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.


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.


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.


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