A proposal under consideration in Manassas would require medical care facilities, like urgent care centers, to obtain a special use zoning permit before opening.

The discussion sparked a debate over abortion clinics in the city — Manassas is home to one such clinic. Those who support a woman’s right to choose say the proposal goes too far. Those who oppose abortion say it doesn’t go far enough.


Prince William County will be receiving $10.5 million dollars over the next four years to start a new Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI+) program for preschoolers.

The county has had a Head Start and VPI program for several years, but this new VPI+, which is set to start in September, will allow more children to receive preschool services.


A study conducted in February of 1,266 area drivers has provided information on the ways that the 95 Express Lanes are changing the commute and general travel for Virginia drivers.

The 95 Express Lanes opened at the end of December last year. Transurban, the company that currently operates the Express Lanes, conducted the study.


In the last three years, AT&T has invested almost $950 million dollars in wireless and wired network infrastructure, including local improvements in the Northern Virginia region.

While the projects were being completed all across the state, several of AT&T’s upgrades took place in the Prince William and Manassas area.


The Aden Road Bridge, located just east of Route 28 in Nokesville, will undergo extensive repairs and expansion as part of a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) improvement project this summer.

The project will cost $5.77 million dollars, according to VDOT.


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