Prince William County Arts Council and the Poet Laureate Circle invite poets and poetry lovers to nominate the next Prince William County Poet Laureate. Nominations are due by June 15, 2022. Self-nominations are encouraged, others are accepted.

In celebration of national Take Your Child to Work Day, children ages 17 and younger can ride any OmniRide bus for free on Thursday, April 28.

Area 2 Farms, a Public Benefit Corporation, will operate a new organic, indoor farm and retail farm store in Arlington County. In addition to growing and selling fresh produce, the company’s plans include the production of value-added products featuring items grown at Area 2 Farms.

On April 13, following an extensive police investigation and use of a K-9 unit, the School Resource Officer (SRO) obtained detention orders for four juveniles involved in the initial robbery and gun on Rippon Middle School school grounds. Three other juveniles were disciplined by school administration.

"I am encouraged by the strength we’re seeing in our economy when you look at steady job growth, wages rising and median family income increasing in the Commonwealth,” said Governor Youngkin.

Kingspan Insulation LLC manufactures energy efficiency and moisture management products for the residential and commercial construction industries. The company will increase production capacity by adding a new manufacturing facility for high-demand, ultra-high energy efficient OPTIM-R® vacuum insulated panels to further expand its footprint on the East Coast. The project will create 37 new jobs. In keeping with Kingspan’s Planet Passionate initiative, a 10-year global sustainability program that aims to significantly reduce its environmental footprint, the expanded facility will incorporate a number of sustainability aspects.

On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 12:56PM, investigators from the Prince William County Police Department's Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Lee Hwy (US 29) just beyond Pageland Ln in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a single vehicle crash.

Governor Glenn Youngkin today, April 11, announced that Bode Technology, a leading provider of forensic services, will invest $2 million to expand its DNA testing services lab in Lorton to support increased customer demand.