They’re places where residents may come to pay their property taxes and attend public meetings on everything from the administration of local government to learn better gardening tips during community group meetings.
Today, however, government buildings in Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Fredericksburg are closed to the public.
Prince William County has become a more diverse place over the years, and now, so is its court system.
Six new judges, all of whom are people of color, have been appointed to various courts in Northern Virginia following an effort by Virginia Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-2nd, Stafford, Woodbridge) to diversify the ethnicities of the judges appointed to serve the courts. Dubbed ‘Diversifying the Bench,’ the effort aims to “build a strong pipeline of underrepresented people applying to judge appointmentship,” according to the lawmaker.
OmniRide today announced several changes to help protect the public and OmniRide employees from the coronavirus outbreak.
OmniRide’s Local and Metro Express services are now providing users riders free of charge. These buses provide service between Manassas and western Prince Willliam County to the Tysons Corner Metro station, and from Woodbridge to the Franconia-Springfield Metro station.
On Tuesday, we told you where residents can get meals distributed to them by the government in the wake of the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.
Today, we’re hearing two new elementary schools in Prince William County have been added to that list of distribution sites — Coles Elementary School, located 7405 Hoadly Road near Manassas, and Yorkshire Elementary School, located at 7610 Old Centreville Road near Manassas.
Despite schools across Virginia being closed for at least two weeks, school divisions in our area are doing what they can to keep up with the demand of providing meals for economically disadvantaged children.
In Prince William County, to-go meals will be provided to all children under the age of 18 present at the time of service, without charge, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination during the meal service, according to the school division.
Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok says the county’s 911 emergency call services are once again fully operational.
Just before 3 p.m., police said that, due to a technical issue, 911 services were only working for people who made their calls from mobile phones.
As of noon today, Prince William County and her residents are living under a state of emergency.
County Executive Chris Martino signed a Declaration of Local State of Emergency for Prince William County in response to the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control to limit crowds of people to 50 or less to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, the COVID-19 virus that originated from Wuhan, China.
Prince Wiliam County is making several changes in the wake of the coronavirus spread to the county.
At least one Prince William County resident has tested positive for the virus, the Virginia Health Department reports:
Prince William County Public Schools will close following a statewide order today from Gov. Ralph Northam.
We’re told that county schools will be closed to students effective Saturday, March 14, until April 14, and that this closure, in response to the coronavirus spread, may be extended depending on the situation.
Prince William County Public Schools has announced several days of closures for students due to coronavirus fears.
The following are changes that Prince William County Schools has directed and published on their website as of March 12, 2020:
