The amount of crime is rising in Manassas.
Police Chief Douglas Keen presented his department’s annual report to the City Council on Monday, February 28, which shows violent crime increased nine percent in 2021. For every 1,000 residents, 20 crimes are reported. That’s up from 19 a year ago.
Several fine and performing arts organizations are about to get some needed cash infusions in the form of general operating grants.
In July, the Prince William County Government awarded $193,000 of county taxpayer funds as grants to the Prince William Arts Council. In turn, the non-profit organization will dole out funds to organizations that applied for the funding.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on March 15 to consider changes to the county’s magisterial districts.
Those changes would involve adopting new election districts and precinct boundaries and new polling places. A county redistricting committee developed the option, which will be presented at the hearing and the board’s redistricting work session held this past February.
A projectile shattered a window on a school bus on Monday.
On March 7 at 2:50 p.m., officers went to West Longview Dr. and Franklin Street in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a destruction of property report. Police learned a BB projectile struck a Prince William County Public School bus, police said.
Virginia National Ballet is finishing the its 9th season with the revival of the very popular ballet Snow White, which the ballet performed in 2017 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center.
Virginia National Ballet was scheduled to present Snow White in early 2020, both at the Historic Palace Theater in Cape Charles, Va. and the Hylton Performing Arts Center near Manassas. both productions had to be canceled due to the pandemic.
A local bus route in Manassas Park may soon be a thing of the past.
We’ve been reporting on this story since last fall.
A brazen robber pulled a knife on a security guard at Manassas Mall and then made off with beauty products.
On March 4 at 8:17 p.m, police went to a Macy’s store inside Manassas Mall, 8270 Sudley Road near Manassas, to investigate a robbery.
It’s big, yellow, and, hopefully, not coming to a street near you.
But if you need it, you’ll be glad it’s nearby.
