Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Inc., a global provider of defense and aerospace systems, will invest $71 million to establish a 150,000-square-foot facility in James City County near Williamsburg. The company will invest an additional $30 million in other costs. Virginia successfully competed with two other states for the project, which will create 180+ new jobs, according to the governor. Va. officials pointed to a recent European trade mission as vital to the deal.

Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued the following flag order today, Sept. 1, 2024.

Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra), which is headquartered at Manassas Airport, reports the appointment of B. Marc Allen as its new Chief Executive Officer. Allen joins Electra after a distinguished career at The Boeing Company, where he most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development.

The new facility in Wytheville will be a distribution center for bottles along with American food that is loaded in containers and sent to US military bases around the globe with help from the Port of Virginia.

Celebrate Prince William County’s diversity and embrace unity among various local communities on Saturday, Sept. 7, noon to 4 p.m., at the 4th Annual Community Fair, hosted by Prince William County Police Department.

The police investigation revealed the driver of a 2021 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound on Bristow Rd. when the vehicle crossed over the center line and into the westbound lane of travel--striking a 2003 Lexus GX in a head-on collision. The impact of the crash caused the Lexus to spin off of the roadway and come to a rest in the ditch while the Tundra remained on the roadway.

The visits are to celebrate the millions of dollars in federal funding that Sen. Kaine secured to support workforce development, expand health care, and increase child care access. He will also discuss historic legislation he helped pass, including the Inflation Reduction Act, to lower health care and prescription drug costs for millions of Americans.

Incidents and Arrests as reported by Prince William County Police

Although there is not necessarily a home-course advantage for the Solheim Cup match up Sept. 13-15 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Gainesville, locals can root on Lauren Coughlin who grew up in Chesapeake, VA, was named an All-American while attending the University of Virginia from 2011-2016 and was the 2016 ACC individual champion.