Some of the only concerns the average high school student deals with nowadays are the upcoming AP test next week, and whether or not the cafeteria will be serving chicken tenders.

But not for Katheryn Garcia, 17, of Woodbridge, who recently underwent an innovative procedure to help her continue her daily life.


Prince William County will continue collecting $50 from residents who apply for a concealed weapons permit.

In a move that some called a political stunt, Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart tried to lobby fellow Supervisors to order the court to stop collecting $40 of the fee charged in courthouses statewide.


1 Million Cups — the group that brings an entrepreneurs to the stage each week to help them solve their challenge questions — turns two this week.

Based on the notion that entrepreneurs network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee, the all-volunteer group of about 25 to 30 entrepreneurs meet each week at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas at 8:30 a.m. each Wednesday. They drink coffee, network, and swap ideas.


If you’re already tired of the 2016 presidential campaign, just wait: The rhetoric is about to get a lot louder here in the Old Dominion.

Virginia continues to be a “purple” swing state, one that can easily go Democratic one year and see voters flip the script and put Republicans in office the next. To boot, every year in is an election year in Virginia, whether voters are putting candidates in local, state, or federal offices.


EXCELLENCE — most commonly defined as a talent or characteristic which is unusually high quality and which exceeds the average. It is often invoked, repeatedly strived for, but rarely achieved. 

On Feb. 25, 2016 two dozen Manassas City businesses will vie for this coveted designation during the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Awards dinner.  The awards recognize excellence in business, including categories for innovative practices, outstanding contributions to the community and businesses/organizations that stand out among their peers.    


Morale among bus drivers at the region’s commuter transit agency is low.

It’s the kind of mood you would expect from employees if your bosses, the heads of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation, are heard in public, and in the media talking about a “doomsday scenario” where operations as you know them could come to an end.


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