A devasting blow happened to the weekend food program for kids in September when the transfer of funds from one sponsoring church to a new sponsoring church was planned. The transfer of $25,000 was taken by unknown hackers during the course of the transfer. The FBI, Loudoun and Prince William County police departments are all investigating the fraud.

Eight PWCS teachers have been named Gold Star Teachers for the 93 percent pass rate their students achieved on the W!se Financial Literacy Certification test during the 2017-18 school year.

Governor Ralph Northam has announced that beginning on November 1, 2018, state agencies will accept applications from Virginia adults newly eligible for health coverage under Medicaid expansion.

A City of Manassas Public Safety Facility Information Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m,. at the Georgetown South Community Center, 9444 Taney Road # 100.

Citing overcrowded schools, too much traffic and missed opportunities, Ann Wheeler of Haymarket, immediate past president of the Prince William Committee of 100 and a former chairman of the Prince William Board of Social Services, says she will bring vision, leadership, integrity and inclusivity to her race for Chairman of Prince William County Board of Supervisors.

Dr, Steven Walts, superintendent of schools for Prince William County, gave the School Board and the public a glimpse of five priorities he intends to present with his annual budget in early 2019 so they can be thinking about them.

OmniRide will host public hearings in October on proposals that will have a major impact on mobility services particularly in Haymarket, Manassas and Manassas Park. The hearings will focus on four topics.

According to research recently released by the U.S. Travel Association and the Virginia Tourism Corporation, Prince William County is experiencing sustainable expansion in tourism revenue year after year and the county ranks ninth in total visitor expenditures in Virginia when compared to 133 independent cities and counties in the Commonwealth.