It’s a good time to sell a home. For buyers, there are fewer options on the market.
A total of 540 homes were sold in November 2019, an increase of 16.8% compared to November 2018. The number of new pending contracts increased by 11% year-over-year, from 554 pending to 615, the Prince William Association of Realtors told me.
As Stafford County’s population booms, elected leaders on the Board of Supervisors and School Board are trying to work together to accommodate a surge in the student population.
With tension between the two elected bodies, getting new schools built and operational seems to be going at a slower pace than what the school board would prefer.
Departing Prince William County Supervisors said their goodbyes on Tuesday.
Walking out the door is a combined 83 years of experience of serving Prince Willam County. And, if you count the late Supervisor John D. Jenkins who died in February, it’s a total of 119 years.
Virginia crossed a threshold in 2018: It was the first time people drove more miles on state roads and highways but gas tax revenues collected at the pump fell.
They were down $48 million, down from about $700 million collected annual gas tax revenues.
City leaders on Monday night authorized the city manager to install up to 10 cameras at problem intersections in the city where drivers are known to run red lights.
Officials have not said where or when the new cameras will be installed. “Our goal here is to reduce driver behavior at the most troubled intersections,” said Manassas Police Chief Douglas Keen said.
2nd Amendment rights advocates filled the Manassas City Council Chambers urging city leaders to send a message to Richmond lawmakers — protect their rights to bear arms.
“Extreme gun control bills in Richmond are attempts to intimidate Virginia citizens,” Kevin Leigh told city council members.
As both Manassas and Manassas Park talk about exiting the Prince William County Public Library System, changes are coming to the library residents of these cities use most.
Central Library, located at 8601 Mathis Avenue in Manassas, will close Jan. 15, 2020 for renovations. When it reopens in June, it will be the home to the Ruth E. Loyd Information Center (RELIC), a center devoted to genealogy and Prince William County history.
Four Prince William County police officers are being heralded as heroes for their quick actions while taking fire in Woodbridge.
The police officers were called to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office in Washington on Tuesday to be recognized by Attorney General William Bar, as the recipients of the Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing.
First responders got a training course today in navigating the new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) in Stafford.
STAFFORD: Before the diverging diamond interchange opens on Courthouse Rd, we wanted to give firefighters and EMS personnel a chance to drive through and become familiar with navigating the new traffic pattern. Its set to open to the public on Sat., Dec. 7 @staffcofire pic.twitter.com/4inD3vOKCq
It’s the next step forward in the project to connect Minnieville Road with Virginia’s largest commuter lot.
Reston-Based Kimley-Horn and Associates won a $2.4-million contract to design an extension of the four-lane Summit School Road in Woodbridge.
