Brooks chose Virginia over Florida State, Virginia Tech and Tennessee. The star linebacker was first team All-State, a Parade All-American and the USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year.
Kai Parham, another highly-recruited linebacker from Princess Anne, also announced on Monday that he would attend Virginia.
For full details regarding Brooks commitment, stay tuned to potomacnews.com or pick up a copy of the Potomac News & Manassas Journal Messenger on Tuesday.
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis, whose district serves southern Prince William County, died Saturday morning at her Gloucester home after a battle with breast cancer. She was 57. Davis was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and had a re-occurrence earlier this year. She had been undergoing treatment at Duke University and was doing…
Prince William police reported the following incidents: — A Sony PlayStation 2, games, a controller and cash valued at $570 were stolen from a home in the 14400 block of Lee Highway in Gainesville between 1:30 and 6 p.m. A neighbor saw a man sitting in a blue Acura in the driveway. He is described…
Nominate a nonprofit … The Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 16th annual Shelley Krasnow Community Service Award to be presented to an outstanding local non-profit organization that is providing a much needed volunteer service to the community. The nominees as well as the recipient will be honored at…
Mismanagement within the Prince William Park Authority is costing county tax payers millions of dollars and the accumulation of gaffs and missteps over the past few years alone require a specific remedy. Members of the Prince William Park Authority Board and its executive director should tender their resignations to the Prince William Board of County…
Prince William County residents may bring recyclable items and other waste products to the county landfill for disposal in designated areas. ? Location: 14811 Dumfries Road, Independent Hill. ? Landfill hours: Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; holidays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day…
Prince William County will soon receive its fair share $4.3 million of emergency preparedness money from the federal government because of its assistance at the Pentagon on Sept. 11. The money will be used to beef up the county’s police and fire and rescue operations to ready it in case of another terrorist attack. More…