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Prince William preserves 84 acres in Nokesville

Published May 1, 2020 at 7:34AM

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved a request to add approximately 84 acres of land into an agricultural and forestal district during their board meeting on April 28.

Located near the Nokesville School, the first parcel, located at 13063 Hickerson Lane, is 80 acres. It will be used for fields, forestry, crops, and livestock. The second four-acre parcel is located at 13209 Farmview Road, known as the Madera Farm. It will be used as a “wooded lot to be forested,” according to county documents.

Novant Health/UVA Health System Prince William, Haymarket escape cuts, furloughs

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published April 30, 2020 at 7:36AM

Hospitals in Prince William County and Manassas won’t be affected by a new round of cuts and furloughs announced by the UVA Health System.

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Prince William allocates over a half-million dollars to house homeless during outbreak

By Jillian Ellis

Published April 30, 2020 at 7:19AM

With social distancing in place, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors held its first public meeting during the coronavirus pandemic. Some elected officials sat in the Board Chambers while others called in via a video chat service.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has accepted, budgeted, and appropriated $624,534 for emergency shelter services, telephone reassurance services, and food for the homeless in response to the novel coronavirus.

$324,534 came from state and federal grants, and $300,000 came from Affordable Housing Proffer funds.

How Northam’s decision to delay May elections has affected our cities, towns

By Gianna Jirak

Published April 29, 2020 at 3:49PM | Updated May 2, 2020 at 2:44AM

Manassas City Hall at 9027 Center Street.

Both the May General and Special Elections, as well as the June Primary elections, have been postponed by an executive order from Gov. Ralph Northam.

The original May 5 and June 9 elections will now be held on May 19 and June 23, respectively.

Watch out for stimulus check scams; Prince William police give advice on avoiding cybercrime

By Arabella Thornhill

Published April 29, 2020 at 2:31PM

Internet usage has increased in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and along with it, cybercrime.

The Prince William County Police Department held a webinar on April 28 that outlined who is most vulnerable to cybercrime, common types of cybercrime, how to protect yourself, and what to do if you are a victim.

Prince William approves tax hike amid coronavirus shutdown, job losses

By Jillian Ellis

Published April 29, 2020 at 9:37AM | Updated April 29, 2020 at 2:25PM

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Real Estate taxes are going up for Prince William County residents this year.

On Tuesday night, The Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted its annual budget and a Real Estate tax rate of $1.125 per $100 of assessed value for Fiscal Year 2021. The new budget also comes with a series of higher taxes and fees, including a fire levy rate of $0.0800 per $100 valuation on all real estate and restricts these funds for fire and rescue purposes.

Prince William County creates Coronavirus Relief Fund

By Gianna Jirak

Published April 23, 2020 at 2:05PM

The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William, with the partnership of the Prince William County Government, the City of Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park, has created The Prince William County Area Disaster Fund: a relief effort to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus on Prince William County.

The project is funded through donations from residents and organizations. The ability to donate to the fund was only made available last week, and it has since raised over $10,000, with more donations pouring in by the day.

‘Flushable’ wipes are clogging sewer pipes in Prince William

By Christopher Hirons

Published April 23, 2020 at 1:59PM

As toilet paper shelves sit empty, flushable wipes are in demand across the region. The one catch is that the wipes aren’t supposed to end up in the sewer.

Those ‘flushable wipes’ that residents are sending down the toilet are starting to clog the system.

Free webinar series to help business owners adapt to post-coronavirus economy

By Uriah Kiser

Published April 23, 2020 at 1:34PM

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For some business owners affected by the coronavirus recession, it may be time to change up their business models.

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Prince William Schools Chairman ‘confident’ in fall school opening

By Gianna Jirak

Published April 22, 2020 at 12:57PM | Updated April 22, 2020 at 1:56PM

It was a conversation between the leaders of Prince William County’s biggest governing bodies.

On April 21. Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large Babur Lateef said he was ‘confident’ schools would reopen on time in the fall. He made the comments during a conversation with Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler, which was broadcast on Facebook.