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MCPS Proposes $175.4 Million FY27 Budget with 5.5% Average Pay Raise, $6.8M VAVA Partnership Boost

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas City School Board

Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) leadership presented an ambitious yet balanced $175.4 million proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 during the February 24, 2026, School Board business meeting, marking a 9.3% increase—or roughly $15 million—over the adopted FY26 budget.

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Manassas Regional Airport Targets Commercial Flights in Second Quarter 2027

By Uriah Kiser
A rendering shows passenger planes serving the Manassas Regional Airport Terminal.

Manassas Regional Airport officials presented their 2025 annual report to the Manassas City Council, highlighting steady progress toward launching scheduled passenger service in the second quarter of 2027.

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Manassas Tax Bills Still Rising Under Lower Rate

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas City Council received a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget that lowers the real estate tax rate to $1.05 per $100 of assessed value, but average residential bills would still increase by $289 annually due to rising property values driven by data center developments.

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Code issue forces new home for alt ed program

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas Public Schools HQ at 8700 Centreville Road.

A newly launched alternative education program in Manassas relocated before opening after building code restrictions prevented it from operating at the school division’s newly purchased central office.

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Manassas leaders question county over shared services cost

By Uriah Kiser

Officials in Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park are reconsidering a shared services agreement that has guided regional cooperation for nearly 50 years. Leaders say rising costs and billing concerns prompted the review.

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Black History Month in Manassas: Honoring Xerk White, the Councilman Who Married Us in His Living Room

By Uriah Kiser
Col. Ulysses “Xerk” White, 95, is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, Vietnam veteran, and trailblazer who became the first African American elected to Manassas City Council to serve multiple terms.

Retired Colonel Ulysses “Xerk” White, the trailblazing first African American member of the Manassas City Council, was publicly honored and celebrated during the City of Manassas’ Black History Month proclamation on February 9, 2026.

At 95 years old, White joined the podium at the invitation of council members during the ceremony, where Mayor Michelle Davis Younger read the proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month and highlighting the enduring contributions of African Americans to the city, the Commonwealth, and the nation.

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Prince William weighs demolition of Bennett School

By Uriah Kiser
The vacant historic Bennett School building on the Prince William County courthouse campus in downtown Manassas
Bennett School at the Prince William County Judicial Center campus in Manassas. County staff on Sept. 9 said memorialization concepts, including possible imagery on the planned parking garage, will go to a public meeting targeted for November. Photo: Potomac Local News

Prince William County officials are weighing whether to demolish the historic Bennett School in Manassas as part of a long-planned expansion of the county’s Judicial Center Complex.

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Osbourn Students Walk Out Over ICE Policies

By Daeden Brown and Allison Avila Rodriguez
Students protest ICE outside Osbourn High School in Manassas. [Photo: Allison Avila Rodriguez]

More than 3o0 students at Osbourn High School in Manassas walked out of classes Wednesday, well over an hour before dismissal, to protest federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies, school officials and participants said.

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City Backs Low-Income Housing At Cannon Branch

By Uriah Kiser

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