In a unanimous vote, the board voted to waive their rules on waiting for action and gave the Wheels to Wellness program $160,000 – a program the county does not operate.

Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland said that the move by the board was unprecedented. The county decides to fund selected non-profit and charitable organizations during its budget process each spring. It is rare to see board move to fund a project of this size after the budget has been passed.


Elected officials are talking about where to place the 13th high school in Prince William.

At Supervisor Jeannine Lawson’s first press conference, she along with Supervisor Pete Candland and school board member Gil Trenum, spoke about the school possibly being placed on the site that was slated to be Rollins Ford Park in Gainesville.


Prince William police were called after a woman was sexually assaulted outside of a 7-Eleven in Woodbridge.

According to Prince William police, the victim – a 38-year old Woodbridge woman – told officers that she was standing in front of the 7-Eleven on 13990 Jefferson Davis Highway on the evening of August 3, when she was approached by an unknown individual.


Stafford and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be paying $11.2 million to widen Route 1, and add turn lanes to Courthouse and Bells Hill roads.

Stafford will be hosting a citizen’s information meeting on the project on August 6 at 7 p.m. at the Stafford County Government Center, according to a county release.


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