The developer of a new 30,000 square-foot wet lab space is expected to get some more time time to secure its permits, allowing it to quality for grant funding.
The new development, to be located at 11225 Assett Loop, near a Target store in Sowder Village Square, was supposed to have its permits, and building plans submitted to Prince William County by October 30. However, the project was delayed due to the coronavirus, according to county documents.
A Tweet shared over the weekend by a Richmond political reporter Brandon Jarvis hints at the possibility of Delegate Lee Carter — the only self-described Democratic Socialist to hold elected office in Virginia — running for governor.
Cater, who was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017 to represent who represents the Bristow area of Prince William County, as well as Manassas, has seen his share of ups and downs this year, being pepper-sprayed during a standoff with police outside Manassas in May, and having none of his bills — one which would have put police officers in jail for six months, or fining them $1,000, for not properly displaying a badge un during a record 12-week special session of the General Assembly that concluded this month.
Of more than a half-million people who live in the Prince William Health District, as of today, four are hospitalized with complications from the coronavirus.
With 525,000 residents, the district includes Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
Police say they have a suspect in custody following the shooting death of two people at a Halloween party on Bristol Court in Dale City in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 1.
A total of four people were shot in the incident, which was followed by another shooting seriously injured another man later that same day, at a home on Hackwood Street in Dale City.
The Prince William County School Board adopted the 2021-22 school calendar at its meeting on November 4.
The approved calendar will include two full weeks for winter break and incorporates additional holidays that reflect the diversity of the PWCS community. The first day of school will be Monday, August 23, 2021, and the last day of school will be Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
One man is in critical condition after he was shot Monday in Dale City, bringing the total of people shot in Prince William County over the Halloween weekend to five.
Two men died from gunshots the suffered earlier in the day.
After 15 years, Dr. Steven L. Walts’ time as Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent is drawing to a close. That’s more evident now more than ever as the county School Board tonight will hold its first meeting to discuss replacing Walts, who plans to leave July 1, 2021.
At the moment, Walts is working out the details of sending students back to in-person learning in school buildings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. After pressure from the School Board, kindergarten students will return to in-person learning in a hybrid model on November 10, with half of the school division’s kindergartners coming on alternating days. Second and third-grade students will return to school buildings in January, and the remainder of the students phased back in early February.
Skrimp Shack has opened a new location in Sudley Manor Square near Manassas.
The restaurant offers quick-service seafood, specializing in fish and shrimp meals. It is known for its “Fattest Fish Samwich” in town, as well as the Skrimp ‘n Crab Po Boy.
A Triangle resident is charged after police found a 9-year-old boy riding in the back of a car.
On October 25 at 3:19 p.m., officers were called to the area of Mine and Van Buren roads in Dumfries to investigate a report of child neglect. The caller told police that, while stopped at the intersection, they observed the trunk of the vehicle in front of them open and a juvenile inside.
?From Oct. 19–31, Prince William County residents, who are registered to vote, may cast their ballot early in-person at eight locations.
