News & Press Releases
Annual Coles District Christmas Tree Lighting 2022
You're invited to the annual Coles District Christmas Tree Lighting Saturday, December 10th, 2022 at 4:00 PM at the Lucasville School (10516 Godwin Dr, Manassas). Our special guest, Santa Claus, will be there from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Hope to see you then!
County Pushes Sensationalist and False Narratives on Race, Housing
Segregation in Housing was Outlawed 53 Years Ago with Fair Housing Act A pair of county events in November pushed sensationalist rhetoric in regards to race and housing more relevant to the Prince William County of 1961 than 2021. On November 3rd, Prince...
Public Hearing for Brentsville Interchange Scheduled for December 8th
A public hearing on the proposed Brentsville Interchange Project will be held on Wednesday, December 8th at 6pm at the Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department, 11310 Coles Drive in Manassas. The meeting can also be viewed live online at...
Virginia Department of Education Presentation Sources Critical Race Theory for “Culturally Responsive Teaching”
Presentation Given by Maria Burgos, Supervisor of Global Learning & Culturally Responsive Instruction, Prince William County Public Schools and “Equity and Inclusion” Director, Prince William County Despite claims that components of Critical Race Theory...
Investigation Reveals ‘Insufficient Evidence’ to Back Up Cozy Bailey Claim that an Unnamed Police Officer Called Him a Racial Slur 5-6 Years Ago
Investigation Which Interviewed 46 Individuals Comes at a Cost of $52,100 to Prince William County Taxpayers Money Spent Could Have Provided Meals for Nearly 3,000 Vulnerable County Seniors this Holiday Season Five months and $52,100 on the backs...
Regional Water Utilities Encourage Customers to Act Quickly to Prevent Service Turnoffs
Fairfax Water, Loudoun Water and the Prince William County Service Authority are encouraging customers who have unpaid water and sewer bills to establish payment plans immediately to avoid service disconnections and late fees. The three utilities offer payment plans...
Vacancies on Board of Zoning Appeals and Architectural Review Board
Vacancies: Board of Zoning Appeals The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), a critical decision-making board in Prince William County, currently has one (1) vacancy for a Regular Voting Member and three (3) vacancies for Alternate Voting Members. County residents with a...
Details on County School Resource Officers Show No Examples of Bias
Vice-Chair of Racial Commission Cited as Reason to End SRO Program in August In a September 10th e-mail from Police Chief Peter Newsham to Mac Haddow, Coles District Commissioner to the RSJC, zero Prince William County students or parents of any...
Board Receives Joint Mobility Report Update
On September 21st, Prince William Transportation Director, Rick Canizales, briefed the Board on county transportation projects, including several in the Coles District. To view the full presentation please click here. The Brentsville Road Interchange (page 18) will...
Sexually Explicit Adult Book Removed from Fairfax County Schools Remain Available for Prince William County Youth
“Lawn Boy” Still Available for Students in All 13 County High Schools A book recently removed by Fairfax County Schools for depicting graphic descriptions of sex between men and children remains available to students in Prince William County Schools....
Brentsville Road / Route 234 Interchange Update
Behind the scenes, work on the Brentsville Road / Route 234 Interchange project has been continuing since the Board of County Supervisors entered a design-build contract with Wagman Heavy Civil Inc in January. Since then, three sidewalk and trail sections were added...
Board Democrats Approve Up to $5,000,000 for CASA “Welcome Center”
Group Has Contributed Over $500,000 to County Democrat Campaigns; Political Patronage Seen Vega, as County’s First Elected Hispanic Supervisor Sees Very Little That the Group Has Done to Assist Hispanic Community On September 7th, the Board of...
County Discusses how to Disperse $91 Million in ARPA Funds from Fed Printing Press
On September 14th, the Board received a briefing on the $91 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds the county has received from the federal printing press. The presentation, which can be viewed here, discussed what the “money” can be spent on and recommendations...
After Clearing Out Taxpayers, School Board Unanimously Votes to Limit Public Comment Time
One hour after county taxpayers were cleared from board chambers at the September 15th School Board meeting, the Prince William County School Board voted unanimously, 8-0, to limit public comment time at School Board meetings. In an unprecedented move in Prince...
Construction for Traffic Light at Hoadly and Queens Chapel Road To Begin Soon as Spring 2022
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has approved funding for a much anticipated traffic signal at Hoadly Road and Queen Chapel Road near the Dar Al-Noor Mosque. The light was originally declared warranted by VDOT in 2017. However, funding for the light...
Dumfries Town Council Approves Casino 6-1
Town, County Residents Worry About Increased Crime, Addiction, Poverty, Sex Trafficking, Drunk Driving, Traffic On September 21st, the Dumfries Town Council voted 6-1 to approve “The Rose” gaming facility and hotel at 95 and 234. In addition to the hotel...
Prince William School Board Meeting Cleared After Prince William County Democrat Chair and Senior Aide to Supervisor Andrea Bailey Screams “Go to Hell” and “F*ck You” at Elderly Hispanic Man
InsideNova Selectively Edits Video of Meeting Falling on First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month An elderly Hispanic man was berated and sworn at by the head of the Prince William County Democrat Party at the September 15th School Board meeting which led to...
National School Boards Association says parents speaking against CRT, mask mandates are “equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes”, Biden’s DOJ Announces Federal Response to Request for Assistance
https://www.nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf?la=en&hash=642B7B91E0029BA4427D0F38D7054A007537160FOn September 29th, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) – headquartered in Alexandria, VA – sent a letter to President Biden seeking assistance from the federal government to stop alleged “threats of violence and acts of intimidation” from parents. In the...
Board Receives Quarterly Project Report – Q4 2021
Updates given on Animal Shelter and Hellwig Park Improvements Impact of inflation and material shortage on county projects discussed On September 14th, the Board of County Supervisors was given their quarterly update on the status of current county projects....
Fire and Rescue Recruit Graduation Class 2021-1
On Thursday, September 16th, at 11:00 a.m., Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue held its graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 2021-1 at the Public Safety Training Center in Nokesville. Class 2021-1 consists of Fire and Rescue Technicians who...