Features

On April 12, 2023, Annaburg Manor, 9201 Maple Street, will hold a public “meet and greet” event at noon. Annaburg is considered to be one of the most historical places in Manassas.

It is hosted by the City of Manassas Virginia Parks Culture & Recreation Department to connect the Manassas community with the archeologists working on the historic site. It is open to the public and does not require registration beforehand.


Prince William

The Prince William County Solid Waste Division will host a Compost Awareness Day event on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with its partners Freestate Farms, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, and Keep Prince William Beautiful. The event will be held at the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility, 13000 Balls Ford Road, Manassas.

Attendees can learn about backyard composting, ask questions, and find out about the composting process at the County’s state-of-the-art facility.


News

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will hold a joint meeting with its Planning Commission tonight at 6 o’clock to discuss data centers and their potential impact on the county.

The public meeting is at the Courthouse Community Center, 29 Stafford Avenue.


Event

Join us for a delightful Sunday afternoon at the BlackRock Center for the Arts as Cruise Planners Beth & Rod present a special travel-inspired matinee featuring the beloved film Under the Tuscan Sun.

Date & Time: Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM


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Assistant County Executive Rebecca Horner is the latest to jump ship at the Prince William County Government.

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Opinion

Editors note: This post appeared on March 28, 2023, as a video on our Youtube channel.

If you missed the story we posted on March 24, 2023, a historic tax increase is proposed for Stafford County residents. The real estate property tax could increase by 40% over last year.


News

Keep Prince William Beautiful called for local artists to beautify bus stops in Dumfries. The project is being facilitated to improve the community and ridership experience. 

The Adopt-A-Shelter program, managed by the Keep Prince William Beautiful non-profit, partnered with both local bus service provider OnniRide, and the Dumfries Town Government to encourage the community to keep the stops clean. 


Features

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office gained two new deputies, Deputy J.D McLean, and Deputy P.J Leon, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Law Enforcement Basic Class 162 of the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy held their graduation at the University of Mary Washington, according to Sherrif David “DP” Decatur.

Deputy J.D McLean and Deputy P.J Leon both received their certifications, and Deputy P.J Leon also received the Directors Award for Physical Excellence and the Charles E. Murray Top Performance Achievement Award.


News

Fredericksburg Regional Transit, also known as FXBGO!, received two $20,000 grants from the Joe and Mary Wilson Community Benefit Fund of Mary Washington Hospital Foundation and the Stafford Hospital Community Benefit Fund.

These grants will allow the agency to continue to provide transit service in the Fredericksburg region that will facilitate access to healthcare through public transportation and act as a mechanism to address health issues through the benefits and connections transit service provides, a press release states.