Prince William

The Prince William County Service Authority will recognize this year’s winners of its annual Water Art Invitational contest in a video rather than hosting an awards ceremony.

That ceremony was scheduled to take place today, Thursday, March 12. In addition to the video, there will also be in-classroom presentations for the students who participated in the event.


Schools

Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam recently visited Marumsco Hills Elementary School to show her support of early childhood programs. Northam visited the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) classroom of Andrea Gillespie and read the book, “Are You Ready for Spring?” to the students.

“We are so thrilled to be here in Prince William County,” Northam said. “We’re so appreciative of the innovative work you all are doing combining local, state and federal funding to do this incredible work for early childhood. We really want to see the rest of the Commonwealth doing a great job as they are doing here in this school we saw today.”


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.


Features

Food, families, and fun: A retired soldier hopes those three words will bring people together to change how the community views its military veterans.

This Saturday, March 14, Veterans Grow Virginia will host its second Veteran Business pop-up at the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department, located at 13511 Hillendale Drive. Over 40 veteran-owned businesses will showcase their products to the community.


News

Tapping his foot once, twice, and third time against the rough grey carpet in the School Board chambers, Stafford County Schools superintendent Scott Kizner looked back at the small crowd that faced the School Board meeting Tuesday night. 

Immediately after his glance back, Kizner calmly addressed the School Board on his staff’s response to the ongoing fears of the spread of the Coronavirus.


News

Should home school students in Stafford County be allowed to use the same public facilities as those in public school?

That’s what county leaders are trying to decide, and they’ve tasked the county’s parks and recreation department to come up with a plan that would provide guidelines for such a program.


News

Update | We’ve now learned George Mason University and Germanna Community College will move all classes online.

To limit exposure on our campus, [George] Mason is extending spring break by an additional week through March 20. This will allow students and faculty to prepare for virtual alternative instruction and reduce close contact on campus.