On Monday, April 4, 2022, Dominion Energy will hold a meeting to discuss the closure of toxic coal ash ponds near Dumfries.
The meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Potomac Shores Middle School, 17851 Woods View Drive near Dumfries. Dominion Energy tells us Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey will share a livestream of the meeting.
More than 200 police, fire, and rescue responders were honored for their heroism.
The Valor Awards returned to the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 31. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, first responders decked out in dress uniforms again filled the concert hall.
The doors opened this week on the new Northern Virginia BioScience Center.
The $17.5 million base at Innovation Park Prince William provides new wet lab space for fledgling life-science companies. The area is designed to be the next step up for companies graduating from the Prince William County Science Accelerator at George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus outside Manassas, serving as an incubator for scientists at start-up life-science companies.
The demolition derby will return to the Prince William County Fairgrounds this weekend.
The Crash ‘n Bash Demolition Derby starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the expo and events center outside Manassas, at 10624 Dumfries Road. Tickets for the event are sold on the fairground’s website and are $15 for ages 11 and up, $5 for ages 2 to 10, and children aged two and younger are free.
On Tuesday, April. 5, School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef will present its 2022-23 operating budget during the Board of County Supervisors’ 7:30 p.m. meeting.
The school’s proposed $1.4 billion budget is $187.2 million larger than a year ago. It includes $80 million to furnish teachers and staff with a 4.2 percent cost of living adjustment and a step increase, resulting in an average pay increase of 7 percent.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 PM for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for portions of north-central Maryland, northern and central Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia until 8 PM this evening.
The Prince William County Park Ranger Division has announced they will be changing their on-call phone number beginning Friday, April 1, 2022.
To report a maintenance issue or emergency at a Prince William County Park or Recreation facility, residents should call 703-792-8889.
