Living Well with Diabetes Classes

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Nutrition Program of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office will offer a series of classes, Living Well with Diabetes, on Thursday evenings from 6–8 p.m. starting March 17. Classes will be held on four Thursday evenings at…

Grant Funds Effort at Cow Branch Stream

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William County Department of Public Works recently received a $250,000 grant awarded by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation through the Water Quality Improvement Act. The grant will fund…

PWC Mails Reassessment Notices

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . Prince William County government completed its annual reassessment for 2011, mailing approximately 134,200 assessment notices to property owners. The reassessment notice includes an estimate of the fair market value of a property as of…

Civil War Battlefields Conference

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA……Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources (DHR) has partnered with Prince William County to present a two-day Virginia Battlefields Preservation Conference. The conference will take place at the Four Points Sheraton in Manassas on April 17…

Brady’s Hill Road Closed to Traffic

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . Brady’s Hill Road will be closed to thru traffic Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for construction.
 
Signage will be posted to redirect traffic and access will be available to all homes via the below…

Board of County Supervisors Agenda — March 15

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Board Chamber of the James J. McCourt Administration Building. 
The afternoon session includes several…

Tornado Drill is March 15

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA . . . Tuesday, March 15 is Tornado Preparedness Day in Virginia. Residents are encouraged to join Prince William County Government in participating in a statewide tornado drill at 9:45 a.m.
Tornadoes can strike anytime, anywhere and are common in Virginia…

Help Research Prince William Cavalry

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Department of Public Works invites researchers and interested citizens to join local historians on March 19, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre for an in-depth discussion and further…

Coles District Town Hall Meeting Mar. 23

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA… Coles District Supervisor Marty Nohe will host a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The Town Hall Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the Board Chambers of the James J. McCoart Building located at 1…

County Seeks Input on Redistricting

Public Hearing is April 5

*NOTE: For updated information, please see “Board Calls Special Meeting to Adopt Redistricting Plan.”
 
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA … The Board of County Supervisors will hold a public hearing to receive input…

Neighborhood Leaders Group — March 21

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William County Neighborhood Leaders Group will meet on Monday, March 21, 2011, from 7:00–8:30 p.m. in Room 202, Development Services Building, 5 County Complex Court in Woodbridge. Participants will meet the new…

Board Calls Special Meeting to Adopt Redistricting Plan

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has called a special meeting for Monday, April 18, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of adopting a redistricting plan. This meeting is a result of a…

Women of Rippon Lodge Program

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Prince William County Department of Public Works will host “The Women of Rippon Lodge: the Evolution of Beauty, Fashion, and Social Change.” The program is on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 11…

Home Buying Fair on April 2, 2011

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA … The public is invited to the Prince William Area Home Buying Information Fair on Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive in Woodbridge. The event is free and open to…

PWC Economic Development Alliance to Meet

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William County Economic Development Alliance will meet on Friday, May 6, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. The group will meet at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, 9720 Capital Court, Suite 203, in Manassas.

PWC Files Suit Against Homeland Security

Prince William County, VA…In response to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors’ directive to “seek all available redress against the Department of Homeland Security for violations of federal FOIA regulations,” the Prince William County Attorney’s…

Gainesville Town Hall Meeting March 31

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . Gainesville District Supervisor John T. Stirrup will hold his next Gainesville District Quarterly Town Hall Meeting on March 31st from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bull Run Middle School, 6308 Catharpin Road in Gainesville. The…

Board of County Supervisors Agenda — March 22

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Board Chamber of the James J. McCoart Administration Building. 
 
During the afternoon session, the Board will…

Register for Bike to Work Day

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . Friday, May 20, 2011, is Bike to Work Day in Prince William County and the entire Washington Metropolitan Region. Commuters are encouraged to ride their bikes to work as part of National Bike Month. 
 
To register for Bike to Work Day…

Board of County Supervisors Agenda — March 8

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the Board Chamber of the James J. McCoart Administration Building.
During the 2 p.m. meeting the Board will hear a…

Board Approves Real Estate Tax Reduction Rate

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Board of County Supervisors today voted unanimously to approve the advertisement of a real estate tax rate of $1.213 per $100 of assessed value for the FY12 Budget. This rate represents a cut of 2.3 cents…

Annual Caregivers Conference on April 30

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . The Prince William Area Agency on Aging will host the annual Spring Caregivers Conference on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The location is Westminster at Lake Ridge, 12191 Clipper Drive, Lake…