A work session on the 2017=18 proposed school budget previously scheduled for March 2 has been cancelled. School Board Chairman Ryan Sawyers will hold two Town Hall meetings on the budget, Friday, March 3, 6:30–8 p.m. at Mullen Elementary School and Monday, March 6, 6:30–8 p.m. at Forest Park High School.

Prince William's new library director is Deborah Wright, who has 14 years of experience in the Prince William Public Library System, including two years as the Assistant Library Director where she oversaw public services in 11 branches and had direct supervision of the branch administrators.

Murder Investigation *ADDITIONAL ARREST – On February 23, detectives from the Prince William County Police Department's Homicide Unit obtained a murder warrant for a sixth suspect sought in connection to the murder of Christian Alexander SOSA RIVAS, according to Sgt. Jonathan Perok, police department spokesman. the body of Sosas Rivas, a resident of Fairfax, was found along the edge of the Potomac River in the Dumfries section of Prince William County on Jan. 12, 2017.

*UPDATE: Makayla Mattei, 15, who was reported to Prince William County police as missing and endangered on February 20, was located safe and unharmed in the Harrisonburg, VA area a short time ago, according to a report from Prince William County Police.

Manassas City Police Department crime log for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017

Prince William County Police Department's crime log for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.

Fatal Crash Investigation – On February 18 at 5:45PM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the 14900 block of Deepwood Ln in Nokesville (20181) to investigate a crash involving an ATV.

Three automotive students at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College each received a $1,000 scholarship from Volkswagen Group of America. The scholarships were awarded based on essays the students wrote about how the scholarship would benefit them as well as a recommendation from the automotive faculty.