News & Press Releases

On June 16th, the Prince William County School Board voted to give all full-time employees of Prince William County Schools a $1,600 bonus with $20,207,427 in year-end funds. All active full-time employees will receive a one-time pay adjustment of $1,600, prorated for...

The Prince William County Historic Preservation Division continues to offer registration for summer camps. Programs which have been offered at the county’s historic sites include Law & Order Detective Camp, Civil War Camp, Virginia History Camp, Historic Baseball...

On June 7th, Supervisor Vega participated in the ribbon cutting and ceremonial opening of the Prince William County/Manassas City Public Library located at the Wellington Shopping Center, 10104 Dumfries Road, in Manassas. The new library will have more than 15,000...

On June 2nd, the County held a public information meeting on the right-of-way process for the proposed Route 28 Bypass. The presentation, followed by Q&A which can be viewed here, provided a high-level overview of the process, general timeline, and rights of those...

"You have to listen to God, Teacher, Parent. That’s the order.”   A local parents group named STOP CRT NOW, has expressed concern over a comment made by Prince William County School Board Chair, Babur Lateef, during the June 16th School Board meeting. While...

In a 4-4 vote, the four of the five Democrats on the Board rejected Supervisor Pete Candland’s efforts to allow the public to weigh-in on certain board resolutions. The June 22nd proposal by Candland would have ensured the public an opportunity to comment on...

On June 4th, the county Department of Transportation's Route 28 Bypass project website, Route28Bypass.com, was updated based on feedback from the community. The website update includes a more user friendly and accessible design, an interactive map to determine if your...

On June 28 at 10:24PM, officers responded to a residence located in the 13100 block of Laguna Ct. in Manassas (20112) to investigate a domestic. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 29-year-old man, and an acquaintance, identified as the accused, were engaged...

The Department of Development Services recently launched social media pages on Twitter and FaceBook. The sites highlight job postings, customer service highlight stories and other development related items. We would like to invite you to follow our social media pages...

During the May 24th Policing Subcommittee meeting of the Racial and Social Justice Commission, Prince William County NAACP President, Cozy Bailey, alleged that he was referred to as the “n-word” after addressing a leadership seminar put on by Police Chief, Barry...

Some new Virginia laws that took effect on July 1 following passage and support by the General Assembly and Ralph Northam, include: Legalization of the gateway drug, marijuana, for those 21 and over Abolishment of the death penalty for murderers and rapists Increased...

At the request of Marie Vayer, the head of the local Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter, Supervisor Vega worked with the county to find a place for the planting of a Never Forget Garden Plaque located at the McCoart complex’s Freedom Park. The Tomb of the...

On June 15, detectives with the Special Victims Unit began an investigation into a sexual battery that was reported to have occurred at the Walgreens located at 14095 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Woodbridge (22191) on May 29 at approximately 7:22PM. The victim, a...

During a June 15th presentation on the Joint Mobility Report by Prince William Transportation Director, Ric Canizales, Supervisor Vega asked Canizales to provide an updated timeline for the residents in regards to the Route 28 Bypass process. According to Mr....

Supervisor Vega Asks That Any Future Grants Be More Indexed to Pre-Pandemic Job Creation   On June 15th, the Board of County Supervisors, at the request of the County’s Office of Economic Development, amended the criteria for the COVID-19 Small Business Micro...