We first told about a new Sheetz store coming to the corner of Telegraph and Caton Hill roads back in October.
This morning we received a press release from commerical real estate firm Graysteel about the closing of the land deal. The new store should be open by July.
We’ve seen record-setting cold temperatures in the past 24 hours.
Millions of dollars of funds for Prince William County Public Schools remain up in the air.
The County’s Board of Supervisors passed its fiscal 2017 $1 billion budget — more than half of which goes to the county school division to provide majority funding for the education of 87,000 students in its 95 schools. The Board of Supervisors budget left the School Board about $7 million short of revenues it had anticipated getting if Supervisors had set and adopted a tax rate, which would have generated a higher average tax bill for county property owners.
Thomas Mannion, 43, of Prince William County died of a gunshot wound.
Police found Mannion in a home in the 9500 block of Hensley Road, off Lucasville Road suffering from a gunshot wound at 2:45 a.m. Thursday, May 12. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, said Prince William police Sgt. Jonathan Perok.
Stafford County leaders voted to infuse $500,000 into the county’s Tech and Research Park.
The money from the county’s Economic Opportunity Fund will be used to launch a co-working space and business incubator at the Quantico Corporate Center site in North Stafford. Incubators attract start-up companies and entrepreneurs looking for temporary office and meeting space to grow their firms.
Prince William Sheriff Glen Hill is growing his eviction team at a time the number of evictions in the county are on the decline.
The county’s Board of Supervisors increased funding for the courthouse in this year’s budget to the tune of $300,000. Part of the new money will fund two new deputies this upcoming 2017 budget year starting July 1, and two in 2018. The Department will also pick up two new vehicles.
Central Library provides books, reference materials, and online access to people in Manassas, Manassas Park, and those who live in cities’ outskirts in Prince William County.
The 45-year-old building sits on Mathis Avenue on a tract of land just barely located in Prince William. The land was a gift from Manassas Park.
#RoadtoHope Riders in Stafford and now they are off again. Heading to DC. We salute you. pic.twitter.com/svKivQD2GD
— StaffordCoSheriff (@staffcosheriff) May 12, 2016
The Manassas City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved its fiscal 2017 budget.
City leaders adopted a tax rate of $1.403 per $100 of assessed property value. The average residential property tax bill will increase about three percent to $3,778, said City Manager Patrick Pate.
