Obituaries

Susan Frances Egleston, 70 of Fredericksburg, VA died at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center on April 27, 2020.

She was born in California on April 14, 1950 to the late Francis and Katherine Egleston. Susan was an active member of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Fredericksburg, VA where she was involved in the Council of Catholic Women (CCW) for many years.


News

A candidate for Manassas City Council teamed up with Miss Virginia to bring hot meals to a city trailer park.

Miss Virginia United States 2020 Katelyn Page joined Helen Zurita, a community activist turned city council candidate, at the East End Mobile Home Park on Route 28 where they donated 150 hot meals to residents.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Some of the budget priorities passed into Fiscal Year 2021 adopted budget by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday’s meeting are those championed by Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin.

The Board of County Supervisors approved a budget that will increase the average Real Estate tax bill for county residents, netting additional money for the county budget that is now about $40 million lighter than it had been before the coronavirus outbreak, thanks, in part, to a collapse in sales tax revenues brought on the by the government-ordered shutdown.


Business

Hospitals in Prince William County and Manassas won’t be affected by a new round of cuts and furloughs announced by the UVA Health System.

The healthcare provider announced that it is taking actions to mitigate $85 million per month in losses it has experienced. Those losses come after a state-imposed lockdown and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s ban on elective medical procedures in the wake of the coronavirus.


Prince William

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has accepted, budgeted, and appropriated $624,534 for emergency shelter services, telephone reassurance services, and food for the homeless in response to the novel coronavirus.

$324,534 came from state and federal grants, and $300,000 came from Affordable Housing Proffer funds.


Politics

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.