Look for future new industrial sites, broadband access, clean energy development, tourism, and agriculture in southwest Virginia as a result of a $10 million pilot federal grant program which was part of the federal Omnibus Funding Bill passed in May.

Prince William County Police Department's commercial burglary reports for Monday, Aug. 27, 2018.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Aug. 23 that The Winery at Bull Run will invest $1.7 million, create 38 new jobs, and double production of its award-winning wines, which are made using only Virginia-grown grapes. The winery, which opened in 2012 on 225 acres adjacent to the Manassas National Battlefield Park, is an important tourist attraction, bringing thousands of tourists to the Commonwealth each year.

The Virginia Aviation Board has approved a $46,014 grant to Manassas Airport for terminal loop road rehabilitation.

The public is invited to the ribbon-cutting for Independence Nontraditional School on Thursday, Aug. 23. The school is located at 14550 Aden Road, Manassas, at the corner of Aden and Joplin Roads.

The 25th “Tee Off for Education” Golf Classic benefit Aug. 3 raised more than $108,000 for SPARK, the Education Foundation for Prince William County Public Schools, according to a news release.

U.S. meat may be moving to other countries, but trade has slowed. That’s the assessment of Margaret Ann Smith, a Virginia cattle farmer and chairman of the livestock marketing council for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, regarding tariffs recently imposed by China.

Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently awarded a $14.5-million contract to get work started on Phase I of the Route 1 widening project between Featherstone Road and Mary's Way.