News

OmniRide, the regional commuter bus provider, hinted at expanding service in Stafford County and offering service in Spotsylvania County for the first time.

The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star reports the transit service plans to expand its operations in Stafford County from the Staffordboro Commuter Lot off Route 610 in North Stafford to commuter lots on Courthouse Road and off Route 17 and in the county’s central and southern sections, respectively.


Politics

The pandemic consumed Lateef’s second term. The school division scrambled to help students and teachers adjust to online learning and then adjust to getting them back into school buildings as the pandemic waned.

The Democrat pushed the division to be the first public school division in the Washington, D.C. area to return children to the classroom, in phases, in December 2020. He later took heat from fellow Democrats for his push to return children to the classroom.


Business

A total of 25 small business owners received a certificate of occupancy/written authorization to ‘Open for Business’ from the Prince William County Department of Development Services Small Business Project Management (SBPM) Program in January 2023.

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Schools

The Manassas City School Board is asking the city council to allow it to spend nearly $11 million on the largest office building in Manassas.

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News

The online class features videos with information about the function of each Stafford County Government Department. The course culminates with an in-person “graduation” at the Government Center.

The online class replaces the multi-week in-person “Citizens Academy” previously used to educate citizens about local government functions. The goal is to make the opportunity more accessible for more residents.


Business

Flagship Carwash will open a new location at 11780 Sudley Manor Drive near Manassas. Employees will host a grand opening event on Saturday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with food trucks from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Manassas City Public Schools will activate a series of new metal detectors at Osbourn High School, the city’s only high school, Monday, March 6.

Manassas will become the first school division in our region to install and activate metal detectors in schools. The school division installed Evolv Express Lane scanners, commonly used at sporting events and concerts.


News

Data center developers are turning their attention to Stafford County.

Now county leaders have called a joint session of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission to discuss server farms that power the internet and where in the county they could be built.


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