WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Government officials in Prince William County are scrambling for answers after a $5 million budget shortfall appeared.

The error was discovered June 24 and reported late Monday afternoon, after government staffers preparing for the beginning of the new fiscal year — which began yesterday — found a data entry error that caused budget projections for the county’s payroll to be millions off the mark.


MANASSAS, Va. — Residents of Manassas may be wondering what is going on down on Main Street in the Old Town area.

Manassas is making an investment in the city’s Old Town area by improving the streetscape along Main Street from the Norfolk Southern Railroad to Quarry Road. The project has many elements that are intended to make the street more pedestrian friendly and more conducive to citizens and visitors wanting to shop, dine and walk along the street.


Opinion 

I don’t mind paying taxes, I don’t like to pay too much in taxes, and I don’t like to see them wasted. When I see my money being spent to full the broader community’s will, I don’t object. I also like to see my tax dollars spent strategically.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Prince William Area Agency on Aging (PWAAA) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) launched their Wheels to Wellness Program this spring, to provide free transit for the elderly, disabled and low-income individuals to medical appointments across the county.

Now, the transit agency announced it has received a second grant from the funding the Potomac Health Foundation to continue funding the service.


Volunteer Opportunities Across the Area

Good morning – Congratulations and thank you to all the volunteers who joined us last week at the 30th Annual Community Volunteer Recognition event. It was a great day and we are most appreciative to Congressman Gerry Connolly for taking the time to enter the names of over 1,900 local volunteers into the Congressional Record of the 113th Congress. Many thanks and Cheers to all!


MANASSAS, Va. — Police at Northern Virginia Community College in Manassas are investigating a sexual assault that took place in the college’s parking lot.

Officers on Thursday were notified about the attack, which happened at the campus’ B1 metered parking lot at 2 p.m. Tuesday, where the victim of the assault had been walking.


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