Prince William County Executive Chris Shorter proposed major pay increases for county employees and a 5.3-cent real estate tax reduction Tuesday night, all part of his $1.61 billion budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year.
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A 77-year-old Dale City woman died after she could not escape her burning home.
Prince William County fire and rescue crews were called at 10:40 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023, to a home in the 15000 block of Concord Drive near Hampton Middle School.
So far, no one has been charged, and police seek help from the public.
Prince William police tell us:
The Board of County Supervisors has proclaimed February 28 “Montford Point Marine Day.” In doing so, the community commemorates the first African American recruits in the Marine Corps trained at the Montford Point in North Carolina.
During the early 1940s, the United States was preparing to enter World War II and needed recruits. But President Franklin D. Roosevelt faced a problem; Hiring discrimination based on race was still the norm in the defense industry.
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 4:36 p.m., Prince William County fire and rescue units were dispatched to the offices of Miller Musmar CPA in the 10500 block of Crestwood Drive, near Manassas, for a report of the building on fire.
Crews arrived with smoke showing from the attic. The fire was quickly extinguished. The building sustained moderate damage. No injuries were reported.
Prince William County announced that registration for its summer camps would begin on March 7, 2023.
All children between three and 17 years old are eligible for registration.
The pandemic consumed Lateef’s second term. The school division scrambled to help students and teachers adjust to online learning and then adjust to getting them back into school buildings as the pandemic waned.
The Democrat pushed the division to be the first public school division in the Washington, D.C. area to return children to the classroom, in phases, in December 2020. He later took heat from fellow Democrats for his push to return children to the classroom.
In January, five new food venues opened: Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken at 14111 Richmond Highway in Woodbridge; Southern Style Chicken and Waffle at 8124 Sudley Road, Manassas; Lapaz African Cuisine at 8041 Centreville Road, near Manassas; Shahzad Essa Food Inc at 13871 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge; and Cold Stone Creamery, 16434 Navigation Drive in Woodbridge.
In Gainesville, Bash Boxing fitness studio opened at 7637 Linton Hall Road, located within Virginia Gateway shopping mall.
