that means, but it could be a reLINES, from page 1 Assistant Fire Chief Matt Smolsky, who oversaw the operations, said Monday he wasn’t surprised that so many people showed up for the testing. He called it a matter of “pent-up demand.”

“I think these people have been watching this for eight weeks on TV – all the gloom and doom,” Smolsky said. “I think a lot of people are taking advantage of this, and that’s a good thing.”

Testing slow to start

Free COVID-19 testing in the Prince William area has been slow to start despite the fact that parts of Prince William County have been hard hit by the virus. Until last week, only a select few free clinics in the county were receiving a very limited number of free testing kits for low-income or uninsured residents.

Meanwhile, as of Tuesday, the county has reported more than 4,816 cases, more than 448 hospitalizations and 81 deaths due to COVID-19.

Also, the county’s percent-positivity rate on tests, at 27.6%, ranked the highest in the state this week.

According to the World Health Organization, a percent-positivity rate of about 10%, while still considered high, is an indication testing is abundant enough to identify most cases of the disease.

In the Prince William Health District, which includes Manassas and Manassas Park, Latino and Hispanic residents have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. They account for more than 60% of all patients who have been hospitalized and more than 60% of all reported

14% in 2018, Wilson said.

Things went smoothly at the town’s lone polling place. Most voters -- 203 -- cast absentee ballots in the race, while about 163 voters showed up at the polls Tuesday, Wilson said.

Quantico mayor, town council race Joe Pasanello

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flection of people not really having their voices heard,” Pasanello said.

Weir said the pandemic had made campaigning more difficult in the weeks leading up to the election.

“You can’t engage the voters the way you normally would. You can’t go door-to-door or meet at restaurants. It’s hard to get a sense of anything,” Weir said.

Despite the pandemic, turnout was relatively high for a town election in Haymarket. About 366 votes were cast in the race, which is a turnout of about 35%, according to Matt Wilson, Prince William County’s deputy registrar.

Turnout for the Haymarket election was just

cases even though they account for only 24% of the county’s population.

With the some pandemic restrictions set to be lifted in Northern Virginia by Friday, May 29, officials at the county, state and federal levels have worked in recent days to boost local testing. In the last week, several local testing sites were set up through a hodge-podge of local and regional agencies.

The community testing effort began at Walmart stores in Dumfries and Manassas on Friday, May 15.

About 40 tests are available at each location on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, according to Victoria Pedercini, Wal-Mart’s health and wellness director.

The Walmart testing is part of a White House Coronavirus Taskforce initiative to expand testing nationwide, according to Brian Misner, head of the county’s emergency management department.

“The county worked swiftly in collaboration with Walmart and the Prince William Health District to ensure these two testing locations opened for our community without delay,” Misner said in an email.

On Saturday, May 16, about 250 tests were administered at Dale City Recreation Center and at Todos supermarket in Dumfries. Still more free tests will be available Wednesday, May 20, through Friday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 9608 Grant Ave. in Manassas.

Most of the tests are being made available through the Virginia Department of Health, which began ramping up tests in hard-hit areas of the state in the past two weeks.

“We’ve needed testing for some time in the commonwealth and this

In Quantico, Mayor Kevin Brown ran unopposed in the town’s top job, but nine candidates vied for five spots on the Quantico Town Council.

Incumbent Councilman Russell V. “Rusty” Kuhns was the top vote-getter and will retain his seat on the Quantico Town Council. Kuhns won 46 votes or 16.67% of the ballots cast.

Incumbent Town Councilmember Earlene Clinton was one of three candidates to win 32 votes each. Clinton will return to the council along with newcomers Alice C. Toner and Sammoto Yomosa Dabney.

Incumbent Town Councilmember Robin Langham will also retain a seat on the town council.

Langham won 31 votes.

Incumbents, newcomers run opposed in Occoquan

In Occoquan, Mayor Earnie Porta and all five candidates for town council ran unopposed in the race. Town councilmembers returning to office include Eliot R. Perkins, Cindy J. Fithian and Laurie Holloway. Newcomers Jenn M. Loges and Krystyna M. Bienia also won seats in the election.

Because of the pandemic, voters were urged to cast their ballots by mail. The same is true for the upcoming June 23 primary elections. The last day for voters to request their absentee ballots in that race is June 16, Wilson said.

was part of a big push to try to get this done,” Smolsky said.

Virginia has lagged behind most other states in the number of tests it is administering to residents. Gov. Ralph Northam set a goal of testing 10,000 residents a day to move toward the first of three reopening phases.

Most of the state entered phase 1 on Friday, May 15, but Northern Virginia, the state’s most populous region and its economic powerhouse, will remain in “phase zero” for two more weeks, until Friday, May 29, because various pandemic health measures have not yet been met.

Besides the overwhelming demand, organizers said the long line at Hylton Memorial Chapel on Monday was the result of having limited staff on hand to administer the tests.

Vehicles were funneled through three testing lines where staff from Mako Medical Laboratories, decked from head-to-toe in personal pro-

tective gear, administered the nasal-swab tests.

“It’s a process. Each test takes a certain number of seconds to do, and we’re seeing a lot of cars that have four or five people in them,” said John Nguyen, who was overseeing the testing for Mako Medical. “Every minivan we see has two to four kids in the back, and all of them are getting tests.”

Devina Thapa, who came to get tested with her husband, said they considered turning back after waiting about two hours. But then they decided it might be their only chance to get a free test and one that did not require a doctor’s order.

Neither have symptoms but want to make sure they aren’t spreading the virus to others, Thapa said.

To solve the problem of the long lines, she said: “We need more testing like this.”

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Supervisors vote to FOIA superintendent’s Twitter exchanges with students

By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors wants the details on the school board’s investigation into Superintendent Steven Walts’ Twitter direct messages with students. And they want to see the messages – all 10,000 of them.

The supervisors voted 7 to 1 Tuesday, May 12, to send a letter to the school board asking the school board to explain “the process” it is taking to investigate Walts’ Twitter messages, which were called to the school board’s attention in March by Gainesville resident Guy Morgan.

Morgan filed a Freedom of Information Act with the school division asking for all of Walts’ direct messages with students since 2018. After being told there were 10,000 such messages, Morgan narrowed his request to Walts’ exchanges with 10 students’ Twitter accounts. Morgan then filed a series of complaints with the school board based on the messages he received, alleging Walts’ messages were both inappropriate and in violation of school division regulations on computer use and professional conduct, among other charges. Morgan’s complaint prompted the school board to hire an outside firm to investigate Walts’ Twitter messages, which the school board announced May 6.

The county supervisors also voted 7 to 1 Tuesday to submit their own FOIA request to the school division asking them to release all the direct messages Walts exchanged with students over the past 18 months. The request will ask that the students’ names be redacted for privacy.

The moves came at the request of Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, who said he believes the public has the right to see the messages.

Only Board Chair Ann Wheeler, D-At Large, voted against the idea.

Wheeler said she does not believe it is the county board’s purview to get involved in a school board investigation of the superintendent, whom they employ.

“I trust the school board to, not necessarily release the [direct messages] but to evaluate [them] and make the right decision,” Wheeler said during the discussion. “And I believe it’s their jurisdiction to do so, because they have the contract with the superintendent. … I trust the school board to do the right thing.”

Candland raised the issue of the school board’s investigation during his supervisor’s time at the end of the May 12 meeting. He told the board he is “very concerned” about Walts’ Twitter messages with students and about the parameters of the school board’s contract with the forensic accounting firm it hired to investigate them.

Candland said he reviewed the contract and said it appears the firm was instructed to examine the direct

messages but not judge whether they violated school division policy. Candland further said he is concerned the school division will not release the results of the investigation to the public when it is complete.

In a statement released Wednesday, May 6, the school board said it hired an outside firm to investigate and produce a “confidential” report for the board.

“I’m not confident that the information is going to be looked at properly. I’m not confident that the citizens of Prince William County are ever going to get a full accounting of what happens,” Candland said.

School Board Chairman Dr. Babur Lateef declined to comment Tuesday on the supervisors’ votes, saying he had just heard about them and would wait until the county board submits its formal request before responding.

Candland and other supervisors agreed the county board should submit a FOIA request for the messages because doing so would likely be cost-prohibitive for county residents.

In Virginia, public bodies are permitted to charge a “reasonable fee” for the staff work required to compile documents requested under the FOIA law. If many hours of staff work are involved, the fees can be costly.

“Now, I know there are over 10,000 messages, which I think is just a stunning amount, and I get that a lot of them are probably, ‘Hey, superintendent, please cancel school tomorrow,’” Candland said. “But I think there needs to be a public accounting of what’s actually in that information.

It is cost-prohibitive for a private citizen to get that information.”

The supervisors noted they would ask the school division to provide the information at no charge. If a fee is charged, the supervisors will have to vote again on whether to pay it.

While all supervisors voted in favor of the requests with the exception of Wheeler, Supervisors Victor Angry, D-Neabsco; Andrea Bailey, D-Potomac, Jeanine Lawson, R-Brentsville; and Yesli Vega, R-Coles, all made statements saying they agree with Candland that Walts’ direct messages should be made public.

“I am concerned as a mother of two children in Prince William County and for all the young women involved,” Vega said. “I want this to be as transparent as possible because the taxpayers have a right for it to be.”

Morgan, the Gainesville resident who filed the complaint at the center of the controversy, does not have children in the school division but said last week he filed the FOIA request after hearing from a friend that his teenage son received direct messages from Walts via Twitter.

Morgan is also a longtime friend and political supporter of former school board chairman Ryan Sawyers, who resigned his elected post in March 2018 after unsuccessfully calling for Walts’ resignation. Morgan is

also involved in a long-running legal dispute with Patriot High School Principal Mike Bishop, who is suing Morgan for defamation of character.

Morgan’s complaint alleges Walts violated the school division’s regulations on computer use that require employee social media accounts to be used only for educational and official communications.

Morgan’s complaint also alleges Walts’ messages violated the school division’s standards of professional conduct, which prohibit school employees from following students’ personal social media accounts, bar any non-email electronic communication with students except in emergencies and require that students’ parents or guardians be copied on all messages.

Morgan’s complaints highlight an exchange with a female high school student, which includes some messages that were sent after 11 p.m.

Morgan also alleges Walts inappropriately placed his hands on girls’ torsos while taking photos with them.

Walts suspended his Twitter account last Thursday, May 7, in response to the investigation. Walts made the announcement via a video posted to his Twitter account, which is no longer accessible. He called the complaint a “personal and partisan attack” and an attempt to “smear and slander him for political purpos-

Prince William County Superintendent Steven Walts poses at a 2019 school board meeting with a stuffed goat, a nod to one of the nicknames students call him on Twitter: “GOAT” for “greatest of all time.” es” during his annual contract review period. The school board has a closed meeting scheduled at the end of the month to conduct Walts’ annual evaluation.

Candland acknowledged the history but said that makes it all the more necessary for the public to see the messages and decide for themselves.

“I know there are some axes to grind here [and that] people come at this from different perspectives and that’s why the best way to handle this is for the people to see the information so they can make their own decisions …,” Candland said.

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JAIL, from page 1 All 11 inmates experiencing symptoms have taken COVID-19 tests, and the results are pending, the press release said.

An additional 58 inmates have been quarantined in the jail because they had contact with at least one of the sick staff members, the press release said.

The ADC received notification on Monday, May 11, that a former inmate, who was released on Friday, May 8, tested positive for COVID-19, the press release said.

The ADC also had two staff members report they were staying home from work with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 on the same day, the release said.

On Thursday, May 14, the ADC received confirmation that two additional staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the press release said.

Officials initially refuse comment

On Thursday, March 14, the Virginia Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 outbreak in “a correctional facility” Prince William County, but no additional information was provided about which facility was affected or how many inmates or staff were sick.

For two days, officials with the Virginia Department of Health, Prince William County and the jail itself refused to respond to emails requesting information about the outbreak.

Dr. Alison Ansher, director of the Prince William Health District, said

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in an email Thursday she could not disclose any information about the outbreak.

Finally, a City of Manassas official confirmed Friday that at least two individuals at the jail had tested positive for the virus.

Late Friday afternoon, the county’s joint information center released a full accounting of the outbreak in a press release. No information was given as to why the county initially refused to disclose information about the situation.

According to the press release, the ADC requested 60 test kits to test jail inmates and staff, and received the “first delivery” on Wednesday, May 13. It’s not clear if the jail has enough tests to test all inmates and staff.

In the May 15 press release, ADC Superintendent Pete Meletis said, “The welfare and safety of the inmates and staff at the ADC are our number one priority.”

“From the very start of COVID-19, we’ve put numerous process and procedures in place to keep the virus out of the ADC, and as much as possible, to mitigate the spread of the virus if it were to enter the facility.

We will continue to do everything we can to keep our inmates and staff safe,” Meletis said in the statement.

The ADC has two quarantine housing units, which are pod units with individual cells, so that inmates can be quarantined individually, the press release said.

One unit is used for all newly admitted inmates, and a second unit is designated for inmates who were in contact with the inmate who was re-

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Prince William Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said Thursday she was “not aware of an outbreak” in any correctional facilities in Prince William. Ashworth said that staving off an outbreak at the adult detention center has been an ongoing concern, and that an outbreak could be inevitable.

“It’s only a matter of time before it’s in the jail and the courthouse. It’s a little terrifying,” Ashworth said.

Ashworth added that the adult detention center has made significant changes to their operations since the pandemic started to prevent an outbreak. They included procedures to isolate and triage at-risk or symptomatic inmates, maintaining social distancing between staff and the public and screening all incoming inmates for symptoms of the illness.

Efforts to reduce the jail’s population have been under way since midMarch when Ashworth announced that the commonwealth’s attorney’s office would facilitate the release of some non-violent offenders from the jail as a precaution against COVID-19.

Since then, the jail population has fallen by more than 25%, and is below capacity for the first time in a decade.

Shawn Stout, a private defense attorney who serves as co-chair of the Prince William County Bar Association Criminal Law Committee, said Thursday he had not been told of an outbreak at any correctional facility in Prince William.

“I find it disturbing that no one has told us anything,” Stout said.

Stout said in a phone call several weeks ago that an outbreak at the local jail may be unavoidable unless more is done to reduce the jail population. Stout said that once the coronavirus is in jail, it would be difficult to contain because social distancing between staff and inmates at the jail is impossible.

“It’s a tinderbox,” Stout said at the time.

The press release said the ADC is following all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Virginia Department of Health guidelines. All staff and visitors receive temperature and symptom checks, and every staff person is required to wear a mask in the presence of inmates.

Manassas City Council adopts new budget, boosts real estate bills

By Daniel Berti

Times Staff Writer

Manassas City residents’ real estate tax bills are going up in fiscal year 2021, which begins July 1.

The Manassas City Council adopted its 2021 budget Monday, May 11, reducing the city’s real estate property tax rate from the current rate of $1.48 per $100 of assessed value down to $1.46.

But while the tax rate is going down, the average annual real estate tax bill will still go up by about $14 per month due to an increase in home assessments.

Council approved the tax rate in a 4-2, party-line vote, with all four Democratic councilmembers voting in favor of the $1.46 tax rate and the two Republican councilmembers voting against it.

Those voting in favor of the tax rate included City Councilmembers Michelle Davis-Younger, Pam Sebesky, Ralph Smith and Mark Wolfe, while those voting against it included Councilmembers Theresa Coates-Ellis and Ian Lovejoy.

The real estate tax rate adopted Monday, May 11, is a 2-cent increase over the $1.44 rate proposed by City Manager Patrick Pate earlier this year.

Pate, in a March 9 letter to Manassas City Council, said the city had seen an historic expansion in its tax base in 2019, including $133 million in new construction that will add to the city’s real estate assessments for the new year.

The adopted budget, with the real estate tax increase, will add about $1 million to Pate’s proposed budget.

The council voted to set aside those additional funds brought in by the tax increase to be used to pay for targeted staff raises, add three new firefighting positions and

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to set aside money toward the replacement of Jennie Dean Elementary School, the oldest school in the city’s school division, if possible.

Sebesky proposed holding those funds and reviewing the budget situation regularly to better understand the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis.

“Essentially what I’m asking for is a quarterly review that we all can go through, since there’s so much unforeseen that we don’t know about,” Sebesky said. “And these are the priorities, if for some reason the funding were made available, that would be considered.”

Lovejoy said in a Facebook post made after the vote that the real estate tax increase, and the funding it may provide for new staff raises and the Jennie Dean school replacement, “will likely not be enough money to support all (or any) of those priorities.”

Lovejoy added that while the increase was seemingly small at around $14 per month on average, the increase could be a “big deal” for unemployed citizens and struggling businesses.

Wolfe said on a phone call Tuesday he is pleased Manassas was able to reduce the real estate tax rate, even though it resulted in a tax increase.

“We were only able to do that because of the growth that we’ve experienced in Manassas,” Wolfe said.

Wolfe added that the additional tax revenue will enable the city to continue to pay for “critical” government services, such as the social services department, which he said will “absolutely” see an increased need during the COVID-19 crisis.

“No one is asking for less government services right now,” Wolfe said.

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As Virginia slowly reopens, several key health metrics have not yet been met

By Kate Masters Virginia Mercury

Plenty has changed in the two weeks since Gov. Ralph Northam announced his plans to gradually reopen Virginia starting Friday, May 15.

What Northam first described as a widespread reopening with possible regional exceptions (most notably, in Northern Virginia) has become a more piecemeal approach after the governor granted last-minute exemptions to the city of Richmond and Accomack County, two localities that worried their COVID-19 caseloads were still far too high to safely loosen restrictions.

In letters to Northam, both Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and Accomack County Administrator Michael Mason cited concerns over a lack of data to show their jurisdictions were meeting goals that the governor has cited as crucial to reopening the state.

Northam, a pediatric neurologist, has repeatedly insisted that Virginia’s reopening hinged on meeting a set of public health metrics. “We’re really emphasizing and focusing on data rather than dates,” he said Wednesday, explaining his decision to allow Northern Virginia — one of the state’s hardest-hit regions — to maintain restrictions for at least an additional two weeks.

But as the rest of Virginia enters Phase One of the reopening plan, health data shows that some of those metrics still haven’t been met. In other cases, erratic data reporting has made it all but impossible to track the state’s progress.

The Mercury broke down where the state currently stands on the health metrics and data that Northam has described as vital to a safe reopening.

An increase in testing to 10,000 a day

“A week or so ago, we were at 2,000 tests a day,” Northam said at the May 4 press briefing when he announced plans to reopen the state.

“We’re now up to 6,000, plus or minus, depending on what day it is and whether it’s the weekend. And our goal is to get to 10,000 tests a day.”

It’s a metric the governor has cited repeatedly in the days leading up to Virginia’s reopening. But available data from the Virginia Department of Health suggests it’s one the state still hasn’t met, even as it’s added more than 150 community testing sites over the last three weeks, according to Northam’s latest briefing.

In the week before the start of Phase One, the number of Virginians tested for COVID-19 ranged from a high of 7,184 on Wednesday to a low of 2,035 on Thursday, according to one chart on the department’s COVID-19 surveillance dashboard.

Questionable reporting practices, coupled with repeated changes in data, also make it difficult to consistently track the number of tests performed in the state. For weeks, as The Richmond Times-Dispatch

first reported, Virginia health officials blended the results of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests — currently the only reliable way of detecting active infections of COVID-19 — with still-dubious antibody tests. The Atlantic later described the decision as “a new low in data standards.”

Hours after The Atlantic published its report, VDH released disaggregated data with PCR tests separated from antibody tests. And despite a news release from the department insisting that antibody tests made up less than 9 percent of the overall totals, data published the next day showed that they can make up closer to 10 percent or higher.

At the same time, the state’s contact tracing program is still in development. VDH is in the process of hiring 1,000 tracers, a process that could extend into the summer, Health Secretary Dr. Daniel Carey said at a previous briefing. And it’s still unclear whether all contacts of infected cases will be offered testing through the state.

A downward trend in percent positivity

In his initial blueprint for reopening Virginia, Northam listed a downward trend in percent positivity — the percentage of total COVID-19 tests that return positive. Data from the Virginia Department of Health suggests that the state has met that metric, with a rate that’s steadily declined since the end of April.

But public health experts warned that an overall downward trend still doesn’t mean it’s safe to relax restrictions. With antibody testing removed, the state’s 14-day average percent positivity rate is still 15 percent. Experts from the World Health Organization have said to aim for a positivity rate of 10 percent or even lower to ensure testing is capturing most — and ideally all — COVID-19 infections in the community.

“To me, even 10% [positivity] indicates an ongoing epidemic,” said Dr. Hongjie Liu, chair of the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Maryland, in an interview last week. “Meaning the epidemic is spreading relatively fast. And 10% is not a small number.

It’s a huge number in any epidemic.”

A high positivity rate also suggests that most of an area’s testing is still being directed toward those most at-risk for the disease, including hospitalized patients and people with clinical symptoms. That can be a problem, especially in the case of COVID-19, which can be transmitted through people without symptoms.

Peake said the state still had “more testing going on in certain pockets,” including hospitals and congregate care facilities such as jails and nursing homes, which have been prioritized for wide-scale testing.

“I think we do still have a ways to go for people with milder symptoms accessing testing,” she added.

“That’s something we need to continue to work on.”

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Customers sit on the patio for lunch at the Mellow Mushroom in Henrico, Virginia, on Sunday, May 16.

Hospital capacity and a sustainable supply of PPE

A main driver of Northam’s decision to reopen has been an overall stability in hospital capacity. The administration was able to pause construction of three temporary field hospitals after avoiding an early surge in cases that could have overwhelmed the state’s medical infrastructure. Data from the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association suggests there are more than 4,000 available beds across the state, and nearly 3,000 total ventilators.

There are currently no hospitals reporting difficulties obtaining or replenishing personal protective equipment — another major challenge during the first several weeks of the pandemic. On March 31, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management signed a contract with

Northfield Medical Manufacturing, a Norfolk-based logistics company that began providing shipments of equipment in mid-April.

But while hospitals are reporting a stable supply of gear, primary care providers across the state have struggled to source vital materials for testing, including the appropriate protective equipment. Dr. Sandy Chung, a Northern Virginia-based pediatrician and president of the Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said last week that there’s been “no noticeable improvement” in the flow of supplies to smaller health care providers.

“The last places (which is where most patients are located) to be addressed are the doctors’ offices,” she wrote in an email. “We still need PPE and testing materials to do testing at the scale needed for public health.”

Prince William Police Chief Barry Barnard announces his retirement Staff Report Prince William County Police Chief Barry Barnard announced Wednesday he will retire effective July 1.

Deputy Chief Jarad Phelps will serve as Acting Police Chief following Barnard’s retirement until a national search to fill the position has concluded.

“It has been an honor and privilege to serve Prince William County. My family and I are grateful for the opportunities and support that Prince William County has provided to us,” Barnard said in county press release. “I want to express my sincere appreciation to the staff of the police department for their friendship, dedication, and outstanding service to the community.

I will miss them very much.”

Barnard was selected as police chief in 2016 following a nationwide search. Barnard joined the Prince William County Police Department in 1976 where he served

Police Chief Barry Barnard as an officer in patrol, according to the press release.

In 2000, Barnard was named an assistant chief of police before he was appointed as the deputy chief of police in 2009 by former police chief Charlie Deane. He was acting Chief of Police following Deane’s retirement in 2012, and again following the retirement of former police chief Steve Hudson in 2016.

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GUEST OPINION

The last thing we need is a new dirty fuel project In spite of Virginia’s communities putting all their energy and resources toward fighting COVID-19, fossil fuel corporations are taking advantage of the crisis to force through their own agendas. Rather than immediately postponing or slowing down the public input period for the Header Improvement Project, parent company Virginia Natural Gas and the State Corporation Commission are trying their best to speed right along through it -- and hoping we don’t notice.

The Virginia Header project would force 24 miles of new pipeline and three new compressor stations onto Virginians, not to mention a hefty taxpayer burden.

The project is going to cost over $20 million and will be picked up by ratepayers who don’t want or need the project in the first place.

Virginia’s energy need is not increasing, rendering the new project useless and unnecessary.

Already, Virginia’s communities are battling against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Mountain Valley Pipeline, and Transco. Another rushed, irresponsible, dirty gas scheme is the last thing we need here in our state.

We’re already witnessing the confounding factors of fossil fuel pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of frontline communities who live near gas plants and compressor stations are at an increased risk of suffering severe coronavirus symptoms, which are worsened by the preexisting respiratory issues brought on by pollution. Public input is more important than ever.

The May 12 hearing, however, was held up by chaos on the phone lines, screen lag, and a general technical unpreparedness on the part of the SCC. Those who called in to testify were kicked off the line. The livestream went black at times without explanation.

Also, the project is planned to go through rural areas like Charles City County, where internet connections and cell phone reception are known to be spotty and at times inaccessible.

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JOLENE MAFNAS

The outcry after massive technical difficulties pressured the SCC to extend the public comment deadline and host another day of remote public testimony, but this is not enough. The only ethical thing to do right now is to postpone all proceedings until after the COVID-19 crisis has passed.

People are busy surviving right now. Many have lost their jobs or are struggling to make ends meet.

Families are overwhelmed with the task of childcare as schools are closed. Essential workers are pushed to capacity. Those who are not suffering from the virus may have an infected loved one.

A pipeline project is the last thing on anyone’s mind -- as it should be. Everyone who is going to be impacted by this project deserves an opportunity to weigh in. Maintaining the schedule set before the COVID-19 crisis descended simply does not allow for that.

There is going to be a future after COVID-19, as hard as it can be to envision in this moment. And in that future, Virginia’s energy should be a public issue, open to public feedback, debate, and deliberation. We should all be able to vie for options that guarantee the healthiest, safest future for our communities. The coronavirus has exposed the real dangers of putting profits before people, and that’s exactly the attitude driving these companies to push forward a dangerous pipeline project in the midst of a public health crisis.

We must fight back and demand a democratic process, because as it stands, that’s far from what we’re receiving.

The writer is an organizer with Food and Water Watch.

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‘Public’ hearing on unneeded gas pipeline inaccessible The State Corporation Commission review process for the pipeline and its Header Improvement Project has not been fair or accessible.

Neither the Virginia government nor Virginia Natural Gas have done any public outreach about the plans or project route. The SCC’s hearing was not postponed after COVID hit and shut down state offices, and the public comment period is only being extended by three days.

The May 12 virtual public hearing relied on people to phone in and give their testimony. I called in four times, was put on hold each time, and was then told after 15 minutes my call had expired.

After two hours of this, I was able to deliver my testimony and describe my experience with the hearing being poorly planned and inaccessible, which everyone else who testified echoed. This un-

preparedness on the part of the SCC comes after their refusal to postpone the public hearing due to COVID, and seriously impacts how much input the public can have.

The SCC’s role is to issue approvals only for necessary projects that benefit Virginians.

The Virginia Natural Gas Header Improvement Project (that includes the planned pipeline construction under the Nokesville police academy training center) is not necessary to meet Virginia’s energy demand.

Even pre-COVID, PJM has shown Virginia’s energy load growth to be nearly flat. New gas infrastructure is not needed to meet our state’s energy demands. Since the project and service requests to the SCC are unjustified, the SCC must reject the Header Improvement Project.

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In order to participate in the program, a patient must schedule an appointment with a registered health care practitioner and be recommended for treatment. Then, the patient will register with the Board of Pharmacy. After registering, the patient will receive their medical

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The number of weekly unemployment claims filed in Prince William County is gradually declining after peaking in early April.

The number of claims filed in the county has fallen for five straight weeks, according to the latest report from the Virginia Employment Commission.

VEC’s latest report shows that 3,098 unemployment claims were filed in the county between Sunday, May 3, and Saturday, May 9. That’s about 500 fewer claims filed than the previous week – and 6,000 fewer claims filed than week ending April 4.

While weekly unemployment claims are on the decline, the number of continued claims is still rising. Continued claims refer to unemployed people who have already filed a claim and who are continuing to receive weekly benefits.

For the week ending Saturday, May 9, there were 23,355 continued unemployment claims in Prince William, an increase of about 1,500 over the previous week.

Prince William’s unemployment numbers mirror the statewide unemployment trend showing that weekly claims reached their peak in April and have steadily fallen over the previous five weeks. For the week ending May 9, there were 52,139 unemployment claims filed in Virginia, a decrease of 7,492 claims from the previous week.

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“The accommodation and food service sector, which includes hotels and restaurants, continued to see the greatest percentage of initial claims for unemployment benefits,” VEC Economist Timothy Aylor said in a Thursday press release.

Those numbers, Aylor said, reflect the “impacts of public health and safety measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Virginia is set to begin phase one of reopening

on Friday, which will ease restrictions on non-essential businesses including retail, hair salons and restaurants, while keeping entertainment venues and gyms closed.

The exception is Northern Virginia, where Northam announced a delayed phase one reopening because the region had not yet met Centers of Disease Control and Prevention criteria for reopening. In Northern Virginia, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing at a faster pace than the rest of the state.

Northern Virginia will likely begin reopening on Friday, May 29, unless the order is extended.

Reach Daniel Berti at dberti@fauquier.com

Northam: Virginia Beach beaches can open Friday with some restrictions

By Amanda Heincer Times Staff Writer

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced at a Monday that Virginia Beach beaches can open Friday, ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, for recreational activities such as sunbathing and swimming, but some restrictions will remain in place.

Beachgoers must still refrain from participating in group sports, playing music with speakers, drink-

ing alcoholic beverages or setting up tents or groups of umbrellas, Northam said.

Also, parking at the city’s beaches will be capped at 50% capacity, he said.

The new rules mark an easing of the current rules – which allow only fishing and exercising at Virginia’s beaches – but are still aimed at limiting groups and encouraging social distancing.

The decision applies only to beaches in the City of Virgin-

The Prince William Times would like to wish you a safe Memorial Day, as we take the time to remember those who have given their lives in service of our country.

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ia Beach and at the adjacent First Landing State Park, Northam said.

The current restrictions will remain in place at the state’s other beaches, but Northam said he encourages other beach communities to use the Virginia Beach plan as a model for lifting restrictions when they are ready to do so.

Under Virginia Beach’s plan, beach ambassadors will monitor compliance with social distancing, physical distancing and other safety guidelines. Enhanced cleaning will address high-touch areas.

Northam also warned that if beachgoers do not follow the rules, the beaches could close again.

“If people swarm these beaches and ignore social distancing rules or the regulations the city has put into place, I will not hesitate to reinstate phase 1 restrictions or even the close the beach outright if necessary,” Northam said at his Monday news conference. “...You must be responsible.”

The move follows the lifting of beach restrictions in other states along the East Coast. Both New York and New Jersey have announced plans to reopen their beaches ahead of the Memorial Day holiday.

North Carolina’s Outer Banks began allowing visitors last Saturday, May 16.

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King Neptune statue on the Virginia Beach oceanfront.

Ocean City, Maryland, lifted its restrictions on short-term rentals last week but has kept physical distancing rules and gathering limits in place.

Delaware beaches will be open on Friday, May 22, to Delaware residents or those who have been in Delaware for at least 14 days. A ban short term rentals remains in place, and troopers will stop out-of-state cars as they approach the beaches, according to the state’s announcement.

Reach Amanda Heincer at aheincer@fauquier.com

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STROMAN TO ANNOUNCE COLLEGE CHOICE FRIDAY

Patriot High junior football star Jalen Stroman will announce his college choice on his birthday Friday via Twitter. The defensive back will reportedly select Virginia Tech, Virginia or Duke. Brother Greg played for the Hokies from 2014-18 and the Washington Redskins.

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Prince William Times | May 20, 2020

GOING, GOING, GONE VHSL officially cancels spring sports for 2020

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

The Virginia High School League formally pulled the plug on the spring sports season recently, ending any hopes of playing an abbreviated schedule in late June and July.

No one was shocked, since the coronavirus is still rampant and playing games in such an altered environment is still highly questionable.

If sports never return …

There is talk of professional baseball returning in July and the NFL in August, but what if sports never returned?

Washington, which hadn’t won the World Series in 95 years, would reign over baseball forever.

Kansas City, which hadn’t won the Super Bowl in 50 years, would reign over the NFL forever.

Canada, at 27 years and counting without a Stanley Cup, would hold the NBA championship forever. St. Louis, which had never previously won the Stanley Cup, would reign over the NHL forever. And the University of Virginia, which had never won the college basketball title, would be the NCAA champ forever.

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“It (is) impossible to have a spring season without putting people at risk,” said VHSL Executive Director Dr. John W. “Billy” Haun. “We especially grieve with those senior athletes and activity participants who will not have an opportunity to represent their school or wear their school jersey one final time after years of hard work and dedication.”

After leaving a possibility to play open in an April announcement, the VHSL Executive Committee voted 31-0-1 to cancel in their May 7 meeting, saying that the coronavirus situation has not changed.

“The cancellation was not a surprise,” said Hylton High principal David Cassady. “Under the current conditions it became evident that there was no other option. The topic of discussion was always around the safety of athletes and the community.”

Right now, any sports camps are not permitted on school grounds. Nor are weightlifting or conditioning activities for athletes looking to stay in shape or prepare for fall sports.

“Currently we are not allowed to do anything.

Hopefully that will change sooner than later,” said Kettle Run High activities director Paul Frye.

“Why rush back and take a chance to get infected?” said Battlefield boys soccer coach Cedric Bullock, who mentioned logistical problems with getting to games. “If we take a bus, that’s a closed environment,” said Bullock.

Kettle Run baseball coach Ty Thorpe worried how his team was going to position themselves in

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Local schools are still closed to all sports activities. the dugout, and, like Bullock, supports the decision to not play a one-month mini-season.

“I don’t think you can put kids in the field.

Right now gatherings are not bigger than 10 and we have to be 6 feet apart, so you can’t keep a team in a dugout then. You have to do what’s best for public safety,” Thorpe said in April.

While athletes are dealing with the disappointment of the lost seasons, so are college coaches.

“I’m concerned about the loss of development. Thirty-five to 65 more innings would make (pitchers) better,” said James Madison University pitching coach Jimmy Jackson. “It’s the same for our own players at JMU.” Optimism remains for the fall, when high school football, volleyball, field hockey, golf and cross country take center stage.

Football is the No. 1 attendance draw for most high schools and produces the most revenue.

There is talk in some states of playing football games without fans, or pushing back the season.

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By Jan Hawkins

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If you are facing food insecurity, or someone you know needs food assistance during COVID-19, the Community Feeding Taskforce Food Helpline is open!

This resource is available to anyone living in Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County. Hours for the helpline are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call 703-794-4668 during operating hours to request food assistance. Callers over 65 will be redirected to ACTS/Northern Virginia Family Services (SERVE) food assistance programs to register for direct delivery to their home. Please help spread the word on this important resource! Se habla Español.

Medical Reserve Corps has an urgent need for volunteers to help in the fight against COVID-19. Many volunteers are needed across the state and locally to provide support for the expected surge in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Volunteers with health care experience are especially needed, but they will accept non-medical volunteers in a variety of other skill sets as well.

Please fill out an online application at http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/mrc/.

Questions? Email amy.feinberg@vdh. virginia.gov for more information.

For Children’s Sake is looking for foster parents to provide a loving and stable home for youth in foster care.

FCS trains and supports all families on an ongoing basis before, during and after foster youth are in your home.

FCS is looking for foster parents to take children as both short- and longterm placements. They are planning to hold virtual training in the next couple of weeks.

Please call Kelley at 703-817-9890 or email kwillis@fcsva.org for more information.

House of Mercy is seeing a big increase in clients seeking food assistance. They are in urgent need of donations of nonperishable items for their food pantry so they can continue food assistance during COVID-19. Also, volunteers are urgently needed to help with picking up and delivering all the food and supplies needed for their operations.

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and necessary non-food items, please call 703-579-0279 or email scrooks@ houseofmercyva.org to learn more.

The staff is also working hard to collect and donate 5,000 face masks to local agencies. Many volunteers have jumped in, but they can always use more help!

Please email masks@houseofmercyva.org to learn how you can get involved.

Calling all artists! Novant Health UVA Health System invites artists and budding artists to submit artwork for an upcoming exhibit at the Prince William Medical Center/Haymarket Medical Center titled COVID 19: How We Became Stronger Together.

Paintings, photographs, and drawings will all be considered. Your artwork can be any favorite subject that inspires you at this difficult time. Artwork should be framed using wire hanger. We will accept artwork until June 30. For more detailed information contact Liz at erodemsky@novanthealth.org or call 703-369-8173.

Prince William Food Rescue urgently needs volunteers as the program is taking on the responsibility of delivering food to both ACTS and SERVE homebound clients. PWFR is an app-based program enabling volunteers to pick up viable, close to expiration food from supermarkets, restaurants, food pantries, etc., and then deliver it to a program that can immediately use the food.

More info on PWFR may be found at https://pwfoodrescue.org/.

Please contact Shirley at scouteau@ actspwc.org or call 703-441-8606, ext. 212 for more information.

The Salvation Army is collecting items for seniors and vulnerable populations. You can help by creating care packages from the security of your own home and safely dropping items at their Prince William location in Woodbridge.

Food items such as canned soups/ other dry or canned foods are requested. Non-food items such as socks, toiletries, diapers, baby wipes and sanitizing supplies are also needed.

Donated items can be dropped off at 1483 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, Suite 102, Woodbridge.

Please email Angela at angela.soriano@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 202-345-2238 to learn more.

The SERVE Family Shelter has a fun virtual volunteer opportunity! Stay-at-home orders can be especially tricky for energetic young bodies that need to constantly be on the move. Experienced yoga instructors, dance teachers, personal trainers and preschool and PE teachers are encouraged to record and submit kid-friendly videos to get the shelter children moving throughout day.

Videos should be no longer 10-15 minutes. Simply record and send a video link to volunteer@nvfs.org.

Please email ncannon@nvfs.org for more information.

StreetLight Community Ministries has reopened its food pantry, but donations of nonperishable food are desperately needed so they can continue giving aid to our homeless and impoverished neighbors during this pandemic. Donations are accepted every Tuesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Please email ashaffner@thestreetlight.org to learn more.

Thanks so much for all you do in our community.

Occoquan to merge its spring RiverFest with the Fall Arts & Crafts Show due to COVID-19

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The Town of Occoquan has canceled its June RiverFest event and will merge the event with its Fall Arts & Crafts Show, now set for Sept. 26 and 27.

The decision was made “after careful consideration for the health and well-being of residents, patrons, businesses, and the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a news release from Julie Little, Town of Occoquan events and community development director.

The combined event will include the water conservation and outdoor water sports elements that were highlighted in the newer late spring RiverFest event, Little said in the release.

Accordingly, the September event will feature activities such as live entertainment, two food courts, a beer garden, a shrimp boil, river cruises, a climbing wall, and stand-up paddleboard and kayak slalom races.

“Occoquan’s RiverFest & Craft Show will include an Artisan’s Walk where patrons will be able to browse

juried art and craft vendors, as well as visit a vendor marketplace dedicated to conservation and outdoor water sports,” Little said.

“There is no better way to showcase the might and savvy of Occoquan than to create a new event that brings together our small-town pride, our businesses, and our river-loving values into one spectacular weekend festival full of fresh air and family fun,” Little said.

In the meantime, the historic riverside town is trying to help its shops and restaurants stay alive during the coronavirus pandemic.

Many merchants have virtual websites to shop from or are shopping for their customers, Little said.

For a listing of businesses and their current offerings, see the latest COVID-19 directory at www.occoquanva.gov/2020/03/25/business-online-phone-pickup-offerings/ or shop online through The Occoquan Marketplace on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/shopoccoquan/

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OBITUARIES Daniel Rayfield Bailey

William Lee Dean

Daniel Rayfield Bailey, 95, of Warrenton, passed away May 8, 2020.

He was born on May 26, 1924, and was an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran.

Daniel is survived by two daughters, Pamela Kelly and Tara Bailey both of Warrenton; a sister, Delphine Parker of Harrisburg, Pa, and two grandchildren.

Services were private, with interment at Culpeper National Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Waterloo Baptist Church, 9535 Waterloo Road, Warrenton, Va. 20186.

Condolences may be offered at www.joynesfuneralhome.com.

William Lee Dean, 79 of Catlett passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday May 16, 2020.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Carolyn V. Dean; a son, Michael L. Dean and wife Denise of Warrenton; three daughters, Lisa M. Sherrill of Warrenton, Sherri A. Andrade of Catlett and Jannifer L. Dean of Bealeton; a sister Lois Pitsenbarger of Harrisonburg, VA and six grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

William was a member of the Warrenton Bible Fellowship Church. He served in the United States Marine Corp., was on the Harrisonburg Police Force, was a licensed horse trainer, and worked as a brick layer for over 50 years. Later in his career he was trained in the HVAC trade and became CFC certified at the age of 68. William was preceded in death by his son William in 2019. He loved the Lord, his family, and his country.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a limited family funeral service will be held at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA. on Thursday May 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be private.

Online condolences may be expressed to William’s family at www. moserfuneralhome.com.

Elizabeth Ruth Douglas (Betty) Elizabeth Ruth Douglas (Betty) was born August 28, 1949 in Washington D.C., though if asked would have clearly stated that Marshall was her home. She was the youngest of three children of Charles Alexander and Florence Lesch Douglas.

She spent her childhood in nearby Maryland and graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1967. She attended Case Western and McGill Universities and graduated from Case Western in 1971.

After graduation she found work in the diamond business and continued to study dance.

Soon her longstanding love of horses prevailed and she began work as a show groom at national and international shows. She moved to Virginia and settled permanently in Marshall where she worked managing stables and eventually with equine insurance. She loved the hunt, the shows, the gardens, the river, and the volunteer tutoring. She invested deeply in that which she loved and people as well as horses became “Betty Broke” and charmed by her invincible spirit.

She is survived by her life partner John Deering, his sisters and their families, her sister Margaret (Maggie), brother in law David Lawson. She was predeceased by her parents and sister Katherine (Kate). She doted on and enjoyed her nieces Kathryn, Sarah (Benjamin), and Jessica (Ausin) and nephew Joshua (Erin). She was however totally smitten with her great nieces and great nephew: Collier, Evelyn, Aili, and David Lawson; Madelyn Moreno, Margaret Sojka; and Tilly and Etta Hargrave.

Betty was known for her brutal honesty, consummate fairness, and infectious raucous laugh. She charged through her life with boundless enthusiasm, unbridled energy, and wholehearted affection.

The world lost a remarkably good woman on May 12, 2020.

A celebration of her life is planned for a later and safer date.

Ryan Patrick Dodson Ryan Patrick Dodson, 33, of Manteo, N.C., passed away May 13, 2020, surrounded by his wife, family and friends at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Ryan was born at Fairfax Hospital on July 15, 1986. He grew up at his family home in Bealeton. Growing up, Ryan loved being outside, on the farm and riding his four-wheeler.

A graduate of Liberty High School, Ryan began volunteering at the Remington Fire and Rescue Department, which led him to a career position as a firefighter in Nags Head, N.C. It was in the Outer Banks where he met the love of his life, Casey. The two of them shared a very special kind of love and did everything together. Ryan, Casey and their dogs (who were like their children) were inseparable and enjoyed spending their weekends out on their boat, exploring sand islands and gathering with family and friends.

Anyone who knew Ryan, knew that he had a huge generous heart and a big bear hug for anyone in need. He was so loyal and dedicated to his family and friends. Ryan dreamt of owning his own business and eventually resigned from the fire department to set up and operate Eastern Tree Service. Through his business, it was evident that Ryan was a very hard worker. The way that Ryan led his life and the love that he shared impacted communities far and wide both in Virginia and North Carolina.

Ryan is survived by his wife Casey and their two dogs, Meeko and Lilo.

He is also survived by his parents, Earnie and Marie, his sister Shannon (Gonz), his brother Elgon (Mollie) and his niece Lily.

Ryan was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents and his beloved dog, BoBo. Memorial donations can be made here for medical expenses.

A celebration of Ryan’s life will be held with family and friends at a later date.

“It’s not the length of life but the depth of life” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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CL A SSIFIEDS ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Business Directory: Thursday at noon, All other Classified ads: Monday at 3 p.m.

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For all your heating and cooling needs. Rc´s AC Service and Repair, 540-349-7832 or 540-428-9151 G R AV E L : A L L PROJECTS. Topsoil; fill dirt; mulch. No job too small.540-8254150; 540-219-7200 JBS Excavation & Clearing, Free estimates, tree removal, horse arena, d r i v e w a y s & landscaping. No job too big or too small.

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ROUND BALER: 2018 John Deere 450M, megawide pickup, net wrap $29,500. DISC MOWER: 2018 John Deere R280, 9’ cut, $11,900. HAY TEDDER: 2019 Frontier TD3418 , 18’ $7,900. All very lightly used one season. Garaged kept. 703-864-2666

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Millimeter-Wave Engineer

Small Charlottesville business is currently accepting resumes for a Millimeter-Wave Engineer. BScEE Preferred. Job involves RF Engineering activities related to the production and testing of 100-1000GHz Transmitters and Receivers. Recent grads are encouraged to apply.

Retirement and health benefits provided. EOE. Send resume as pdf to: rfengineer2@gmail.com

Flaggers Full time, to provide traffic control & safety around construction sites. A valid driver license & clean driving record a must.

Starting $13/hr & scheduled raises.

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Fauquier County Public Schools is currently accepting applications for Director of School Nutrition. The ideal candidate has experience in preparing budgets, evaluating financial reports, inventory management, bid distribution and review, food procurement, and meal planning with an emphasis on farm to table. Considerable knowledge of food preparation, nutrition, and USDA regulations is a must.

Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years previous experience required. Virginia experience in K-12 Public School Nutrition and Supervisor Experience preferred.

For complete job description and to submit an online application, visit http://jobs.fauquiercounty.gov/ .

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Micron Technology, Inc. has openings for Senior Engineer - Non-Volatile PYE in Manassas, VA. Lead a team responsible for taking next generation NAND and DRAM memory devices from design to mass production. Mail resume to Nate Burt, 4000 N Flash Drive, MS 2-702, Lehi, Utah 84043.

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Proceeds from book sales help to sponsor many Library programs and special events.

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SYSTEM/INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER Small Charlottesville business is currently accepting resumes for an entry level System/Industrial Engineer. BSc Preferred. Job involves tracking & analysis of production and new product introduction (NPI) cycle times, activities related to corrective-and-preventive actions (CAPA) for engineering changes, general quality management system responsibilities, activities related to inventory control, oversight of USAbased technical outsourcing activities, and efficiency improvement studies related to mmWave standardized products production & testing. Recent grads are strongly encouraged to apply. Excellent retirement and health benefits provided. EOE. Send resume as pdf to: rfengineer2@gmail.com

ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ092571-02-00 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY J&DRJUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re GARCIA CASTRO, JENNIFER The object of this suit is to: TO OBTAIN CUSTODY OF JENNIFER GARCIA It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) LEONOR CASTRO appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/23/ 2020 10:00AM Laska Via, Deputy Clerk ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ148542-01-00 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY J&DRJUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ARRIOLA VASQUEZ, ANDERSSON The object of this suit is to: TO OBTAIN CUSTODY OF ARRIOLA VASQUEZ, ANDERSSON It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) ELWIN ARRIOLA appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/05/ 2020 10:30AM Stephanie Wilson, Deputy Clerk

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The Town of Haymarket Town Council will hold 3 additional meetings in the FY20 year.

The meeting dates will be Tuesday, May 26th; Monday, June 8th; and Monday, June 29th.

All meetings will be held in the Town Hall Council Chambers at 7 PM.

Call 347-4222 or Fax 349-8676

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF HAYMARKET

FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 AMENDMENT TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET The Haymarket Town Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 01, 2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Haymarket Town Hall, 15000 Washington Street, #100, Haymarket, Virginia 20169, and/or at such other times as to which such hearing may be continued, to consider amending the FY 2019/2020 budget as summarized below. This amendment will not increase the adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2019- 2020 in the amounts shown below.

The hearing is being held in a public facility believed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with questions on the accessibility to the facility should contact the Town Clerk at the above address or by calling 703-753-2600.

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POLICE AUCTION Auction This Year Will Be On-Line Starting Date June 1, 2019 at propertyroom.com LIST IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS The Prince William County Police Department receives lost and stolen property which it will return to owner as required by law, upon satisfactory proof of ownership.

If you believe that you have lost property or had property stolen which may now be in the possession of the Prince William County Police, you should contact the Criminal Evidence Section at (703) 792-6165.

ITEM DESCRIPTION Bicycles - Assorted Makes/Sizes Car Accessories Clothing - Assorted Household Items Sports Accessories CD´s - Assorted Tools - Assorted Stereo Equipment Games Mopeds

Budget Amendment for FY2019-2020 Budget

NOTICE OF DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS Pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.2-1721 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Prince William County Police Department will seek an order from the Circuit Court of this jurisdiction to destroy the below listed unclaimed weapons which have been in the possession of the Police Department for more than one hundred twenty days.

The rightful owners of these weapons may request the return of said weapons by contacting the Property Section of the Police Department at 703-795-6165 within (10) days of this notice. Positive proof of ownership to include make, model, caliber, and serial number is required.

UNCLAIMED WEAPONS Revolvers Semi-Automatic Pistols Rifles Shotguns

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Adopted 2019-20 Budget

Amended Budget

Change

Health Insurance

$ 59,195

$ 42,898

($16,297)

Salary/Wages – Part Time

$ 50,000

$ 33,703

($16,297)

$0

$ 32,594

$ 32,594

EXPENDITURE: Town Administration

Non-Departmental BB&T Tax Refund

TOWN OF HAYMARKET

Mill Street Pedestrian Improvements Town of Occoquan, Virginia Prince William County Department of Transportation proposes to construct pedestrian improvements in the Town of Occoquan at 2 intersections: Mill Street and Ellicott Street, Mill Street and Washington Street. Improvements include new crosswalks, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant curb ramps, and curb extensions. The purpose of the project is to provide improved pedestrian access, safety and connectivity at the intersections.

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE) was prepared to document environmental resources and potential impacts. In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR Part 800, information concerning potential impacts to properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is also included with the NEPA documentation.

The project information and environmental document are available for review at the following link: https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/dot/Pages/CurrentRoad-Projects.aspx. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Prince William County Department of Transportation at 703-792-6825.

If your concerns cannot be satisfied through a review of the available documentation, Prince William County is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written request on or prior to June 20, 2020 to Heather Diez, Project Manager, at 5 County Complex Court, Suite 290, Prince William, VA 22192 or at HDiez@pwcgov.org. If a request for a public hearing is received, a notice of date, time, and location for the hearing will be posted.

Prince William County ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities, in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Civil Rights Division at 1-800-367-7623 or TTY/TDD 711.

State Project Number: EN18-076-275, P101, R201, C501 Federal Project Number: TAP-5B01(016)

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT

BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: DUMFRIES FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT ROUTE 1 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT SUDLEY ROAD SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE The Prince William County Service Authority will hold a Public Hearing during the regular monthly meeting of its Board of Directors on June 11, 2020, at 6:45 p.m. at the Raymond Spittle Building located at 4 County Complex Court, Woodbridge, Virginia 22195. The Public Hearing is to consider the acquisition of easement by eminent domain for the properties below.

Geographic Parcel  Number (GPIN)

Project

Address

Dumfries Force Main Replacement

17628 Overlook Road, Dumfries, VA 22026

8289-12-0482

Town of Dumfries, Virginia

17632 Overlook Road, Dumfries, VA 22026

8289-12-0074

Town of Dumfries, Virginia

 Highway, Dumfries, VA 22026

8289-25-6140

Town of Dumfries, Virginia

2525 Pointe Center Court, Dumfries, VA 22026

8289-02-4475

Town of Dumfries, Virginia

3454 Canal Road, Dumfries, VA 22026

8289-01-6067

Town of Dumfries, Virginia

10530 Linden Lake Plaza, Manassas, VA 20109

7697-44-3629

Prince William County

10640 Davidson Place, Manassas, VA 20109

7697-33-7385

Prince William County

10670 Davidson Place, Manassas, VA 20109

7697-34-8315

Prince William County

10691 Davidson Place, Manassas, VA 20109

7697-33-5350

Prince William County

7421 Sudley Road, Manassas, VA 20109

7697-34-4306

Prince William County

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7697-55-2103

Prince William County

SEW-106 Route 1 Water Main Replacement WAT-181 Route 1 Water Main Replacement WAT-182

Sudley Road Sewer Main Replacement and Upgrade SEW-157

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Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ131129-01-01 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY J&DRJUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re DAVIS, ASYA J The object of this suit is to: TO OBTAIN CUSTODY OF ASYA DAVIS It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) KRISTIAN VAUGHN DAVIS appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 05/18/2020 10:30AM Joy Cole, Deputy Clerk

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ092571-02-00 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY J&DRJUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re GARCIA CASTRO, JENNIFER The object of this suit is to: TO OBTAIN CUSTODY OF JENNIFER GARCIA It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) NOE GARCIA appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/23/ 2020 10:00AM Laska Via, Deputy Clerk

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Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ117475-01-01 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY J&DRJUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re HOOVER, SUNNY LYNNE The object of this suit is to: MODIFY CUSTODY OF THE MINOR CHILD, SUNNY LYNNE HOOVER It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) STEVEN HOOVER appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/29/ 2020 10:30AM Joy Cole, Deputy Clerk

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