Prince William

The Federal Government picked up the tab for emergency medical supplies needed during the coronavirus pandemic in Prince William County.

The Board of County Supervisors accepted $344,000 in federal grant funds to help offset the county’s costs to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and to provide emergency medical care to residents.


News

The Fredericksburg City Council has passed a three-phase plan to address racial inequality and respond to the recent protests. 

For the past three weeks, protestors have taken to the streets of Fredericksburg calling for police reform and highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. 


News

Daniel M. Gade will be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate to face incumbent Mark Warner (D) in the November 3 General Election.

Gade handily beat his Republican Primary Election opponents Allisa A. Baldwin, and Thomas Speciale II with 67% of the vote. Locally Gade won Prince William and Stafford counties with 58% and 64% of the vote, respectively.


Business

Talks of developing a new town center at the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus are getting underway again.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on July 14 will hold a public hearing on the sale of 24 acres of county-owned land that sits across from the Hylton Performing Arts Center, at 11100 University Boulevard just outside Manassas.


Business

Small business owners in Prince William County will have a second chance at a grant to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Board of County Supervisors authorized the second round of grants for small businesses, this time with different eligibility requirements. Last month, the county allocated $5 million from its federal CARES Act grant signed by President Donald Trump to use as small business relief.