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$4.7M sidewalk on Prince William Parkway over I-95 approved

By Deshaun Jefferson

On January 17, 2023, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors passed a motion to approve more than $4.7 million of federal funding for the Prince William Parkway sidewalk project.

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Lillie Jessie won’t seek 4th school board term; husband wants to replace her

By Potomac Local News
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Police surround Manassas-area high school after bomb threat

By Potomac Local News

Updated 5:30 p.m. — Prince William police found no bomb at Unity Reed High School after someone threatened to bring an explosive to the school at 8820 Rixlew Lane, near Manassas Mall, just before 1 p.m. today.

The school division placed Unity Reed (formerly Stonewall Jackson Senior High School) into secure the building mode, meaning no one enters or exits. After police called all-clear, officers assisted in dismissing students.

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Opinion: Supervisors have had community in constant uproar; All controversial votes are against the poeple

By Letters to the Editor
Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [File photo]

Chairwoman Ann Wheeler and the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors have made a lot of news over the past three years and not the good kind.

Vote after vote, whether it’s controversial land use cases, increasing our taxes every year, meals tax, public corruption investigations, lack of disclosing data center stock, having illegal board meetings, the list goes on and on.

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OmniRide announces updated bus schedules starting Jan. 30

By Deshaun Jefferson

Schedules for Express, Metro Express, and Local routes will change on that date. OmniRide Connect micro transit pilot program is now operating in Manassas Park. It replaces the OmniRide Local Manassas Park route. Some routes operate from the new Balls Ford Road Commuter Lot in Manassas.

The new schedules are available here https://omniride.com/service/schedules/ .

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Jefferson: ‘I have a very different vision for the county’

By Potomac Local News
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Deshundra Jefferson said she’s about policy, not politics.

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Details of new Dale City gas pipeline discussed

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The red line shows the path of where an 8-inch gas pipeline will travel, from the Prince William County Landfill, through a overhead power line easement, to the county government center. The blue line shows an alternative path for the pipeline using Hoadly Road.

Some Prince William County residents in the Dale City area are learning about a new natural gas pipeline that could be laid near their homes.

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Group seeks alternatives to flyover bridge at Route 123/Old Bridge

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The Lake Ridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association will meet virtually on Thursday, January 26, to discuss alternative designs for a proposed flyover at Prince William County’s “Frogger” intersection.

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Estimated cost for Minnieville/Parkway intersection rises, Balls Ford nearly done

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Caption: Greg Andricos, Wagman President and COO, left, Former Coles District Supervisor Marty Nohe, Khattab Shammout, Prince William County Department of Transportation, or PWC DOT, Dagmawie Shikurye, PWC DOT, Prince William County Chair at-Large Ann Wheeler, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, or NVTA, Chair Phyllis J. Randall, NVTA CEO Monica Backmon, Prince William County Acting County Executive Elijah Johnson, Elnour Adam, PWC DOT, Dic Burke, Virginia Department of Transportation, Mark Gunn, Rinker Design Associates and  Ricardo Canizales, PWC DOT break ground for the Route 243 and Brentsville Road Interchange Project which is expected to be completed in about two years. [Photo: Prince William County Government]

A planned interchange at Prince William Parkway at Minnieville Road is expected to cost as much as $100 million.

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