Both the May General and Special Elections, as well as the June Primary elections, have been postponed by an executive order from Gov. Ralph Northam.
The original May 5 and June 9 elections will now be held on May 19 and June 23, respectively.
Internet usage has increased in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and along with it, cybercrime.
The Prince William County Police Department held a webinar on April 28 that outlined who is most vulnerable to cybercrime, common types of cybercrime, how to protect yourself, and what to do if you are a victim.
Real Estate taxes are going up for Prince William County residents this year.
On Tuesday night, The Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted its annual budget and a Real Estate tax rate of $1.125 per $100 of assessed value for Fiscal Year 2021. The new budget also comes with a series of higher taxes and fees, including a fire levy rate of $0.0800 per $100 valuation on all real estate and restricts these funds for fire and rescue purposes.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors had a budget work session on April 28 to hammer down a close-to-final draft of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
Cuts are key in the budget with the equalized .97-cent tax Real Estate rate that the Board of Supervisors approved last week. It’s an equalized rate that, essentially, keeps tax bills flat, so residents won’t pay more in Real Estate taxes than they did in 2020.
As she stood on the front porch of her Fredericksburg home, Mayor Mary Kathrine Greenlaw delivered some grim news earlier this month in a video posted to the city’s YouTube page as the city battles the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic.
Greenlaw announced that the city would be furloughing roughly 41 city employees effective May 2. Twenty-eight of whom are currently listed as part-time employees, while 13 full-time employees will, unfortunately, be furloughed as well.
A man defrauded a Tropical Smoothie Cafe, according to authorities.
The man called the restaurant at 15 South Gateway Drive in Stafford County on April, 27, at 5:18 p.m. An employee answered the phone and a caller stated he was from the company’s corporate office.
