Chief Barry Barnard of the Prince William County Police Department will host a “Conversation with the Chief” on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Marumsco Hills Elementary School located at 14100 Page Street in Woodbridge beginning at 7 p.m.

Virginia Department of Corrections reports it is is beginning an ambitious new plan to make the state prison system more responsive to the needs of female offenders. From trauma-informed care to peer support and specialized programming, the new plan aims to meet the unique needs of female offenders.

Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park have teamed up with seven other Northern Virginia localities to form the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance (NOVA EDA).

Prince William County Planning Office will hold a third community meeting on the implementation of the Rural Preservation Study. The meeting will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, which is located at 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas. A recap of previous meetings' discussions and presentation of the staff recommendation will be made.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has secured a default judgment against James R. Clore, Jr., Access Mobility Equipment, LLC, and 2911 Mobility, LLC, for defrauding elderly and disabled consumers out of thousands of dollars they paid for the installation and delivery of mobility aids and equipment, according to a news release from the Attorney General's office.

Learn the details on plans to widen Rt. 28 to six lanes--between the Bull Run Bridge at Prince William/Fairfax County line and US 29 in Centreville--at a public hearing on Monday, Sept. 23, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Centreville Elementary School, 14330 Green Trails Blvd., Centreville. The formal presentation on plans and proposed construction schedule will start at 7 p.m.

Airports in Manassas, Leesburg, Warrenton-Fauquier and Culpeper have received funding for projects from the Virginia Aviation Board, which is chaired by PWC resident Rod Hall.

On August 8, detectives with the Property Crimes Unit concluded an investigation into a burglary that was reported to have occurred at a residence located in the 7700 block of Ashton Ave in Manassas on October 1, 2018.