The Manassas City Council passed a tax rate, finally, bringing an end to weeks of delay brought on by a procedural quagmire.

On May 11, Council members Theresa Coates Ellis and Ian Lovejoy were the only dissenting votes when the council voted on a $1.46 Real Estate property tax rate that would be used to fund the city’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget. The is two cents lower than last year’s rate, however, due to a nearly 7% increase in


Stafford County is moving ahead with its plan to transform its courthouse neighborhood into a smart city of the future.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to allow for the development of smart city technology for the Stafford County Government Center. This will designate the intersection of Route 1 and Courthouse Road as the Downtown area of Stafford.


Manassas Police Chief Douglas Keen stood before the city council Monday night, about 24 hours after a peaceful protest turned into a riot.

There, he explained how nearly 200 rioters chased him and his officers, pinning them down in the Battery Heights neighborhood just off Signal Hill Road.


Manassas is about to recognized by the CDC as a coronavirus hotspot.

A new report to be released by the CDC will note the Prince William Health District, and specifically the zip code of 20110, as a region with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the state, according to city manager Pat Pate, who announced this during tonight’s meeting of the city council.


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