The Prince William County Service Authority will recognize this year’s winners of its annual Water Art Invitational contest in a video rather than hosting an awards ceremony.
That ceremony was scheduled to take place today, Thursday, March 12. In addition to the video, there will also be in-classroom presentations for the students who participated in the event.
Update | We’ve now learned George Mason University and Germanna Community College will move all classes online.
To limit exposure on our campus, [George] Mason is extending spring break by an additional week through March 20. This will allow students and faculty to prepare for virtual alternative instruction and reduce close contact on campus.
Students, faculty, and staff at George Mason University will be grounded starting Monday.
The university, with campuses in Fairfax and Prince Willaim counties, told Potomac Local News it will ban international travel due to the coronavirus outbreak.
School officials in Prince William County today outlined how they would decide to close schools in the case of a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
As of March 10, there have been no changes to the regular school schedule. All student field trips are scheduled as planned, the school buildings are undergoing regular cleaning.
Prince William County Public Schools are gearing up for summer school.
Potomac High School near Dumfries will be the location of all high school summer courses in English, Health & PE, Driver Education, Science, and Math. High school students can register for only one new or repeat credit, at a tuition rate of $470 for Prince William County residents.
Update | The 2020 Valor Awards have been POSTPONED due to the Coronavirus. The Chamber will keep the community aware of when the event will take place in the future.
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Working with a non-profit company, one local group of students used their artistic abilities to connect with refugee children halfway around the world.
Nearly 50 million children across the globe have been forced to flee their homes due to horrible fighting and intense poverty according, to Unicef. With few personal items to help capture their life story, few know there are those who care about them.
With spring cleaning on the horizon, Prince William County officials, in a press release., are reminding residents they can help keep items out of the landfill while getting them out of the house and off their property.
Yard waste | Residents can drop off yard waste such as lawn clippings, tree limbs, leaves, etc. at the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility or at the Prince William County Landfill in designated areas where it will be processed into mulch, wood shavings, or compost.
The brutal murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero still haunts investigators.
The 21-year-old woman was shot and killed during a robbery inside the Platanillos Grocery store on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. She was working her shift when the shooter came into the store.
