Prince William County will get new funding to plan for a new shuttle service to serve the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus near Manassas.
The campus is the Prince William County hub for the Fairfax-based university. In addition to the school, the area surrounding campus, Innovation Park, is filled with technology companies, and the FBI Northern Virginia Regional Headquarters.
Construction crews are gearing up to repair Russell Road, at the entrance to Quantico Marine Corps Base.
A Prince William County spokeswoman writes PLN:
ALTA MARIE WOOD WINE, on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ after a long, vibrant life of 99 years. She was born on Second Creek near Ronceverte, West Virginia on March 27, 1922. She moved to Virginia in 1931. On September 12, […]
Mary Alice Furr, 84, of Concord, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 in Manassas, VA.
Alice was born April 17, 1937 in Concord to the late Jesse Herman Shue and Stella Mae Chamberline Shue. She was also preceded in death by husband, Billy Floyd Furr, and infant daughter, Patsy Louise Furr.
Calling All Golfers! Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc. is hosting an Annual Golf Tournament May 14 at Old Hickory Golf Club in Woodbridge. Get outdoors in the spring air, hit golf balls and help raise funds for a great cause! Please contact Chris at 703.670.4800, email [email protected] to learn more.
Non-COVID-19 Opportunities:
Virginia Tax is reminding taxpayers in Virginia, if you haven’t yet filed your individual income taxes, the filing and payment deadline is just days away. You have until Monday, May 17, 2021, to submit your return.
“This year, the typical May 1 filing and payment deadline was extended by a few weeks to match the new IRS deadline,” said Tax Commissioner Craig M. Burns. “We are, as always, encouraging you to file electronically and request a refund, if you have one coming, via direct deposit.”
The effort to vaccinate the Fredericksburg region from the coronavirus has stalled.
According to the presentation given by the Rappahannock Area Health District given to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, as of May 4, 92,013 doses of vaccine have been administered to residents. Of those numbers, just under 55,000 or 40% of that number have gotten at least one shot, while 26.1% have been fully vaccinated.
As another pandemic-affected school year comes to an end, administrators are hoping expanded summer school options with more in-person instruction than the spring semester can help to make up what’s been lost for some students in the past year.
