Program Offers Free Help in Filing Tax Returns

?People who earned less than $54,000 in 2015 can get free help filing their tax returns through the national Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program.
Tax experts will be at the James J. Ferlazzo Building, at 15741 Donald Curtis Drive in…

Officers Graduate with K9 Companions

It’s a job these police officers say they have always wanted. The four officers who recently graduated from the Basic K-9 School at the Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy with their dogs also say the work they put in to become part of a K-9 team was…

Stained Glass Artistry Unveiled at Chinn Park Library

Stained-glass artist Jeanie Dunivin had plans to add to her work that is hanging in Chinn Park Regional Library, but when she got sick that couldn’t happen. That’s when a couple of her friends stepped in to carry on the work Dunivin had…

Area Developers Attend Seminar About County’s Development Process

More than 80 area developers, builders and engineers recently gathered at the Coles Fire Department for a seminar about the building process in Prince William County. The three goals of the seminar were to provide the…

Hudson to Retire

?PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA…On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Police Chief Steve Hudson announced his intent to retire effective April 1, 2016, after 34 years of service in Prince William County.

“I have been immensely blessed to work in the law enforcement profession since 1980…

Tablets for Kids are Now Available at the Libraries

?The Montclair and the Haymarket-Gainesville community libraries now offer the “PlayAway Launch Pad” that is packed with electronic books, games, puzzles and science projects for the youngest of digital natives.
Ayo Dayo, of the Prince…

New Online Application Allows Citizens to Explore the Proposed FY17 Budget

Prince William County’sInteractive Budget Application is a new web application that people can use to see how government expenses, average tax bills, tax rates and revenues relate to each other.
The…

County Receives Grant for the Virginia Trees for Clean Water Program

In 15 years, the residents of Hunter Ridge Estates will have an established forest on 5.5 acres at the northern end of their property thanks, in part, to a $10,000 matching grant from the Virginia Department of…

Board to Appeal State Water Control Board’s Issuance of Permit

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA…On Tuesday, Feb. 9, following a closed session discussion of legal options, the Board of County Supervisors authorized the County Attorney to file an appeal of the State Water Control…

Commission on Aging Celebrates 40 Years of Service to the Community

The Prince William Area Commission on Aging is celebrating 40 years of service and was recently commended for its work by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. The commission is a citizen’s advisory…