Prince William

Prince William County press release |The Strategic Plan is the guiding document that outlines what the community would like the county to look like in four years. The plan, drawn up by citizen volunteers, aided by county staff, outlines a vision of how the county would support the identified strategic plan goals around human services, public safety, transportation, and other county services.

The Prince William County 2021-2024 Strategic Plan will guide budget decisions over the four years it will be in place, said the county’s Strategic Plan Coordinator, Kaye Wallace. “Every year, when we create our annual budget, we use the Strategic Plan to help determine where funding should be allocated.”

Couples will once again be married this year at the old Prince William County Courthouse as part of an annual Valentine’s Day marriage ceremony.

Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk press release | Love is in the air as the Prince William County Clerk’s Office plans for it’s annual Valentine’s Day Wedding and Vow renewal event. 

Update | All of the people inside the of the burning house made it out alive with no injuries, according to Prince William fire and rescue spokesman Matt Smolksy.

The damage was extensive, and the fire is blamed on a malfunctioning electrical device, he said.

The Prince William County Fair will return for 2020, August 14-22.

The announcement comes as fair officials at the Prince William Veterans Farm Club last year announced the fair in 2019, which was in its 70th year, would be its last.

Officials are ready to cut the ribbon on a new fire station in Prince William County.

The new Coles Station 6 was built next to the old one on Route 234 at Independent Hill, across from Colgan Senior High School. The old station, which used to house a mix of volunteer and career firefighters, was demolished.

Friends of the Occoquan will host its annual spring clean up at multiple locations along the river in Prince William County.

Press release | Join us at one of our five clean-up sites on Saturday, April 18th from 9 a.m. to noon for FOTO’s Occoquan River Clean Up! This year FOTO will be teaming up with the Prince William County Soil and Water Conservation District at the Lake Ridge Marina site.

Angela Franklin may new on the block, but that’s not stopping her from being placed into important positions in the community.

The newly-elected Woodbridge District Supervisor announced she will replace former Lake Ridge District Supervisor Ruth Anderson as Chair of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission Board of Commissioners (OmniRide).