James Lane, Virginia's Superintendent of Public Instruction, is using his authority under Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 51 to ensure that high school seniors who were on track to earn a diploma later this spring are able to graduate, despite school shutdowns for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year as a means of slowing the spread of COVID-19.

The Heritage Hunt Board of Directors has been made aware that one case of the COVID-19 virus is in the Heritage Hunt community in Gainesville, according to Phil Pool, General Manager of the Heritage Hunt Homeowners’ Association.

On March 24 at 4:51AM, personnel from the Prince William Department of Fire & Rescue responded to investiage a fire at a residence in the 12800 block of Silvia Lp in Woodbridge (22192).

*MISSING ENDANGERED JUVENILE: The Prince William County Police Department is asking for the public's help locating Keamanni Marie COOK. Police said the investigation revealed that Keamanni was last seen on March 21 about 2:10 a.m. at Youth for Tomorrow facility in Bristow with another resident.

The Virginia Department of Corrections is now manufacturing sneeze/cough guard masks for use by Virginia DOC staff and offenders. These are not medical grade masks but they will aid in the effort to keep COVID-19 out of the state’s correctional facilities.

The Office of Prince William Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth is responding to challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus, according to a news release.

Now that Prince William County government buildings are closed to the public, Development Service agencies have implemented an Application Drop Off location outside the building. The Drop Off is located on the Plaza side of the building.

Limit trips to bringing household waste only. Residents are asked to refrain from bringing brush, yard debris, construction debris and bulky items at this time. All commercial loads plus residential larger than 4 x 8 feet must use Landfill. Donation bins are no longer available.