Virginia had hoped to open a veterans’ care center near New Baltimore by year’s end.
Zoning rules for Prince William’s rural crescent, where development is now limited to one home per 10 acres, should not be changed, a former county supervisor and staffer said Thursday night.
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MANASSAS — The average real estate tax bill is slated to increase under Manassas City Manager Patrick Pate’s proposed 2020 budget.
Pate told the City Council Monday night that increased property revenues from newly constructed homes and higher assessed property values mean the city will have $2.3 million more in its general fund to spend next year.
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MANASSAS — A new Tru by Hilton hotel will be constructed with financial help from the city and state.
Manassas leaders on Tuesday agreed to back a $1.5 million gap financing deal with hotel developer Holladay Properties, which is building the $14 million project at the Landing at Cannon Branch development at the intersection of Godwin Drive and Gateway Boulevard.
STAFFORD — (Press release) Stafford County Public Schools is pleased to announce that the Stafford High School theater department won first place at the Virginia High School League State Theatre Festival held March 2, 2019, in Charlottesville, Virginia, with the performance of an avant-garde adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Along with the championship title, two actors, senior Ryan Anderson, and sophomore Austin Cox, won Outstanding Actor awards for the performances as the Mad Hatter and the White Knight.
The group started the season in October with performances of the play for the public and the student community at Stafford High School. A few days later, the cast competed in the Virginia Theatre Conference High School Theatre Festival, where the production won the Technical Merit Award, and honorable mentions for both overall play and costumes. Anderson and Ava Mullanaphy, who played the title role of Alice, earned spots on the All-State Cast.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press release) Malicious Wounding – On March 8 at 6:40 p.m., officers responded to a wooded area near the 12000 block of Hooe Rd. in Bristow (20136) for the report of a subject who had been shot.
When officers arrived, they located the victim, identified as an 18-year-old male, suffering from gunshot and stab wounds.
Two Washington, D.C., women who vanished 20 years apart have connections that tie them to one man and the Interstate 95 median in Stafford County, where their bodies were found.
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STAFFORD — Stafford leaders are talking about where to best spend their money when it comes to attracting tourists to the county.
The county’s tourism office recommended extending a regional tourism partnership with neighboring jurisdictions Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania County which costs each jurisdiction $171,000 annually. That’s a total of more than a half-million dollars of taxpayer money spent on marketing the Fredericksburg region as a whole.
QUANTICO — Marines travel from all over the world to experience it.
On Wednesday, it was 12-year-old Malachi’s first trip to the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico.