MANASSAS -- A medical clinic now operating where an abortion clinic once sat is expanding thanks to doctors and volunteers who are giving of their time and expertise.
The Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic provides free, quality healthcare to low-income individuals who are uninsured or under-insured in western Prince William County, Manassas City, and Manassas Park.
Located on Forestwood Lane in Manassas, the clinic is operated by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington. Space the clinic occupies used to be an abortion clinic called Amethyst Health Center for Women, which closed in 2015.
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MANASSAS -- Micron is making an effort to get to better know its neighbors.
On Monday, company leaders addressed a packed room of politicians and business leaders at a Prince William Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee meeting.
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WOODBRIDGE -- A total of 67 citizens gave impassioned pleas for and against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the Prince William County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
Woodbridge Supervisor Frank Principi put the item on the agenda, urging his fellow Supervisors to declare support for a constitutional amendment introduced in the early 1970s that aimed to give equal rights to women. After hours of testimony from residents, Principi could not get a single one of the supervisors to second his motion.
The deadline to get three-quarters of U.S. states to ratify the amendment came and went in 1982. Since then, supporters have continued to lobby to get states to approve it, and supporters say Virginia could be the critical state to do so following recent ratifications in Nevada and Illinois.
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MANASSAS -- Delegate Lee Carter’s seat is up for election next year, and Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy plans to run for it.
Lovejoy will announce his campaign on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at a small gathering in his house in Manassas.
“I’m certainly honored to have the endorsement and support of Jackson (Miller). I think that he certainly left some big shoes to fill,” Lovejoy said.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY -- The last time Patrick Sowers ran for office was for class president in 1991, at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge. Â
Patrick Sowers just threw his hat in the ring for the Republican nomination for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in the open seat that Coles District Supervisor Marty E. Nohe will be vacating next year for his run for At-large Board of Supervisors Chairman.
Democrat LaTonsha “LT” Pridgen has already announced her campaign for the Coles District seat.
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WOODBRIDGE -- When it comes to the cost of removing children from trailer classrooms, $143 million may be too much to swallow.
The joint county/schools capital process team voted Oct. 29 to move forward with a $143.2 million plan to build new classroom space that would lead to the removal of more than 100 portable trailer classrooms stationed at Prince William County Public Schools.
The vote in the joint committee passed 5-1 with Prince William County  Occoquan District Supervisor Ruth Anderson dissenting.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY -- Muslims have a new mosque in which to worship, and a worldwide religious leader held an inaugural celebration.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community welcomed their fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to inaugurate the Masroor Mosque on Saturday, located at 5640 Hoadly Road near Woodbridge. This marks Mirza Masroor Ahmad's first visit to the U.S. in years on a tour that also included stops in Houston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
“Every time he is here, or we are near him, it’s heaven on earth,” said Dr. Nasim Rehmatullah, National Vice President of the Ahmadiyya community.
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WOODBRIDGE -- Residents on Tuesday night attended the first of three open house events focused on drafting the next Prince William County Comprehensive Plan.
Officials are seeking input from residents about its 2040 comprehensive plan which is the “long-term” vision for the county that lays out the levels of services.
Rebecca Horner, Prince William’s Planning Director, said the comprehensive plan is a 20-year document updated every 10 years. When the plan is updated, it is a way for the county to “make sure we’re staying in line” with what Prince William residents want.
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FAIRFAX --Â A popular eatery in Downtown Manassas opened a second location on Tuesday.
Miguel Pires, the owner of Zandra’s Taqueria in Manassas, expanded his business to Fairfax.
Zandra’s has “far exceeded what I ever thought we would do when we first opened,” Miguel said.
