Author: Uriah Kiser

Sheriff Glen Hill stood with his deputies on Friday night the Prince William County courthouse where all were sworn-in for another four-year term.

It marks Hill’s fifth term as county sheriff. He was first elected in 2003, replacing Lee Stoffregen who had clashed with the county’s police department during his tenure. Before he was sheriff, Hill worked at the jail, and was a Manassas police officer. His time in the community dates back to the late 1960s when he was discharged from the Army and his post at Vint Hill, and chose to continue to live in Manassas.

After eight years of delay, there’s been some movement on developer Mark Granville Smith’s next housing development.

Prince William County officials this month initiated an amendment of the county comprehensive land-use plan that calls for the rezoning of 346 acres of land near Classic Springs Drive and Counselor Road, near Colgan High School on Route 234, from agricultural to semi-rural residential, and parkland.

It’s a good time to sell a home. For buyers, there are fewer options on the market.

A total of 540 homes were sold in November 2019, an increase of 16.8% compared to November 2018. The number of new pending contracts increased by 11% year-over-year, from 554 pending to 615, the Prince William Association of Realtors told me.

Departing Prince William County Supervisors said their goodbyes on Tuesday.

Walking out the door is a combined 83 years of experience of serving Prince Willam County. And, if you count the late Supervisor John D. Jenkins who died in February, it’s a total of 119 years.