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.
A man who hit and severely injured a 7-year-old boy in August will plead guilty to felony hit and run, his lawyer said Tuesday. Fuhard Muhammad Kaloko, 21, of 3806 Delmar Drive in Dale City waived his right to a preliminary hearing in General District Court. Kaloko will plead guilty in Prince William County Circuit…
Perhaps we were wrong about opposing the Washington, D.C., City Council’s effort to begin charging a commuter tax. When considering where the tax money from hard-working Northern Virginia commuters goes these days, we feel it’s time to switch sides in the debate over the District’s right to tax the income of city workers who live…
An unnamed woman from West Virginia survived a car accident on the Prince William Parkway in which her pickup truck jumped a guardrail, flipped several times down an embankment and landed in a rock-filled creek late Monday afternoon. Prince William County fire and rescue personnel rushed to the womans aid around 4:20 p.m. near the…
Serving on the Board of the Florida Sunshine State TESOL In 1999, Manes colleagues, former professors and students voted him to serve on the Florida Sunshine State TESOL board for three years. During his term of service, Manes served on the advocacy, membership and finance committees. The organization experienced substantial growth and recognition throughout the…
William J. Hill was sentenced to a year in prison Tuesday by a Circuit Court judge who told him to stop using the problems of his youth as an excuse for recidivism. “Somewhere along the line you should have gotten the message,” said Judge Joseph Spruil. Hill is the son of Prince William County Supervisor…
County lawmakers and planners will come together again Tuesday to hash out ideas for updating the county’s 1998 comprehensive plan. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors and the county Planning Commission will consider 47 proposals generated during their last joint meeting in December, ranging from abolishing sector plans to establishing guidelines for developers to…