Don’t toss it. Fix it. That’s the concept for a new “fix-it fair” that could take place this summer in Prince William County.

The idea: have residents bring their slightly damaged or unworking items to the fair, have them repaired, resulting in fewer items being tossed into the county landfill.


Updated March 4, 2020 | Due to the anticipated spread of the Coronavirus, Westminster at Lake Ridge has temporarily canceled all outside activities at their facilities, meaning the Lake Ridge Chorale performance of “Then and Now,” scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, in the Potomac Room of Westminster, has been canceled.

Original story | Singers who belong to the non-profit Lake Ridge Chorale have been belting out notes for a decade.


Prince William County Public Schools officials are monitoring the coronavirus outbreak.

“Prince William County Schools staff are closely monitoring the situation and a collaborative working group is developing specific plans in the event any changes to school operations are required. Additional guidance will be provided as developed and as necessary,” a school division press release states.


The county animal shelter is supposed to be a clean, safe haven for pets who have wandered away, or for animals who have nowhere else to go.

The 45-year-old animal shelter on Bristow Road in Prince William County, however, is described as a place so disgusting employees and volunteers who pause to eat during their lunch breaks do so in a kitchen full of mouse droppings.


For years, pleasure boat owners have found a safe tax harbor in Prince Willam County.

They’ve docked their boats there, in part, because the personal property tax rate on boats, trailers, and other recreational vehicles has been so low — $0.0001 per $100 of assessed value


Prince William County is looking for bilingual volunteers who will help those in the hard-to-count communities be counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. According to the County, hard-to-count areas are areas identified by the Census that are historically undercounted due to language barriers and lack of trust that the Census data is confidential.

Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend training from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at the Potomac Community Library located on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge.


Manassas Symphony is paying tribute to a famous Rock n’ Roll album that used Manassas in their album art.

Ron Sharpe was a junior at Gar-Field High School in 1971 when he and his band mates were abuzz about rock and roll royalty visiting Manassas. Superstar Stephen Stills, famous already for being a part of both Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, was a Civil War buff and brought his new band to town to shoot photos for an upcoming album. The one they liked best had the band standing on the train station platform under a “Manassas” sign, and thus the band and album were named. “Manassas” is considered a rock masterpiece.


A set of new signs installed on the bridge carrying traffic over the Occoquan River aim to deliver a powerful message: you’re better off alive than dead.

Valentine’s Day was very special for some mental health advocates in Prince William this year. After months of hard work, suicide prevention signs were installed on the Occoquan Bridge on Route 123.


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