Fauquier County Department of Agricultural Development and the Fauquier Livestock Exchange Board of Directors have been awarded a planning grant to aid in the development of a new abattoir in Marshall. The $9,800 grant, from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Planning Grant Program, will help to establish a management structure and strategic plan for the operation of the new meat-processing facility

Prince William Health System's plan to build a 60-bed hospital at the Heathcote site in Haymarket, Va. is moving forward. Opening is slated for 2015.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 5, 2011.

Labor Day weekend is here and so are you. Perhaps you’ll have a picnic or just read a book. Or, maybe you’re prepped to grill veggies and more.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 2, 2011.

Prince William County schools welcomed its newest elementary school to the division on Aug. 24, when Piney Branch Elementary School, at 8301 Linton Hall Road in Bristow, held a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 57th elementary school was opened by its community of students, teachers, special guests and families, who exhibited enthusiasm for the new school with a standing-room only audience. Two students are shown here at the new Piney Branch Elementary school pause with the school’s Cardinal mascot.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Sept. 1, 2011.

Stay Alert: 800 School Buses Will Roll on Sept. 6 in Prince William County.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Aug. 31, 2011.