Prince William leaders are considering using $2 million in federal coronavirus aid awarded to the county to help residents pay for daycare.

The money comes from the CARES Act and had been earmarked by the local government to be granted to small businesses in an effort to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic. However, county employees and some residents have said they need help paying for childcare now that public schools are back in session.


Like schools and families throughout our community, the Prince William County Service Authority has adapted its classroom outreach program to meet the demands of a virtual-only learning environment.

The Service Authority has launched a remote learning program, H2Go Kids Virtual Classroom, to provide environmental education opportunities for Prince William County students in kindergarten through Grade 6.


Bluegrass is coming to Brentsville.

Bring your chairs, kick up your heels, and enjoy some Bluegrass and barbeque at the Brentsville Courthouse public lot on Saturday, October 3, 2020.


Starting today through Friday, October 23, paving for the Route 1 widening project will take place between Marumsco Creek and Annapolis Way in Woodbridge. The paving will occur on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day as weather permits.

The paving will include the through lanes of northbound and southbound Route 1, as well as turn lanes. Paving on Occoquan Road, Route 123 (Gordon Boulevard) and Annapolis Way at their intersections with Route 1 will occur after the Route 1 mainline paving is completed.


The students in Rebecca Clement’s English class are finishing up reading the Greek play Medea.

Her students and Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores, both in class and learning virtually at home, took turns reading the book out loud. “I’m covering more than what I expected to cover so far,” said Clement, whose in her 14th year of teaching.


Novant Health UVA Health System, an integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient services, and medical centers in northern and central Virginia, recently added a new orthopedics practice to expand its specialized spine care.

Novant Health UVA Health System Spine Orthopedics – Manassas, which is located within the Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics on Rolling Road, will provide a range of minimally invasive treatment options for orthopedic conditions that affect the lower back, upper back, and neck, including herniated discs and spinal stenosis.


An argument led to the arrest of a man who had multiple outstanding warrants.

Police were called to a home in the 8000 block of Ashland Avenue near Manassas on Friday, September 25 at 3:41 a.m., the Westgate Apartments. Officers arrived and found a man and a 29-year-old woman inside. The woman told police the man was stopping her from leaving the apartment, police said.


Police said multiple shots were fired inside a home during an argument that led to a barricade situation.

Prince William police were called at 12:21 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22 to a home 14500 block of Leary Street in Nokesville, near Independent Hill. The victim, a 35-year-old woman, reported to police that she and an acquaintance, identified as the accused, were involved in an argument that escalated.


On Sept. 11, an estimated 4,500 U.S. Flags were retired in a dignified manner.

These flags were collected as part of a Boy Scout program at the Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Compost Facility.


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